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Hans India
03-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Microsoft lays off more employees after huge job cut in AI era
New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft has cut hundreds of more jobs just weeks after reducing nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce in the AI era. As per a filing with Washington state's Employment Security Department, 305 additional employees in Redmond, Washington have been asked to leave. A company spokesperson said in a statement the latest headcount reduction is in addition to the 6,000 job cuts announced last month, which is roughly 3 per cent of its global workforce. "We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace," the spokesperson was quoted as saying in reports. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that the recent layoffs were not linked to employee performance but due to organisational restructuring. Addressing staff during a town-hall meeting, Nadella said the layoffs were necessary to realign teams in accordance with Microsoft's evolving priorities, particularly its growing focus on artificial intelligence. He acknowledged the emotional toll of the decision but underscored that it was driven by strategic shifts, not shortcomings in productivity or talent. Last month, Frank X Shaw, Chief Communications Officer, Microsoft, said that 'We've entered the era of AI agents'. 'Thanks to groundbreaking advancements in reasoning and memory, AI models are now more capable and efficient, and we're seeing how AI systems can help us all solve problems in new ways. For example, 15 million developers are already using GitHub Copilot, and features like agent mode and code review are streamlining the way they code, check, deploy and troubleshoot,' he said during the 'Microsoft Build 2025' event. Hundreds of thousands of customers are using Microsoft 365 Copilot to help research, brainstorm and develop solutions, and more than 230,000 organisations — including 90 per cent of the Fortune 500 — have already used Copilot Studio to build AI agents and automations.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Microsoft Secures Massive Copilot Deal, Barclays Bets Big on AI Surge
May 30 - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has struck a deal to supply Barclays (NYSE:BCS) with 100,000 licenses for its Copilot AI assistants. Under the deal, Barclays will implement Copilot across its workforce to streamline workflows, automate tasks and enhance decision-making. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with MSFT. The bank's move signals a shift toward AI-driven efficiency in banking services, with Copilot's capabilities potentially covering areas from customer service to risk analysis. Barclays follows a growing list of companies, Accenture (NYSE:ACN), Toyota (NYSE:TM), Volkswagen (VWAGY) and Siemens (SIEGY), all of which use Copilot for more than 100,000 employees combined. Microsoft has been promoting Copilot aggressively, offering customization through plugins and Graph connectors to fit different industry needs. The software giant also rolled out Copilot Studio, enabling clients to build bespoke AI assistants for tasks such as automated claims processing or manufacturing insights. The firm aims to make Copilot integral to corporate operations worldwide. At $30 per user per month, these agreements could yield tens of millions annually, with bulk discounts likely for major corporations. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Microsoft Secures Massive Copilot Deal, Barclays Bets Big on AI Surge
May 30 - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has struck a deal to supply Barclays (NYSE:BCS) with 100,000 licenses for its Copilot AI assistants. Under the deal, Barclays will implement Copilot across its workforce to streamline workflows, automate tasks and enhance decision-making. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with MSFT. The bank's move signals a shift toward AI-driven efficiency in banking services, with Copilot's capabilities potentially covering areas from customer service to risk analysis. Barclays follows a growing list of companies, Accenture (NYSE:ACN), Toyota (NYSE:TM), Volkswagen (VWAGY) and Siemens (SIEGY), all of which use Copilot for more than 100,000 employees combined. Microsoft has been promoting Copilot aggressively, offering customization through plugins and Graph connectors to fit different industry needs. The software giant also rolled out Copilot Studio, enabling clients to build bespoke AI assistants for tasks such as automated claims processing or manufacturing insights. The firm aims to make Copilot integral to corporate operations worldwide. At $30 per user per month, these agreements could yield tens of millions annually, with bulk discounts likely for major corporations. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why an Investment Bank Remains Bullish on Microsoft (MSFT)
Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald remained upbeat on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in a recent note to investors, highlighting what it sees as the tech giant's significant progress in AI. Cantor kept a $512 price target and an Overweight rating on the name. Cantor believes that the tech giant will soon be seen as a leader in agentic AI, based on products within the latter sector that it recently unveiled. For example, the investment bank was pleased by the tech giant's introduction of multiple agents to its M365 Copilot and Copilot Studio products. Meanwhile, Azure, MSFT's cloud-infrastructure unit, is producing AI apps, agents, and management tools, Cantor reported. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s launch of a coding agent and its introduction of new large-language models were also greeted enthusiastically by Cantor. MSFT's AI tools are expected to help developers, the investment bank added. While we acknowledge the potential of MSFT as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than MSFT and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Microsoft just took the next big step in the AI race, Deutsche Bank says
Microsoft (MSFT) is looking to change the AI landscape. At the company's annual Build 2025 conference this week, the company 'jumped in with both feet to the vision of an agentic [AI] future,' Deutsche Bank (DB) analysts said in a new research note. Agentic AI is widely considered the next hotspot in the AI arms race. While generative AI focuses on creating content based on input, AI agents are designed to act. Agentic AI doesn't just respond to prompts — it takes initiative, works toward goal, and tackles complex tasks for users. While there wasn't a 'landmark announcement' about agentic AI, the investment bank's analysts said Friday that the overarching message from the Build conference was that Microsoft is moving — fast — to equip developers with the tools to turn agentic AI into reality. A March 2025 report from said the agentic AI market is experiencing rapid growth, with projections indicating an increase from approximately $5.2 billion in 2024 to around $196.6 billion by 2034. And Microsoft wants to be the big name that corners the market. The tech giant has strategically positioned itself to play a major role in agentic AI, driven by its big investments in AI infrastructure such as Azure AI Studio and Copilot Studio. These moves, if everything goes according to Microsoft's plan, mark a significant moment in the company's strategy to dominate the next front in the AI wars — a vision that is 'clear and resonates,' Deutsche Bank analysts said. At the conference, Microsoft introduced sweeping updates to Azure AI Studio, Copilot Studio, and a suite of tools under the AI Foundry banner — all of which could be integrated across Microsoft's cloud and enterprise ecosystem and would enable 'agentic AI across the Microsoft product portfolio,' the analyst said. Deutsche Bank said the announcements are working to give 'developers the tools they need to actually bring agentic applications to reality.' But there needs to be a lot of work 'done in the trenches' using tools such as the ones announced — combined with AI 'that is becoming more reliable alongside declining unit costs' — for that to happen. The analysts noted that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, in his keynote address at the conference, talked about how the AI industry is entering the middle innings of the AI platform shift — a phase focused on scaling AI platforms meaningfully. This includes building out an agentic AI web, which, Deutsche Bank said, 'will drive a shift from a smaller number of vertically integrated apps to more of a platform approach to achieving outcomes.' 'Microsoft is clearly trying to assert itself as a leader here, with horizontal solutions across multiple layers in a way only it arguably can given the breadth of its offerings and user base,' the Deutsche Bank analysts wrote. 'With significant levels of investment and broad experimentation ongoing we are confident use cases will materialize even if it requires more patience in the near term and believe Microsoft remains among the best-positioned to reap some of the benefits.' For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Sign in to access your portfolio
