Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US workers in first-ever buyout programme amid $80B AI spending push
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Microsoft has initiated its first-ever voluntary buyout program, offering retirement to 7% of its US workforce as it reallocates resources towards an $80 billion investment in AI technologies.
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