Microsoft offers 60,000 employees buyouts, over a quarter of staff
A voluntary exit program could shrink Microsoft's workforce by 27% as AI investment accelerates and gaming cuts deepen.

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A voluntary exit program could shrink Microsoft's workforce by 27% as AI investment accelerates and gaming cuts deepen.
Audi is spending $4 billion on a Georgia factory and 4,500 jobs, even as tariffs and EV costs squeeze Volkswagen's home market.
Helen Chiang's abrupt exit leaves Xbox's 'reset' without its first COO, just as 3,200 job cuts loom.
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