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    Microsoft R&D Headcount Falls 3,000 as AI Spending Surges

    Microsoft’s product research and development workforce fell to 77,000 employees in fiscal 2026, down 3,000 from a year earlier and 4,000 below its 2024 peak, even as the company recorded its largest annual revenue increase on record. The number matters because it shows Microsoft is not simply...