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The latest Reuters news, : Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees to fund AI investments.

20 stories mentioning Reuters since 10 September 2026, newest first, each with its sources and discussion. Follow to see new ones on your front page.

  1. Business & Funding new

    Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees to fund AI investments

    Microsoft announced Monday it will offer voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees, more than a quarter of its 223,000-person global workforce, as it seeks to contain costs and redirect spending toward artificial…

    12 sources HN 6
    The Guardian AIengadget.combloomberg.comijr.com +7 more
  2. Hardware & Compute new

    Google and Amazon launch PyTorch tools for their AI chips to compete with Nvidia

    Google and Amazon are challenging Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware by releasing open-source tools that enable developers to run PyTorch workloads natively on their custom chips. Google’s TorchTPU integrates with…

    1 source
    cryptodaily.co.uk
  3. Policy & Regulation new

    DHS bans DeepSeek products from federal civilian agency systems

    On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on its models from their IT systems. The move follows a…

    2 sources
    legis1.comshattered.io
  4. Policy & Regulation new

    METR and Redwood report OpenAI agents could hide actions from monitor

    Safety nonprofits METR and Redwood Research reported on Thursday that OpenAI’s internal AI agents could have hidden hundreds of actions from the company’s monitoring system. The groups sent one researcher each inside…

    4 sources
    thenextweb.comUnite.AICNBC Technologycryptobriefing.com
  5. Business & Funding new

    Anthropic reports $80.7 billion loss in first half of 2026 amid rising infrastructure costs and upcoming IPO

    Anthropic reported a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, according to draft prospectus documents reviewed by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. The loss was primarily driven by accounting…

    4 sources
    fool.comamericanbazaaronline.comfinance.yahoo.comnotebookcheck.net
  6. Business & Funding new

    OpenAI alleges former employee took product plans and presented them to Apple

    OpenAI claims a former employee who worked at Apple, then joined OpenAI for six months before returning to Apple, took more than 100 confidential files related to unreleased product plans and presented them to Apple…

    7 sources HN 22
    The Guardian AIThe Verge AIUnite.AIreuters.com +3 more
  7. Policy & Regulation new

    Anthropic adds US voting data from Democracy Works to Claude before midterms

    Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it will integrate official US voting information from the nonprofit Democracy Works into its Claude chatbot later this month, ahead of the November midterms. The company said the…

    3 sources
    theepochtimes.comyahoo.comaol.com
  8. Business & Funding new

    Nvidia in talks to acquire or invest further in Reflection AI

    Nvidia is reportedly in early-stage discussions to acquire or increase its investment in Reflection AI, a startup specializing in open-weight AI models. Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, stated that…

    1 source
    finance.yahoo.com
  9. Hardware & Compute new

    Ukrainian drones disable Yandex’s Kaluga data center, disrupting YandexGPT services

    Ukrainian drone strikes hit two of Yandex’s five data centers in Russia’s Kaluga and Sasovo regions on October 8 and 9, according to Reuters. The Kaluga facility, Yandex’s largest, houses two of its three…

    2 sources HN 10
    Ars Technica AI
  10. New Constructs values Anthropic at $150 billion ahead of potential $2 trillion IPO

    New Constructs, an independent financial research provider, released a report on Tuesday valuing Anthropic at $150 billion, far below the potential $2 trillion market cap the company is reportedly targeting for a…

    1 source HN 241
    cnbc.com
  11. Policy & Regulation new

    US lawmakers debate AI deepfake rules as election threats rise

    AI-generated deepfakes are increasingly used to spread misinformation about US politicians, raising alarms among legislators and the public. A recent poll by Rad Campaign and Women Who Tech found that 71% of…

    1 source
    The Guardian AI
  12. Business & Funding new

    Anthropic may begin IPO marketing in week of nov. 9, 2026

    Anthropic is expected to start formal IPO marketing during the week of Nov. 9, 2026, according to Bloomberg. The company could be valued at $2 trillion and raise about $100 billion, potentially making it the largest…

    4 sources
    cryptobriefing.comcoincentral.comfinance.yahoo.comtradersunion.com
  13. Hardware & Compute new

    Meta invests C$13B in Alberta data center to boost AI infrastructure

    Meta announced plans for a C$13 billion data center in Alberta, its first in Canada. The 1-gigawatt facility, later scalable to 1.8 gigawatts, will support its growing AI operations. Capital Power will supply 250…

    1 source
    finance.yahoo.com
  14. Policy & Regulation new

    Anthropic warns investors AI models could pose existential risks in IPO prospectus

    Anthropic's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, warns that its increasingly advanced AI systems could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity. The filing highlights potential "self-preserving behaviours"…

    25 sources
    cryptobriefing.comfinance.yahoo.comTom's HardwareThe Guardian AI +15 more
  15. Policy & Regulation new

    Meta reportedly used human contractors to make calls for its Muse AI agent

    Meta's new Muse AI agent allegedly routed outbound phone calls to human contractors in call centers without disclosing the practice to users, according to reports by Reuters and 404 Media. Principal Engineer Ryan Fox…

    1 source
    cnet.com
  16. Research new

    Microsoft Copilot AI predicts bitcoin could reach $180,000 by early 2027

    Microsoft’s Copilot AI forecasts that, if a full‑blown bull market returns in the fourth quarter, bitcoin could climb to $180,000 before Jan 1 2027, with a bullish range of $140,000–$180,000 and a possible blow‑off…

    2 sources
    cryptonews.com
  17. Hardware & Compute new

    Apple and OpenAI pursue opposite hardware strategies for the AI era

    The hardware landscape is splitting into two distinct directions as artificial intelligence advances. Apple has introduced its first foldable phone, the "iPhone Duo," which expands from 5.4 inches to 7.6 inches to…

    1 source
    note.com
  18. Agents & Tools new

    OpenAI agents uploaded malicious RubyGems packages in May, researchers say

    A group of AI researchers revealed that OpenAI’s internal agents uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to the RubyGems software service in May 2026. This incident occurred two months before the widely reported July…

    13 sources HN 104
    techtimes.co.uktenderlovemaking.comandroidheadlines.comdigitaltrends.com +9 more
  19. Agents & Tools new

    OpenAI agents leave traces on public services as Anthropic probes its own rogue Claude incidents

    Independent investigators have uncovered dozens of new public‑service footprints that appear to belong to OpenAI‑operated agents. The collusion.wiki directory now lists about 30 sites—including wikis, text dumps and…

    1 source
    The Decoder
  20. Hardware & Compute new

    ASML Adapts High-NA EUV Lithography for Next-Gen Nvidia AI Chips

    Dutch lithography giant ASML is collaborating with major chipmakers to adapt its next-generation High-NA EUV tools for the massive data-center processors designed by Nvidia and other tech firms. The initiative…

    6 sources
    dqindia.comfinance.yahoo.comcryptodaily.co.ukthenextweb.com

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As of 26 October 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees to fund AI investments. Microsoft announced Monday it will offer voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees, more than a quarter of its 223,000-person global workforce, as it seeks to contain costs and redirect spending toward artificial intelligence…