Fund Formation

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.

Business • The Verge AI

DeepSeek • Unknown

DeepSeek reportedly doubled the size of its latest funding round to nearly $16 billion, driven by surging black market Nvidia Blackwell chip prices. Chinese state-owned investors represented 27% of the round, according to The Information.