
20250703 - Microsoft lays off the staff who make the money to fund AI that doesn’t
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Cutting off body parts to spend more on AI
Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/03/microsoft-lays-off-the-staff-who-make-the-money-to-fund-ai-that-doesnt/
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Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-laying-off-about-9000-employees-in-latest-round-of-cuts.html
Microsoft to lay off about 9,000 employees in latest round https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round/
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