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Microsoft offers quarter of global workforce voluntary buyouts

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence

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Timeline · 7 reports

  1. 2026-10-27 16:08 · Mashable AI
    Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI investment
  2. 2026-10-27 12:22 · ABC News Technology
    Microsoft offers quarter of global workforce voluntary buyouts
  3. 2026-10-27 10:30 · Tom's Hardware
    60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary buyouts as AI buildout costs bite
  4. 2026-10-27 08:17 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Microsoft Voluntary Buyouts: 60,000 Eligible [2026]
  5. 2026-10-27 03:45 · r/singularity
    Microsoft is asking 60,000 employees to leave, 1/3 of the company
  6. 2026-10-27 01:43 · SiliconANGLE AI
    Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI investments
  7. 2026-10-27 00:17 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI leads to efficiency push

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