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Microsoft and Meta announce sweeping layoffs as they spend big on AI
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Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce
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Meta says it will cut 8,000 jobs as AI spending grows
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Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI
Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, about 8,000 employees, as it continues ramping up investments in artificial intelligence.
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Microsoft offers voluntary employee buyouts for first time as it ramps up AI spending
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White House warns of 'industrial-scale' efforts in China to rip off U.S. AI tech
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Jugadores dicen que los árbitros robot de MLB reducen la zona de strike
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Vietnam, South Korea sign deals on tech, nuclear power
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Beijing moves to clean up online ad ecosystem in first-of-its-kind campaign
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