3D printed clouds and figurines are seen in front of the Microsoft Azure cloud service logo in this illustration taken Feb. 8, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ReutersMicrosoft has launched a new round of layoffs in China, affecting more than 200 employees in its Azure cloud computing research and development division.The layoffs, reported on June 5 by the Chinese news portal Sohu, have drawn attention not only for the scale of the cuts but also because they involve Azure, Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform, which has been one of the company’s fastest-growing business segments in recent years.
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