Microsoft Offers First-Ever Retirement Buyouts to Thousands of Employees

Microsoft is offering first-ever retirement buyouts to some US employees as AI-driven data center spending grows and tech layoffs continue.
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CISA director pick Sean Plankey withdraws his nomination

Plankey had been waiting for more than a year, prompting the request to withdraw him as the one tapped to lead an agency now in further upheaval.

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CISA cancels summer internships for cyber scholarship students amid DHS funding lapse

The move adds to mounting pressure on a scholarship program already strained by hiring freezes, proposed budget cuts and a growing backlog of unplaced graduates.

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AI Expansion, Security Crises, and Workforce Upheaval Define This Week in Tech

See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from April 6–10.
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Lawmakers renew push for Labor Department-backed cyber apprenticeship grants

The bipartisan, bicameral Cyber Ready Workforce Act aims to cut into the country’s deficit of cybersecurity professionals.

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More Tech Layoffs: Atlassian Slashes 10% of Workforce, Stock Climbs After Announcement

Atlassian is cutting 1,600 jobs to fund AI investments and enterprise sales, even as the company reports strong growth and its stock rises after the news.
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Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.

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The long-awaited Trump cyber strategy has arrived

The administration also released an executive order on cybercrime and fraud.

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Recruiters Follow AI’s Biased Hiring Recommendations 90% of the Time, Research Says

The human in the loop was supposed to be the safeguard. These studies suggest the loop itself needs a redesign.
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