Microsoft cuts a quarter of its staff despite record margins, citing room for machines

Microsoft is laying off roughly a quarter of its workforce even while posting the fattest profit margins in its history, a move framed as making room for machines.

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2026-10-29 13:15 · Exponential View (Azeem Azhar)
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