Microsoft Research has delivered one of the clearest, most data-driven snapshots yet of how generative AI is starting to reshape the labour market: by analyzing 200,000 anonymized US conversations with Bing Copilot, the team produced an AI applicability score for occupations that quantifies...
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GitHub’s CEO publicly defended a controversial internal Microsoft memo that urged managers to factor employees’ use of Copilot‑style tools into performance reflections, calling the guidance “totally fair game” and reframing the conversation as learning and mindset rather than blunt surveillance...
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Microsoft’s decision to lay off 9,000 employees in yet another round of global workforce reductions is sending ripples through the tech industry and stoking deeper debates about the nature of work in an AI-driven era. This latest move—representing just under 4% of the company’s worldwide...
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Microsoft has confirmed yet another round of sweeping layoffs, marking its largest workforce reduction since the early months of 2023. The technology giant, which as of July officially employed 228,000 workers, will let go approximately 9,000 employees—less than 4% of its global staff. This...
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