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Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI investments.

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Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the U.S., Canada, India and the U.K.

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Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the U.S., Canada, India and the U.K., reportedly those scoring 70 or below on a company measure.

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Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts
Guardian AI · 26 Oct 2026, 18:44

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“Microsoft Corp. today issued voluntary buyout offers to about a quarter of its workforce. The approximately 60,000 workers affected by the move are located in the U.S., Canada, India and the U.K.”
SiliconANGLE AI, 27 Oct 2026, 01:43.

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