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Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Global Published 26 October 2026, 21:25 · archived 26 Oct 2026

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, the company said on Monday, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the tech giant seeks to cut costs while pouring money into artificial intelligence. Staff on select teams in the United States, Canada, India and Britain at vice president level and below will be eligible, a Microsoft spokesperson said, while some groups of employees, including some working on data centers, sales and marketing, are excluded. Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation

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