Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees, 27% of workforce
The software giant's voluntary exit plan reaches vice presidents as AI data center spending reshapes headcount.

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The software giant's voluntary exit plan reaches vice presidents as AI data center spending reshapes headcount.
The AI buildout is minting fortunes beyond GPUs, and memory, cloud, and cooling suppliers are riding the same wave.
Local officials control data center approvals, so midterm races for governor and county boards could matter more than the House or Senate for AI investment.
How developers power the AI buildout, with gas turbines or renewables, will decide whether Texas breathes easier or loses its clean air progress.
European infrastructure firms are building AI factories on Nvidia's DSX reference design, which the chipmaker says slashes cooling water use to almost zero.
Australia's leading data center operator just lost two-fifths of its market value over power problems, a warning shot for every digital infrastructure executive.
A single-zone failure at Google's London data center disrupted court hearings and left millions unable to pay or move money, exposing the fragility of cloud concentration.
New global analysis finds 25% of data centers already face water stress for at least one month a year - and climate change could push that to one-third.
The e-commerce giant is backing a 960-megawatt SMR fleet with X-energy and AEP, a high-stakes test for the AI data center power crunch.