Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-offers-a-quarter-of-its-global-workforce-voluntary-buyouts-as-ai-spending-acceleratesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employeeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-offers-a-quarter-of-its-global-workforce-voluntary-buyouts-as-ai-spending-accelerateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-offers-a-quarter-of-its-global-workforce-voluntary-buyouts-as-ai-spending-accelerates#u164341Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:31:40 +0000Microsoft is offering voluntary buyout packages to approximately 60,000 employees, amounting to roughly a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant accelerates its spending on artificial intelligence and reshapes its operations to contain costs. The voluntary exit offer includes certain executives, sparking widespread employee anxiety regarding career security within the tech sector.Why it mattersThe company is reducing its headcount through voluntary exit packages rather than traditional involuntary layoffs to manage internal costs as capital expenditures surge toward artificia