CNBC May 16, 2024
Key Points
– Sources told the WSJ that relocation has been offered to about 700 to 800 China-based employees working in machine learning and other work related to cloud computing.
– The move from Microsoft comes as Washington seeks to crack down on Beijing’s access to advanced AI and cloud computing technology.
Microsoft has reportedly asked China-based cloud computing and artificial intelligence operations employees to consider relocating out of the country, as Washington cracks down on Beijing’s access to the advanced technology.
The Wall Street Journal broke the story on Thursday, reporting that the staff, mostly comprising Chinese engineers, had been offered the opportunity to transfer to countries including the U.S., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, according to unnamed...
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