Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 as AI efficiency push reshapes its workforce
The voluntary buyout offer is the clearest sign yet that Microsoft will trim headcount even as it accelerates AI infrastructure spending.

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The voluntary buyout offer is the clearest sign yet that Microsoft will trim headcount even as it accelerates AI infrastructure spending.
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