Is there a full "Copilot" coming for LinkedIn? An internal Microsoft document obtained by BI suggests something big is afoot businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai-l… via @businessinsider Ashley Stewart

An internal Microsoft document shows the company is planning computing resources for a LinkedIn "Copilot." LinkedIn already has an AI writing assistant and other AI features, but the allocation suggests plans beyond existing tools: businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai-l…

Microsoft cut hundreds of Azure employees today, sources say: businessinsider.com/microsoft-cuts…

Sources: Microsoft is laying off hundreds of employees in Azure; one source estimated the Azure for Operators team cuts involved as many as 1,500 staffers (Ashley Stewart / Business Insider) businessinsider.com/microsoft-cuts… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… techmeme.com/240603/p22#a24…

New: Microsoft exec in internal memo blames Azure layoffs on focus to "define the AI wave," says company will halt some services in preview businessinsider.com/microsoft-exec…

An internal Microsoft organizational chart shows the people running its new AI group under Mustafa Suleyman: businessinsider.com/microsoft-org-…

Microsoft is considering a revamp to its 365 software suite as it tries to get more people using and paying for AI, sources say. Outcomes could include repackaging AI features into existing licenses or creating a new, more expensive bundle with Copilot: businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai-s…

A big new software bundle could be coming from Microsoft soon after the summer. This is all about getting customers to use Copilot AI features more, while recouping the massive costs of building and running these new features. The mythical "E7" bundle could finally emerge, or

As Oracle exits the ad business, executives in an internal meeting with the unit's employees said the transition will happen in phases, dates are up in the air, and that they will try to find jobs for staff elsewhere in the company: businessinsider.com/leaked-audio-o…

Some Amazon employees criticized the company for apparently holding a private Foo Fighters concert for senior leaders after layoffs and cost-cutting, according to internal Slack messages: businessinsider.com/employees-slam…

Reporters ⁦Everett Herald⁩ on strike in downtown Everett. Chanting: “Low wages, no pages!”

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Microsoft laid off a DEI team. Its lead wrote an email to thousands of employees blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical.' Microsoft made DEI commitments in 2020 following the George Floyd protests. Scoop from Ashley Stewart: businessinsider.com/microsoft-layo… via @businessinsider

VMware customers have been reporting massive price increases of 3-10x since the Broadcom takeover. 'Feels quite a bit like being held for ransom,' one customer said. Ashley Stewart and I report: businessinsider.com/vmware-custome… via @businessinsider $AVGO

Sources: Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens before discontinuing it and is pulling back work on IVAS, the combat goggles for the US Army (Ashley Stewart / Business Insider) africa.businessinsider.com/news/microsoft… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… techmeme.com/241014/p18#a24…

Scoop: Over 500 employees signed a letter sent to AWS chief Matt Garman criticizing his recent comments about Amazon's mandate to return to the office five days a week. Read the letter in full. 👇 ✍️ Jyoti Mann Ashley Stewart for Business Insider. businessinsider.com/amazon-employe…

“As the company seeks to win over more converts to its gospel of generative AI, some of its own preachers wonder whether the company is worshiping a false god.” Ashley Stewart goes deep inside Microsoft’s struggles with its flagship AI companion. businessinsider.com/microsoft-ai-a…

New: Amazon employees say the full RTO5 is off to a bumpy start, with long commutes, lack of desks/parking/meeting rooms, and even office thefts. w/ Ashley Stewart Jyoti Mann businessinsider.com/amazon-rto-iss…

🚨 Scoop with Ashley Stewart Amazon has made changes to how it tracks employee attendance under its five-day return-to-office (RTO) policy, according to internal messages viewed by Business Insider.

Microsoft once had a reputation for a "country club" culture. Recent performance-based cuts suggest a shift is underway. Read this terrific story by Ashley Stewart businessinsider.com/microsoft-perf…