Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, about 2% globally, revamps salesforce and launches massive Xbox overhaul

Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs and overhauling its Xbox gaming business in what its new gaming CEO calls the biggest restructuring in Xbox history, while reshaping its sales and consulting division amid record AI spending and a 30% stock slide.

Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, joining the wave of AI-driven tech layoffs

Microsoft is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, the latest in a wave of tech layoffs as the Windows maker spends heavily on AI infrastructure and ​uses the technology to improve efficiency across its business.

Microsoft Replaces OpenAI, Anthropic With Own AI in Some Apps

Microsoft Corp., looking to reduce AI costs, is starting to replace OpenAI and Anthropic with its own models in software products like Excel and Outlook.

Inside the Microsoft layoffs: What to know

Microsoft’s latest layoffs coincide with rising H‑1B filings, intensifying scrutiny of its AI‑driven workforce shift.

Microsoft commits $2.5 billion and 6,000 employees to new AI implementation unit

Microsoft is the latest tech company to form a business focused on helping customers understand and implement artificial intelligence.

Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models

Microsoft is the latest Silicon Valley giant to cut back on its AI spending.

Microsoft deepens AI ties with UAE to automate government work

Abu Dhabi is pushing to meet its own deadline to automate at least half of the public sector's work using AI agents.

Xbox layoffs hit thousands, 4 studios dropped in the most significant restructure of the brand’s history

Xbox lays off thousands in what CEO Asha Sharma described as “the most significant restructure” in the brand’s history. 4 studios behind popular games are being spun off. “I know this is painful,” Sharma wrote in a letter to staff.