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Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 staff

About 60,000 staff in four countries get a voluntary exit offer as AI spending soars.

By Gustavo Toledo Salles · Europe.AI.News · 26 Oct 2026

Microsoft has offered voluntary exit packages to around 60,000 employees in the United States, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, roughly a quarter of its workforce, according to the Associated Press.

The move comes as tech giants pour record sums into AI data centres. Microsoft's Chief People Officer, Amy Coleman, said the voluntary exit offer is new for the company and that it will learn from it, while helping people build new skills.

Sources: Associated Press, Michelle Chapman (via FOX5 Vegas)

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