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Microsoft to Cut 9k Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs

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209 points htrp | 2 comments | 02 Jul 25 13:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source
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strict9 ◴[02 Jul 25 14:46 UTC] No.44444431[source]▶
Surprisingly no mention of AI in an article about mass layoffs at a tech company. Wonder if that line has finally had all the juice squeezed from it to explain away layoffs and outsourcing.
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trashcan ◴[02 Jul 25 14:59 UTC] No.44444577[source]▶
The first sentence of the article is:

> Microsoft Corp. began job cuts that will impact about 9,000 workers, its second major wave of layoffs this year as it seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence spending.

And AI is a bullet point in the "Takeaways, powered by Bloomberg AI" section as well.

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1. strict9 ◴[02 Jul 25 15:02 UTC] No.44444609[source]▶
Yes. But in most messaging the layoffs are a result in productivity gains supposedly from AI. Not the same reasoning as capex costs.
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2. trashcan ◴[02 Jul 25 22:18 UTC] No.44449439[source]▶
I'm just responding to what you said:

> Surprisingly no mention of AI in an article about mass layoffs at a tech company.

Sorry if I misunderstood.