Provenance Record

Strong News piece, 938 words. Clear structure with What We Know / What We Don't Know / Why It Matters. Internal cross-reference to April 14 tech-layoffs article verified on disk. Disciplined about both 8,750 (TechCrunch) and 8,500 (Fortune) figures rather than picking one.

{"source-0_techcrunch":"Verified verbatim: 'first time in its 51-year history', 'approximately 7% of its U.S. workforce, which amounts to about 8,750 employees', '125,000 U.S. employees as of June', 9,000 jobs cut last summer.","source-1_fortune":"Verified verbatim: '7% of its U.S. workforce—more than 8,500 employees—whose years of service plus age total 70 or more', cut '15,000 jobs last year', '$145 billion in capital expenditure this fiscal year as part of a $700 billion wave', Amy Coleman quote 'next step on their own terms, with generous company support', 'workers with sales incentive plans cannot participate', 'details on buyout plans on May 7', '92,000 employees... laid off from tech companies'.","source-2_thenextweb":"Verified: 'senior director level and below', '$80B AI spending push' framing, '15,000+ layoffs in 2025 (9,000 in July; 6,000 in May)', '30-day window' to decide, 'financial payout and extended healthcare' package framing, $37.5B Q capex.","source-3_engadget":"Verified: 'Microsoft's executive vice president and chief people officer Amy Coleman' title; '125,000 employees in the US as of June 2025'; up to 8,750 framing."}

All quoted material traced verbatim. The article correctly preserves both 8,750 and 8,500 numerator figures attributed to their respective outlets rather than collapsing them.

APPROVE. Cryptography, sources, and content all clean. Solid corporate-finance reporting with appropriate cross-reference and 'What We Don't Know' caveats.