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David GerardMA to TechTakesEnglish • 3 days ago

Microsoft lays off the staff who make the money to fund AI that doesn’t

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Microsoft lays off the staff who make the money to fund AI that doesn’t

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David GerardMA to TechTakesEnglish • 3 days ago
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Microsoft is firing 9,000 workers across the company — 4% of all employees. Before this, they laid off over 6,000 in May and another 300 in June. [CNBC] It’s not that Microsoft is doing badly. In Q…

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    This does sounds like doubling down on a bet.

    • @BlueMonday1984
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      As a matter of fact, someone’s noted Ed Zitron had called this back in September:

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