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27 October 2026

Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 staff as it funds AI data centers

First reported

The Guardian ran this on , a day before the other 3 sources picked it up.

  • Microsoft, the Windows and Office maker, is offering voluntary exit payments to about 60,000 employees in four countries.
  • The offer covers staff at or below a certain internal experience level, roughly 27% of its 223,000-person workforce.
  • Employees must decide by early December and leave on December 31, while spending on AI data centers keeps rising.

Reported by CNBC, Tom's Hardware, SiliconANGLE, The Guardian