Janice Wu

💙 To my colleagues impacted by Microsoft's layoffs— This week has been traumatic for so many of us—the ones left behind as well as the ones who are moving on. While words can’t fix this, I hope they can offer a little warmth. For three years, I had the privilege of working alongside some of the most thoughtful, talented, and generous people I've ever known. I know the world beyond Microsoft will be lucky to have you—and Microsoft has no idea what it's lost. If you’re looking for your next opportunity and think a connection in my network might help, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m more than happy to make introductions, write recommendations, or just be a sounding board. I spent today using Copilot to help with my transition. Here are a few ways it can support you, too. 💡Turn off web content first! ✍️ Goodbye notes: Ask Copilot to draft personal messages to teammates or managers. Be sure to attach your personal brand voice and style document and Connect printouts or impact documents in PDF or Word format. ✨"Hi Copilot. I have sad news. I was laid off yesterday. I need to say goodbye. First, please review all available sources to find the projects I'm working on now, projects I completed, and people I collaborated closely with since [MONTH YEAR]. Also look for comments from individuals in the attached Connect documents. Then, draft a heartfelt goodbye. Ensure the message is concise, but also warm and appreciative, in accordance with my personal brand voice and style. Use rich text format to format the message, using bold and italic formatting to emphasize important sentiments. Write in a narrative style. Highlight key projects and collaborations, calling out by name people I worked with frequently or whose names appear in my Connects, with a sentence or two for each. Make sure the tone is positive and grateful, reflecting on the good times and expressing hope for future connections. Include a humble request for a recommendation on LinkedIn or to my personal email address, [YOUR ADDRESS]." 🧾 Resume update/Microsoft experience: IN THE SAME CONVERSATION as before (don't start a new chat), enter this prompt: ✨"Hey Copilot, based on everything you know about me, how would you summarize my job duties and impact here at Microsoft? I'm looking for concise bullet points to add to my resume and LinkedIn profile." 🧾 LinkedIn profile/“About Me” section: Again in the same conversation, enter this prompt: ✨"Can you suggest some skills to add to my profile? Please prioritize them for endorsements, draft a summary that weaves these skills together, and draft a headline that ties it all together." Let’s stay connected. We built something meaningful together—and that doesn’t end here. 💫 #MicrosoftAlumni #LayoffSupport #OpenToWork #CopilotForCareer #Community

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Agentforce in Slack allows companies to: - build and deploy multiple task-specific AI agents that can search across workplace conversations -access company data - perform actions within the messaging platform where many employees already spend their workday Perhaps most telling are Salesforce’s internal results with its Engineering Agent in Slack. “In just six months, the Engineering Agent has handled over 18,000 conversations across 3,500 users. On average, it answers 130 questions per Slack channel per month, saving about 30 hours per channel per month,” Rob Seaman said. “Projecting forward based on its current volume, it could deflect over 50,000 conversations annually, saving 17,000 hours, equivalent to more than 8 full time employees and $1.4M!”

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New episode of The Coursera Podcast is live! We sat down with Valerie Singer, General Manager of AWS Global Education, to talk about how organizations are navigating technology transformation and workforce development in the age of AI. 👉🏼 Tune in to the episode: https://lnkd.in/dXx5Z8UX Drawing on insights from From Cloud to AI: How Tech Leaders Are Investing in Skills Development to Drive Transformation, a new global survey from Coursera and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Valerie shares why cloud and cybersecurity remain foundational to AI transformation, how hands-on learning is shaping the next generation of tech talent, and why AI literacy matters for everyone—not just technical roles. She also highlights how AWS is partnering globally to close skills gaps and expand opportunity, from professional certificates with Coursera to programs serving underserved communities. Whether you’re a business leader, educator, or lifelong learner, this episode offers practical lessons on how to build resilient teams and unlock opportunity through skills. We also cover: ⚡ Why cloud infrastructure is the bedrock for AI at scale 🔧 How hands-on learning and customization are reshaping training 🌱 AWS initiatives to bridge skills gaps in underserved communities 🧩 Why AI literacy matters across both technical and non-technical roles ✨ Lessons from workforce development models driving equity and access 👉🏼 Tune in to the episode: https://lnkd.in/dXx5Z8UX +++ Explore AWS Professional Certificates and Specializations on Coursera, from Generative AI Applications to Cloud Solutions Architecture, and start building the skills to power innovation and productivity at scale.

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AI is moving fast. What matters now is how we build it, govern it, and scale it responsibly. Tomorrow’s Cisco AI Summit is an opportunity to focus on what really counts as AI moves from possibility to practice. How do we design systems that are secure and efficient from day one? How do we balance speed with reliability? And how do we make sure the infrastructure underneath AI is ready to support real workloads at scale? If you’re thinking about moving AI from experimentation into real business impact, it’s worth tuning in!

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With the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, Cisco is enabling organizations to build and scale AI with security embedded at every layer, from models to infrastructure. The latest evolution adds a secure, multi-agent, edge-ready approach, helping businesses operationalize AI faster while keeping data, workloads, and outcomes trusted: Security-first, scalable, high-performance AI, from core to edge. Full details here: https://cs.co/6047B6XRJP #CiscoAIFactory #NVDIA #Cisco

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U.S. energy demand is surging — don’t get left behind. New gas projects and large industrial loads are reshaping power markets at breakneck speed. In this high-stakes landscape, timely and accurate data is essential. Halcyon’s Data Products, powered by a regularly updated authoritative data catalog of 4.5+ million documents from all 50 public utility commissions, ensure you always have the latest energy market intelligence. Download this guide to see how AI can help power sector stakeholders find new growth opportunities first.

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