Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI-driven cost cuts
tekbog · x · 2026-10-27
Microsoft has offered buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees as it cuts costs amid AI adoption, per Watcher.Guru. Commenters describe a broader corporate layoff wave and speculate whether Salesforce, Cursor, or Meta will follow.
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