Microsoft Offers Voluntary Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as AI Reshapes Workforce

Microsoft ($MSFT) is offering voluntary exit programs to approximately 60,000 employees, representing roughly 27% of its 223,000-person global workforce across the U.S., Canada, India, and the U.K., extending to workers at the vice president level and below.
The restructuring comes as the tech giant pours billions of dollars into artificial intelligence infrastructure while aggressively deploying internal AI tools across engineering, sales, and other teams to drive operational efficiency.