Microsoft offers buyouts to 60k employees as Polymarket gives it <1% odds to lead AI race
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-27
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees as it cuts costs amid soaring AI infrastructure spending. Meanwhile, a Polymarket contract on Microsoft leading the AI race at year-end trades at under 1% probability, reflecting market pessimism about its position in the AI competition.
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