60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary buyouts as AI buildout costs bite

Tom's Hardware 2026-10-27

Summary:

Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 members of its workforce as it looks to balance the books amid a ramp-up in AI data center spending.

Link:

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/60-000-microsoft-employees-offered-voluntary-buyouts-as-ai-buildout-costs-bite-program-covers-roughly-27-percent-of-workforce-across-us-canada-india-and-the-uk

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Cybersecurity by kevin ยป Tom's Hardware

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Authors:

Oliver Haslam

Date tagged:

10/27/2026, 10:14

Date published:

10/27/2026, 06:30