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Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees

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Source: The Verge

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada and India. The offer is part of an effort to lower operating costs and headcount while avoiding cuts to AI infrastructure investment. Eligible employees have until December to decide, according to The Verge.

Why it matters

According to The Verge’s sources, the terms match Microsoft’s regular severance: cash based on tenure, accelerated stock vesting, some subsidised health coverage and several months of career services. The Verge expects the number who accept to inform the size of the next round of cuts.

When
29 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0540
Who
Microsoft; Satya Nadella

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from The Verge. Checked against the source on 29 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0540: “Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees.” wheresthe.ai, 29 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-around-60-000-emplo-2026-10/ (source: The Verge).

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