Microsoft Offers Voluntary Exits to 60,000 Eligible Employees
October 26, 2026
Microsoft is offering voluntary exits to approximately 60,000 eligible employees, or around 27% of its reported global workforce.
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02 Evaluate
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03 Act
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Sarbjeet Johal
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Sarbjeet brings a systems-economics perspective to the technologies reshaping enterprise computing. His work connects digital infrastructure and market shifts with the decisions that business and technology leaders need to make.
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Robots Join Jensen Huang on Stage at NVIDIA’s GTC Berlin Keynote
October 21, 2026
NVIDIA’s #GTC Berlin keynote ends with amusing robots from Pollen Robotics joining NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on stage! I created a short, amusing video
Google Brings Gemini Agents to Government Workflows
October 20, 2026
Google Cloud has introduced Gemini for government services, now in preview, to help federal, state, and local agencies apply AI to everyday operations. The
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