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Microsoft Asks 700-800 China-Based AI Staff to Relocate Amid U.S.-China Tensions: WSJ Reports

May 16, 2024, 11:40 AM

Microsoft is asking hundreds of its China-based employees in cloud computing and artificial intelligence to consider relocating to other countries amid escalating tensions between the United States and China. The relocation offer affects approximately 700 to 800 staff members, primarily engineers. The employees are being offered the opportunity to transfer to countries including the United States, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. This move comes as the U.S. and China continue to clash over critical technologies, particularly in the areas of AI and cloud computing. WSJ reports.