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Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. This move is part of the company's effort to avoid reducing investment in AI infrastructure by lowering operating costs. The buyouts are an expansion of a previous retirement offer that was limited to around 9,000 employees earlier this year. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been emphasizing the impact of AI on the company's workforce in recent years. The buyouts are a clear sign that AI is changing the size of Microsoft's workforce, but the company has not specified how many jobs will be affected. The move is part of Microsoft's ongoing effort to adapt to the changing landscape of technology and AI.

At a San Francisco event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows & Surface chief Pavan Davuluri discussed how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC. The companies announced the new RTX Spark platform, designed to boost local AI models, creative applications, and gaming on a series of upcoming laptops. Nvidia’s GPU technology is being integrated into devices such as the Surface Laptop Ultra, highlighting the partnership’s focus on delivering high‑performance AI directly on the device. The event underscored Microsoft’s ongoing mission to bring advanced AI capabilities to everyday PCs.

Microsoft is hosting an event in San Francisco to discuss the future of Windows and Surface. The event will feature Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri. They will discuss the impact of local AI on the PC and showcase new products, including the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's Arm-based chips. The keynote will start at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on October 7th.

Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hosted an intimate, invite‑only gathering for leaders from key enterprise customers. Rather than a public launch, he presented a new vision for Copilot, describing it as the "OS for work." The update adds coding and agent capabilities directly into the assistant and integrates the full power of Office into Copilot for the first time. Nadella emphasized that AI will transform workplace productivity in the same way Microsoft Office did in the 1980s and 1990s, positioning Copilot as a foundational platform for future work environments.

Microsoft's gaming chief, Asha Sharma, has denied reports that the company is considering selling its Xbox business. In an interview, Sharma stated that Xbox is not for sale and that the company will do whatever it takes to set it up for success. This includes exploring partnerships and overhauling the unit's operating model. The comments come after reports suggested that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood had been considering spinning out Xbox. However, it appears that Nadella and Hood have since supported Sharma's plans to revamp the unit.

Microsoft has shifted its communications group from the marketing division into the Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) organization, a move that places vice chair and president Brad Smith at the helm of the company’s communications strategy. The change comes as Frank Shaw, the long‑time chief communications officer, announced his departure later this year after nearly three decades of service. CEO Satya Nadella thanked Shaw in an internal memo for his contributions and noted that Microsoft is actively searching for a replacement. The realignment signals a tighter integration of corporate messaging with legal and external affairs, potentially streamlining how Microsoft engages stakeholders and manages public communications.