Microsoft tops $4T in valuation: Great news for MSFT, not so great for workers
9 months ago
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- Microsoft reaches a $4 trillion valuation with strong financial performance, driven by cloud and AI businesses.
- Despite financial success, Microsoft laid off approximately 25,000 employees in 2025, including 9,100 in July alone.
- CEO Satya Nadella acknowledges the paradox of thriving financially while reducing workforce, attributing it to industry demands for change.
- Other tech giants like IBM, Meta, Amazon, and TCS are also cutting jobs, replacing roles with AI solutions.
- AI's effectiveness in replacing skilled jobs is questioned, with developers reporting low trust in AI tools due to frequent errors.
- The tech job market is shrinking, with job postings down 36% from early 2020 levels, raising concerns about AI's long-term viability in replacing human workers.