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Microsoft offers a quarter of its workforce voluntary severance while shielding AI-critical teams

Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the second such program this year. The company's headcount has held flat at around 223,000 since 2022 even as it plans to spend about $170 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 alone.…

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  1. 2026-10-31 10:43 · The Decoder
    Microsoft offers a quarter of its workforce voluntary severance while shielding AI-critical teams

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