The tech giant is offering long-serving employees early retirements as it continues to invest aggressively in artificial intelligence.

The announcement follows Anthropic’s debut of its leading-edge Mythos model, which the company says has already found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities.

Microsoft will invest $18 billion in cloud and artificial-intelligence infrastructure in Australia by the end of 2029, marking its largest ever investment in the country.

Microsoft Corp. had been reportedly eyeing AI coding startup Cursor before SpaceX made headlines with its $60 billion acquisition option of the company. The Satya Nadella-led company’s interest in Cursor was part of its strategy to expand its artificial intelligence tools in the rapidly growing AI market.

These stocks have both been strong, market-beating investments over the past decade, but their growth strategies differ.

Oracle stock has fallen from its highs of last year but Wedbush analysts think there's reason to back its AI ambitions.

Microsoft is rolling out voluntary buyouts for some of its US employees, a first for the 51-year-old tech giant as it adjusts to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). The one-time retirement programme is open to eligible workers at the senior director level and below who have a combined age and years of service totalling at least 70.

Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce. Both companies are also making big investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The link seems obvious.