Microsoft has announced that it would lay off up to 9,000 employees as part of its most recent round of layoffs this year. Although it did not name which divisions would be impacted, the corporation stated that a number of them would, according to sources, including its Xbox video game division.
To train AI models, Microsoft is investing $80 billion (£68.6 billion) in massive data centres as part of its ambitious plans to invest extensively in AI. The BBC was informed by a corporate spokeswoman that “We continue to implement organisational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace.
Four per cent of Microsoft’s 228,000 employees worldwide would be affected by the layoffs. So far in 2025, it has announced three further waves of layoffs, including a May announcement that it will eliminate 6,000 positions.
According to a Washington state database, Redmond and Bellevue, another Microsoft stronghold in the state, will account for more than 800 of the jobs that are being removed. Like its Big Tech peers, Microsoft has shifted its focus in recent years to the development of artificial intelligence (AI), which includes making investments in processors and data centres.
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