Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI spending climbs
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The voluntary exit program covers more than a quarter of the company's global workforce and arrives as Microsoft pours capital into AI infrastructure Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees. That is more than a quarter of the software giant’s global workforce, announced on a Monday as the company tries to rein in costs. The goal is to keep expenses in check while Microsoft funds a massive buildout of artificial intelligence. The program was announced on October 26, 2026. It targets roughly 27% of a workforce that numbers about 223,000 people.
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