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The move is part of Microsoft’s broader efforts to streamline operations, reduce management layers, and enhance agility in a rapidly shifting technology and business landscape. The company has increasingly pivoted toward AI integration and productivity-focused tools,
According to Microsoft, it’s all about reducing management layers and streamlining operations. The goal is to boost efficiency and cut costs which might also mean more reliance on artificial intelligence.
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Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
Microsoft announces layoffs affecting 3% of its workforce while investing over $80 billion in AI infrastructure
The layoffs, which will affect almost 2,000 workers in Washington state, are meant in part to strip away layers of management and create more nimble teams.
Around 7,000 Microsoft workers could be losing their jobs – the biggest reduction since January 2023 when 10,000 workers left.
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