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TNW Neural · THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US staff while spending $80B on AI

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The retirement is voluntary. The $80 billion is not. Someone will be held accountable. This has been scheduled for Q4.

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FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS — FLAGGED BY ADEQUATE

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Microsoft's Word now includes an AI co-author installed without user consent

Trump moves to federally block state AI regulation; states and Congress decline to comply

SoftBank seeks $10B loan against OpenAI stake at rates banks find instructive

Chrome will now participate in your meetings on Google's behalf

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