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How is AWS Marketplace evolving for the AI era? Product Leader Chris Spandikow shares how the platform is making it easier than ever for enterprises to discover, buy, and deploy AI solutions at scale. Watch now: https://youtu.be/7jHc0nP7Me0

Microsoft employees eligible for the company's first-ever voluntary retirement program learned the details Thursday morning. The package includes cash payments of up to 9 months of base pay, up to 5 years of healthcare coverage — fully subsidized in the first year, standard COBRA rates after that — and stock vesting for 6-12 months. An estimated 8,750 employees are eligible, with 30 days to decide.

Microsoft employees learn details of voluntary retirement package: Here’s what the company is offering Microsoft employees eligible for the company's first-ever voluntary retirement program learned the details Thursday, including cash payments of up to nine months of base pay, up to five years of healthcare coverage, and continued stock vesting.

Zillow Group says its engineers are shipping 40% more code each, on average, thanks to internal use of AI tools, allowing them to move features faster from concept to launch. That’s one of the AI claims the company made in its first-quarter shareholder letter, which read at times less like a financial recap and more like a tech strategy blueprint.

Zillow Group leans into AI as revenue climbs 18% in flat housing market Zillow Group's first-quarter shareholder letter made the company's strongest case yet for its transformation into an AI-powered real estate platform, citing AI-driven productivity gains, a new consumer search mode, and AI tools for agents and property managers. Revenue rose 18% to $708 million.

CopilotKit, a Seattle startup with roots in Techstars Seattle, raised $27 million for technology that lets AI agents work inside existing software apps. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle have adopted the company's open AG-UI protocol.

Seattle’s CopilotKit raises $27M, as some of the biggest names in tech adopt its AI agent protocol