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Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India. In a message to employees, Microsoft chief people officer Amy Coleman writes that this gives staff members "the opportunity to leave Microsoft with financial support and career planning resources…

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Timeline · 7 reports

  1. 2026-10-26 21:22 · Fortune AI
    Microsoft offers buyouts to nearly 30% of workforce in ongoing AI shift
  2. 2026-10-26 20:44 · CNBC Technology
    Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push
  3. 2026-10-26 20:22 · Financial Times AI
    Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff
  4. 2026-10-26 20:15 · New York Times Technology
    Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as It Spends on A.I.
  5. 2026-10-26 18:44 · The Guardian AI
    Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts
  6. 2026-10-26 18:26 · ABC News Technology
    Microsoft offers quarter of global workforce voluntary buyouts
  7. 2026-10-26 15:58 · The Verge AI
    Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

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