Microsoft Layoffs Still Happening All the Time (It Never Ended)
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Microsoft's Nuance Communications prepares for layoffs in healthcare AI division
Layoffs are underway at Nuance Communications, the speech-recognition company acquired by Microsoft for $19.7 billion, as the company directs its attention towards its healthcare business.
According to the Boston Globe, Nuance CEO Mark Benjamin informed employees about the job cuts through an internal memo, without providing specific details regarding the number of affected staff members or departments.
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Microsoft reportedly faces employee backlash over raises, layoffs
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is facing criticism from employees over its decision to forego salary increases for full-time workers this year, according to Business Insider.
The Redmond tech giant told employees on May 10 that it wouldn't give raises or increase its budget for bonuses and stock awards, according to an email from CEO Satya Nadella.
The same day, Microsoft disclosed in a filing with Washington state that it was laying off 158 workers at its Redmond headquarters, after completing its 10,000-employee companywide workforce reduction between January and March.
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Microsoft’s AI Ethics Team Have All Been Let Go
There seems to be news from the AI world every single day. It’s often confusing and almost always super technical, so I’ve been assuming (or at least hoping) that some folks with ethics were keeping tabs on everything from the inside.