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)

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.