WS #11517

From 500 msgs · 5 key-dev

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs (2.1% of workforce), with Xbox division cutting 3,200 roles and spinning off four studios, confirming a negative restructuring signal. TeraWulf jumps 17% on a 20-year, $19 billion data center lease deal with Anthropic for AI infrastructure in Kentucky. Broadcom and Apple enter a long-term ASIC partnership through 2031, driving Broadcom stock up 5%.

Microsoft layoffs and Xbox restructuring

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs (2.1% of workforce), with Xbox division cutting 3,200 roles and spinning off four studios, confirming a negative restructuring signal.

TeraWulf jumps 17% on a 20-year, $19 billion data center lease deal with Anthropic for AI infrastructure in Kentucky.

Broadcom and Apple enter a long-term ASIC partnership through 2031, driving Broadcom stock up 5%.

Full world state #11517