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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.