Microsoft on Wednesday lowered its cloud computing unit revenue forecast in a bookkeeping move, shifting money to its "productivity" software business. The accounting change comes as investors are wary about whether the billions Microsoft and tech... — read more 

https://www.channelnews.com.au/outrage-as-activision-forces-shuts-down-modern-warfare-2-mod/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-ki-ling-the-windows-paint-3d-app-after-8-years/

https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/08/13/who-pays-for.html

https://www.thegamer.com/raphael-colantonio-shocked-arkane-austin-closure-microsoft/

https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/08/12/how-to-inflate-ai-valudations.html

https://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science/was-the-microsoft-azure-outage-linked-to-recent-layoffs/article

The number of product-related research and development roles at Microsoft increased more than 12% to 81,000 positions as of June 30, from 72,000 the year before, even as the company continued to make periodic... — read more 

https://phandroid.com/2024/08/12/microsofts-paint-3d-might-be-shutting-down-soon/

https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-08-09-large-corporations-expect-to-make-more-layoffs-in-the-coming-months/

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/more-than-130000-it-employees-have-lost-their-job-so-far-in-2024-as-tech-layoffs-continue-2580912-2024-08-12

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/former-xbox-studio-tango-gameworks-and-hi-fi-rush-has-been-acquired-by-pubgs-krafton-inc-saving-it-from-closure

https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/ai-talent-war-salaries-surge-amid-layoffs-11361

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/palantir-soars-on-deal-with-microsoft-to-sell-ai-tools-to-us-defense-and-intelligence-agencies/

About 7 Indian news sites in English cover the same thing, calling a sacking "blessing" to be thankful for. Nice spin!

https://futurism.com/the-byte/tech-stocks-ai

https://lacartita.com/the-controversial-wave-of-layoffs-and-its-impact-on-the-economy/

Quite the amputation https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/08/07/mpuu-a07.html

https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/ about 75 left in the bank

"Nvidia shares tumbled more than 10 percent in early trading on Monday after reports that the company would delay shipments of its newest artificial intelligence chip, but the stock later rebounded as investors’ concerns about the costs of the delay... — read more 

I've been with Boeing for over 10+ years and am now considering transitioning to Microsoft, specifically in a Project Management role. I hold a degree in business. Do you enjoy working at Microsoft? Could you share what your day-to-day experience is... — read more 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/return-of-pink-slips-intel-microsoft-tinder-parent-match-hit-by-layoffs/articleshow/112287285.cms

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-legion-contract-workers-face-005838749.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/firm-says-nvidias-skyrocketing-ai-valuation-are-in-a-bubble-and-overhyped

The only question now is, who's next? https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/02/wait-will-generative-ai-really-pay-off-inquiring-investors-want-know/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/technology/tech-companies-ai-spending.html

http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/03/Microsoft_s_Cash_in_Hand_Fell_23_37_in_the_Past_12_Months_or_a_.shtml

https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/no-warning-no-explanation-former-microsoft-india-employee-talks-about-his-layoff-experience/articleshow/112224206.cms

https://futurism.com/the-byte/microsoft-losing-money-ai

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/07/31/bungie-layoffs-200-jobs-destiny-2/

https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-console-sales-decline-continues

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/microsoft-sinks-chipmakers-climb-as-ai-rally-faces-divide/article68467331.ece

https://www.goodreturns.in/news/another-outage-hits-microsoft-few-days-after-crowdstrike-crash-365-services-face-issues-1360885.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-stock-drops-over-6-after-results-fall-short-in-latest-ai-disappointment-201321390.html

https://elblog.pl/2024/07/31/microsoft-faces-challenges-in-ai-revenue-growth/

https://news.abplive.com/business/major-layoffs-in-july-tech-microsoft-ukg-unacademy-dyson-and-more-1706849

https://peopleofcolorintech.com/media/techish/microsofts-dei-layoffs-are-we-being-gaslit-techish-podcast/

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/29/microsoft_crowdstrike_incident_report/

"That puts it in a questionable spot, especially considering the layoffs at Microsoft earlier this year, and the closure of studios like Tango Gameworks and Arkane... — read more 

https://telanganatoday.com/game-on-understanding-why-game-makers-at-blizzard-and-bethesda-are-forming-unions

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/the-rise-of-game-industry-unions-and-what-to-play-this-week/ https://venturebeat.com/games/from-unions-to-strikes-this-has-been-a-busy-week-kaser-focus/ both articles new and Microsoft focused. It actually does... — read more