Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada and India, far larger than an earlier retirement offer covering about 9,000 staff. The move aims to lower operating costs so the company can keep funding AI infrastructure.

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