Canada

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and other markets, a move The Verge frames as the clearest sign yet that AI will fundamentally change the size of Microsoft's workforce. The offer follows CEO Satya Nadella's repeated comments on AI-driven transformation.

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Cohere Inc., an AI model maker based in Canada, has completed the first close of a funding round expected to total up to $5 billion, with the Canadian government agreeing to invest up to $1.14 billion. The round values the company at $20.5 billion.