Marketplace · Monday, October 26, 2026
Microsoft announced plans to offer voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees, representing about a quarter of its total workforce, in order to fund its upcoming AI investments.
“Microsoft said today it's going to offer voluntary buyouts to 60,000 of its employees. That's about a quarter of its entire workforce. Why, I hear you asking? It's got to pay for all the AI investments it is going to make.”