# Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates

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- Published: 2026-10-26T19:44:00+00:00
- Category: World
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Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates AP News Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs Reuters Microsoft offers quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts Indianapolis Business Journal Microsoft Offers Buyout Deals to 60,000 Staffers Forbes Microsoft is the Latest Company to Reduce its Workforce Over AI. I

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