Jason Zander
Jason Zander
  • Microsoft on Monday cut hundreds Azure jobs to focus on AI investments, Business Insider reported.
  • An internal memo said a focus to "define the AI wave" was behind the changes.
  • The company is also increasing investments in quantum computing and other science projects.

Quantum computing is a gnarly technical challenge that tech giants have been hacking away at for more than a decade.

Microsoft isn't giving up, according to an internal memo detailing cuts in other parts of the company's operations.