Meta and Microsoft to cut over 20,000 workers to pay for AI spending spree | ABC NEWS
Microsoft, Nike and Facebook’s parent company Meta have announced thousands of job cuts as they ramp up their spending on AI and automation, while renewed concerns about a drawn-out Middle East war led to a spike in oil prices and falls across global share markets, as finance presenter David Chau explains.
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