Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on Microsoft cutting over 4,000 jobs as a result of AI

from Best of Business · host Newstalk ZB

Microsoft is cutting 4800 jobs - about two percent of its global workforce - in a sweeping restructure. Most cuts are part of a restructure of its struggling Xbox gaming division. It's the latest in a string of mass layoffs by the tech giant alongside major investment in AI. Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained the implications of this move. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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