Microsoft Offers Voluntary Layoffs to 60,000 Employees, Sparking Meme Fest

Microsoft offered voluntary separation packages to about 60,000 employees, prompting a wave of memes in the AI community—from jokes about finally fixing Windows to quips about employees being 'abliterated and quantized'—reflecting widespread layoff anxiety.

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