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2026-10-27 Economy

60,000 Microsoft Workers Offered Buyouts As AI Spending Boom Reshapes Workforce

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-27 02:21|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [96 views ] Top

1 That's right, forget about learning how to write code.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-27 02:24|| 2026-10-27 02:24|| Front Page Top

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WOW! as they are too often right a few years in advance.
The so called Tin Hat Conspritor Theroists as warned and predicted.
AI will eliminated massive amount of Human jobs.

Now add in the Massive sudden build out of Data Centers and Robto-driods to facilitate AI in the task direction, monitoring and the control of things down to community levels.

A down the road thinking person, might just start to wonder what the total impact will be on the actual "Human" Workforce, say in the next 10 years?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-10-27 07:48|| 2026-10-27 07:48|| Front Page Top

3 OpenAI launches 6.1 Terra AI model

OpenAI launched its new GPT-6.1 Terra artificial intelligence model Tuesday, touting its ability to understand what's on a computer screen, operate applications and complete complex workplace tasks faster and at a lower cost.

The ChatGPT maker said the model combines advanced visual reasoning with computer-use capabilities, allowing it to perform tasks ranging from filling out forms and drafting proposals to interpreting technical drawings and editing videos.

The company also reported improvements in accuracy and coding performance, saying the new model substantially reduced factual errors in internal testing and more than doubled its predecessor's score on a software engineering benchmark.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-27 08:24|| 2026-10-27 08:24|| Front Page Top

4 The Impact of AI: Microsoft Slashes 27% of Workforce with Voluntary Buyout Offer

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-27 15:24|| 2026-10-27 15:24|| Front Page Top

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