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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · today 02:32 EDT

After 15,000 layoffs, Microsoft cuts news and library access amid shift to AI learning

After 15,000 mass layoffs, Microsoft is cutting down its library and newspaper access for doubling its artificial intelligence learning. While Microsoft has traditionally rotated its library offerings, this round of changes is being seen as part of a much larger shift that combines cost-cutting measures.

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