Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to ~60,000 employees
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The offer spans the US, UK, Canada, and India, far beyond the ~9,000-employee retirement offer earlier this year. Headcount fell to ~223,000 as of June 30, down 5,000 from 228,000 in 2025, as Microsoft cuts costs to protect AI infrastructure spend.
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