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Microsoft Shuts Down Library, Replaces It With AI

Frank Landymore

created: Jan. 16, 2026, 8:16 p.m. | updated: Jan. 26, 2026, 7:36 p.m.

Does Microsoft hate books more, or its own workers? On top of that, not only do Microsoft employees tell The Verge that they’ve lost access to publications like The Information, but they’re also unable to digitally check out business books from the Microsoft Library, which itself is being targeted by the new AI pivot. Urban legend at the company says that Microsoft’s Library, when it was housed in its old location on the second floor of Building 4, was so heavy that it caused the building to sink. An executive from SNS, the news organization that worked with Microsoft for over two decades but is now being cut off, absolutely roasted its former customer for the changes. “We look forward to welcoming Microsoft back into the SNS community whenever they decide they would like to return.”More on AI: “Microslop”: Infuriating Video Sums Up How Microsoft Is Ruining Windows With AI

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