Microsoft cuts 7,000 jobs to prioritize AI investments. Layoffs impact LinkedIn, Xbox, and global offices as company streamlines operations.

Nearly 3 percent of all Microsoft employees, about 6,000 people, are receiving layoff notices, reported several tech and financial news outlets including CNBC and GeekWire. The layoffs are affecting a range of levels and teams across the United States, GeekWire reported.

Although Microsoft did not name Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a cause of the axing, it undoubtedly has had a role to play. Once AI is implemented within operations, IT firms — both services and products — will get flatter.

Microsoft set to enact its biggest layoffs in over two years 3% will lose their jobs, or 6,000 to 7,000 workers Middle managers are at risk Microsoft has announced significant layoffs, impacting an estimated 6,

Microsoft will cut 6,000 people — about three per cent of its global workforce. An employee whose LinkedIn says she worked at Microsoft as a senior program manager shared her seven-year journey at the company.

Microsoft has affirmed that it plans to lay off approximately 6,000 employees, representing nearly 3% of its global workforce. This marks the company’s largest

Layoffs are increasing stress and anxiety. Job loss impacts mental health. It affects families and relationships. People need support and understandin

Microsoft began laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce Tuesday, its largest mass layoff in more than two years.