Microsoft just posted a record quarter.

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And announced another 6,000 layoffs.

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Is AI to blame?

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Absolutely.

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Big Tech is riding the AI wave like crazy. Quarter after quarter, they’re smashing profit records. Yet, they keep reducing headcount.

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Why? Because the economics of AI are brutal.

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Microsoft, the biggest backer of OpenAI, is investing billions into cloud infrastructure to feed the insatiable demands of ChatGPT and Copilot.

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These machines need data centers, not desks.

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And if you’re spending so much somewhere you might need to save somewhere else.

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Satya Nadella recently claimed that 30% of code is AI-generated.

That means fewer engineers, more servers.

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AI isn’t just disrupting labor.

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It’s reshaping the definition of productivity.

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The winners remain the shovel sellers and whoever manages to turn AI into an asset instead of a threat.