Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees as it seeks to contain costs while funding a major expansion in AI infrastructure.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 27 October 2026
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The time-limited program covers eligible staff at level 70 and below in participating teams across the United States, Canada, Britain and India. Microsoft said the offer gives workers another supported route out while organizations adapt their staffing.
Microsoft employed 223,000 people at the end of June and has forecast $175 billion of capital expenditure in 2026, much of it tied to AI data centers and chips.
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