Microsoft to cut about 4% of jobs amid hefty AI bets
July 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab will lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job cuts as the tech giant looks to rein in costs amid hefty investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The company, which had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024, had announced layoffs in May, affecting around 6,000 workers. It was planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, Bloomberg News reported last month.
he Windows maker had pledged $80 billion in capital spending for its fiscal year 2025. However, the soaring cost of scaling its AI infrastructure has weighed on its margins, with its June quarter cloud margin expected to shrink from last year.
Microsoft said on Wednesday it planned to reduce organizational layers with fewer managers and streamline its products, procedures and roles.
The Seattle Times first reported on the layoffs earlier on Wednesday. Separately, Bloomberg News reported Microsoft's Barcelona-based King division, which makes the Candy Crush video game, is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 200 jobs.
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July 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab will lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job cuts as the tech giant looks to rein in costs amid hefty investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The company, which had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024, had announced layoffs in May, affecting around 6,000 workers. It was planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, Bloomberg News reported last month.
he Windows maker had pledged $80 billion in capital spending for its fiscal year 2025. However, the soaring cost of scaling its AI infrastructure has weighed on its margins, with its June quarter cloud margin expected to shrink from last year.
Microsoft said on Wednesday it planned to reduce organizational layers with fewer managers and streamline its products, procedures and roles.
The Seattle Times first reported on the layoffs earlier on Wednesday. Separately, Bloomberg News reported Microsoft's Barcelona-based King division, which makes the Candy Crush video game, is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 200 jobs.
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Microsoft to cut about 4% of jobs amid hefty AI bets
Microsoft will lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job cuts as the tech giant looks to rein in costs amid hefty investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
BRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Google's AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages and are shown to users in more than 100 countries. It began adding advertisements to AI Overviews last May.
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Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
BRUSSELS, July 4 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Google's AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages and are shown to users in more than 100 countries. It began adding advertisements to AI Overviews last May.
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Nvidia to Launch AI Chips 'for China'
According to Reuters, leading American graphics processor manufacturer Nvidia plans to start mass production of a new AI chip in June. It has been developed specifically for the Chinese market. The new product will be significantly cheaper than the well-known H20 model, which was banned from export from the US.
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According to Reuters, leading American graphics processor manufacturer Nvidia plans to start mass production of a new AI chip in June. It has been developed specifically for the Chinese market. The new product will be significantly cheaper than the well-known H20 model, which was banned from export from the US.
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Optical Chip Revolutionizes AI Efficiency:
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Researchers at Université Laval have developed an optical chip capable of transmitting data at 1,000 gigabits per second, potentially transforming AI processing by drastically reducing energy consumption.
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📱 New features: • ⚡️ Multi-download - download multiple tracks at once! • 🎵 MP3/M4A/MP4 format support • 🔍 Improved music search • 🖼 Automatically add covers • 🌍 Support for 7 languages
🚀 Improvements: • 📥 Up to 3 simultaneous downloads for each user • ⚡️ Increased download speed • 🔄 Auto-resume on errors • 💫 Improved user interface
🛠 Technical improvements: • 🔧 Performance optimization • 🛡 Improved stability • 🔍 Search errors fixed • ⚙️ Updated download engine
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Now, music will be downloaded in a much better format and in high sound quality. (120k to 320k). And also, I fixed the bug with downloading
Now, music will be downloaded in a much better format and in high sound quality. (120k to 320k). And also, I fixed the bug with downloading
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The bot may not work correctly or have bugs, I apologize. I lost the source code and had to re-create the bot.
The bot may not work correctly or have bugs, I apologize. I lost the source code and had to re-create the bot.
Also, I switched to a new server, the bot will work faster and load
Servers Location: Frankfurt (AWS)
Samurai Coding pinned «ATTENTION! The bot may not work correctly or have bugs, I apologize. I lost the source code and had to re-create the bot. Also, I switched to a new server, the bot will work faster and load Servers Location: Frankfurt (AWS)»
Attention! The bot will NOT work due to technical works. I completely broke the download logic in the code. It may take 2-3 days. Thank you for understanding!
Good day to all. I apologize for the long delays. Tomorrow, I will try to fix all the bugs and errors in the code. Thank you.
Good day to all. I wanted to say that the bot fix is postponed until tomorrow.
Good day to all. Had to return old ones Versions of the code because I was unable to fix new bugs. I completely broke the download and mutagen system. But the bot will be improved, I hope I can make an even better version. Thank you!