02:33 PM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT ) has compiled a list of Meta Platform's (META) engineers and researchers and is making multimillion-dollar offers to the employees, Business Insider said Tuesday, citing internal documents.

The tech company has created a spreadsheet of most-wanted Meta employees, which lists workers by their name and position, and has started sharing it with managers in some AI teams, the report said, citing a source close to the matter.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) is implementing a new process designed to make offers more competitive and has asked recruiters to mark certain candidates as "critical AI talent," so that upper level management can respond with a top offer within a day, the report said.

As part of the new process, Microsoft ( MSFT ) provides an "offer rationale" about the candidate's AI skills and experience and also uses a "compensation modeler" to come up with a range for the candidate, according to the report.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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