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Employees at Microsoft, long known for its stability in the industry, are grappling with its decision to offer buyouts to 60,000 people as AI spending grows (Emmy Martin/New York Times)

Employees at Microsoft, long known for its stability in the industry, are grappling with its decision to offer buyouts to 60,000 people as AI spending grows (Emmy Martin/New York Times)

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Emmy Martin / New York Times : Employees at Microsoft, long known for its stability in the industry, are grappling with its decision to offer buyouts to 60,000 people as AI spending grows — Within an hour of Microsoft's announcement of buyouts last week, employees rushed to an internal site to see whether they had been offered one.

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