# Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about a quarter of its global workforce as AI spending accelerates

https://mins.news/en/item/116673

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-27 01:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://bit.ly/4sviM4m

> Microsoft has offered voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees, about 27% of its global workforce, as the company increases spending on artificial intelligence.

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