{
  "id": 1815006,
  "title": "LinkedIn Just Cut Its Israel R&D Team. Microsoft Stock Investors Shouldn’t Sweat the Layoffs.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/linkedin-just-cut-its-israel-r-d-team-microsoft-stock-investors",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:16:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/linkedin-just-cut-israel-r-141657814.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft has been cutting costs while investing heavily in AI, as evidenced by the recent layoffs at LinkedIn's Israel R&D center. The Tel Aviv office, opened in 2022 following Microsoft's acquisition of analytics startup Oribi, employed around 50 people. Despite the downsizing, LinkedIn's revenue grew by 12% year-over-year during Microsoft's latest fiscal quarter. The company reported strong earnings, with Microsoft Cloud revenues increasing by 27% to $59.3 billion. Microsoft remains optimistic about its prospects, with Wall Street analysts maintaining a \"Strong Buy\" rating and an average price target of $554.76, indicating a potential 14% upside from its current price of $485.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}