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Microsoft said it will cut 6,000 workers in an effort to reduce management layers.

Despite pouring billions of dollars into their projects, Microsoft and Google are struggling to figure out how to capitalize on generative artificial intelligence.

Microsoft agreed that 77 contract staff at a video game studio would become employees represented by the union.

Comparably surveyed employees to determine which organizations offer the most competitive and appealing workplace benefits.

The tech giant's comprehensive fertility benefits, provided by Maven Clinic, took one employee from frustrated to family in a few months.

Business applications are the latest Microsoft programs to get an AI makeover so far this year.

The move will mainly affect “early to mid-career employees,” the software giant said in a statement Monday.

Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tesla and Microsoft have yet to take a stance on the controversial issue.

A Microsoft study found that 73% of 30,000 people in 31 countries want flexible, remote work to stay. Paradoxically, 67% also want more in-person time. The companies most likely to win the talent war, therefore, will offer a mix.

Products that help make a hybrid workplace easier are becoming increasingly important as companies face resistant employees who don’t want to go back full time.

Slack Technologies is adding features to compete with Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.

These organizations are forward-looking instead of just being reactive to what's going on in the world.

The Slack deal would give Salesforce, the leader in programs for managing customer relationships, another angle of attack against Microsoft, which has itself become a major force in internet-based computing.

Biden’s comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.

The software maker said it increased the proportion of both groups by 0.3 percentage points in the past year, with Black workers rising to 4.9% of its U.S. workforce and Latino employees increasing to 6.6%.

Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life.

The company’s Teams collaboration software is adding the ability to schedule a “virtual commute” to remind users about the end of the work day and suggest tasks to help workers wind down.

The program uses LinkedIn data to find the jobs that employers most want to fill, and offers free access to content that helps workers develop the required skills.

Microsoft so far has thrived during the Covid-19 pandemic because of its focus on cloud offerings, like Office productivity tools, Azure services and subscription programs that are less vulnerable to spending slumps.

Cloud-computing companies have been a clear beneficiary of the stay-at-home and social distancing measures to help combat the spread of the virus.