Last week, Microsoft announced that <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/microsoft-job-cuts-buyout-offers-ff3c5dde?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">the company is offering buyouts to 60,000 employees</a>. Like much of corporate America, the tech giant is facing pressure to increase AI spending and shave costs. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/chip-cutter?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Chip Cutter</a> reports that buyouts are becoming a trend. These kinds of programs offer a tempting solution for companies that want to avoid the disruption and backlash that comes from mass layoffs. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/imani-moise?mod=WSJ_TJPOD">Imani Moise</a> hosts.

Further Listening:
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vxPe1zZTkSxPVvzwv7Dck?si=63d2c9b4835b44d7">The Era of AI Layoffs Has Begun </a>
- <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/05gH5Eu5567FrIId6Ov9wC?si=276779006aa34c32">Corporate America’s Embrace of Trump 2.0 </a>
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