Microsoft lays off 4,800 employees, impacting Xbox and sales teams, amid AI investment push
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Microsoft is laying off approximately 4,800 employees, including about 600 in Washington state, with cuts heavily impacting its Xbox gaming division and sales teams. The layoffs come as part of the company's ongoing workforce reductions amid a multi-year artificial intelligence spending push. Microsoft Chief People Officer Amy Coleman communicated the cuts in a companywide memo, acknowledging the difficulty of the decisions.
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· 1 pulledDecisions like these are never easy, and you have my commitment that we are constantly looking for ways to reduce the need for job eliminations.
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