Microsoft Offers 60,000 Buyouts as AI Spending Accelerates

Microsoft Offers 60,000 Buyouts as AI Spending Accelerates

Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 eligible employees, roughly 27 percent of its workforce, across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India. The program offers individualized severance and support as the company trims costs and restructures teams amid heavy spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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