I've been laid off from Microsoft twice. Having multiple income streams helped me stay level-headed through them both.

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Ex-Microsoft employee Patrick Lyons said a generous severance and multiple side businesses made the layoffs manageable.

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Microsoft plans to replace many of the salespeople it laid off with more technical roles to compete with OpenAI, Google

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Microsoft sales chief Judson Althoff.
Microsoft sales chief Judson Althoff.

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Internal Microsoft memo lays out its new strategy for selling AI as the company cuts salespeople

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Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff
Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff.

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Inside Amazon's radical redo of the 'Everything Store'

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City.

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Bill Gates' summer reading list this year is all about memoirs

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Bill Gates releases his summer reading list every year.

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I'm Expedia's marketing chief. Here's how we're preparing for a future when people use AI to plan their vacations.

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Jochen Koedijk, Chief Marketing Officer Expedia
Expedia Group's chief marketing officer, Jochen Koedijk, wants the travel brand to be a first mover in AI.

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Leaked Microsoft document shows Walmart's past spending on Azure cloud services

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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Microsoft is taking its foot off the AI accelerator. What does that mean?

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Former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates, left, and Steve Ballmer, center, pose for photos with CEO Satya Nadella
Former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates, left, and Steve Ballmer, center, pose for photos with CEO Satya Nadella. The company is taking its foot off the AI accelerator.

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The CEO of Microsoft AI has some 'sort of obvious' advice for young people looking to succeed

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Mustafa Suleyman said workers will develop "symbiotic" relationships with AI agents.

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Microsoft layoffs: A timeline of job cuts throughout the software giant's history

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The Microsoft logo can be seen in front of the company's Seattle headquarters.
Microsoft has implemented a number of large rounds of layoffs over the last 20 years.

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