
Weeks after Microsoft insiders claimed the company had the choice to either reduce its spending on AI technology or obliterate its workforce, CEO Satya Nadella seems to be defending its decision in a new memo sent to employees.
According to a blog posted on the Microsoft website, Nadella assuages remaining workers that – despite the fact that 9,000 people, including thousands at Xbox, lost their jobs to this month's layoffs – "Microsoft is thriving."