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Microsoft Mass Buyout Program (2026)
Microsoft offered buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees, about a quarter of its workforce, while simultaneously ramping AI infrastructure spending to as much as $175 billion this year.
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Microsoft offered mass voluntary buyouts to roughly a quarter of its workforce, reported at approximately 60,000 staff, as the company seeks to control costs while spending up to $175 billion on AI infrastructure this year (Seattle Times, October 26; FT, Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 staff, October 26). The move reflects a broader industry tension between aggressive AI capital expenditure and workforce cost discipline.