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  "id": 16742873,
  "title": "‘Microsoft has to change to survive’: Ex-worker calls for leaner workforce and AI-driven operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/microsoft-has-to-change-to-survive-ex-worker-calls-for-leaner",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:29:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/former-microsoft-employee-says-tech-giant-needs-fewer-workers-and-greater-ai-adoption-101793098950451.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Microsoft employee, Merill Fernando, argues that the tech giant must reduce organisational complexity and embrace agentic AI to accelerate innovation.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}