Software giant reports $36.6bn in profit, beating Wall Street expectations, as Azure cloud computing division grows 48% Microsoft gained billions of dollars in stock market value Wednesday afternoon after it reported better than expected revenue and profit, just days after it offered voluntary buyouts to some 60,000 employees. The office software giant’s growth was fueled by its Azure cloud computing division, which grew by 48% in the September quarter. Continue reading...
Microsoft posts $92.3bn quarterly revenue after offering buyouts to 60,000 employees
Source: The Guardian

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- Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees
- Skydance Is Offering Employees Voluntary Buyouts Ahead of Layoffs, Adopts 5-Days-per-Week In-Office Policy
- Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts
- Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push
- Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI
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