Microsoft offers voluntary employee buyouts for first time as it ramps up AI spending

Microsoft is facing investor concern over slowing growth in its cloud business and its heavy dependence on OpenAI. The article says these worries have made it one of the worst-performing Big Tech stocks this year. No specific financial figures are provided, but the message is negative for sentiment around Microsoft’s AI and cloud growth outlook.

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Microsoft is facing investor concern over slowing growth in its cloud business and its heavy dependence on OpenAI. The article says these worries have made it one of the worst-performing Big Tech stocks this year. No specific financial figures are provided, but the message is negative for sentiment around Microsoft’s AI and cloud growth outlook.