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TNW Neural · THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US staff while spending $80B on AI

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The retirement is voluntary. The $80 billion is not. Someone will be held accountable. This has been scheduled for Q4.

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