Memo: Microsoft is laying off ~4,800 employees, or ~2.1% of its workforce; most layoffs are in Xbox, where ~20% of jobs are set to be cut by the end of FY 2027 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge : Memo: Microsoft is laying off ~4,800 employees, or ~2.1% of its workforce; most layoffs are in Xbox, where ~20% of jobs are set to be cut by the end of FY 2027 — Most of the job losses are in Microsoft's Xbox and commercial sales organizations. … A year after cutting around 9,100 employees …

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