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