Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it pours money into AI — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60-000-workers-as-it-pours-money-into-aiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as AI Costs Risehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60-000-workers-as-it-pours-money-into-aihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60-000-workers-as-it-pours-money-into-ai#u167444Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:40:10 +0000Microsoft has announced a voluntary buyout program covering roughly 60,000 employees worldwide, representing about 27 percent of its global workforce. Management framed the move as part of a workforce transformation driven by soaring capital spending on artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. Packages vary depending on role, seniority, and geography. Despite the broad reach of the offer, a company memo from the chief financial officer indicated that management expects very few employees to accept the terms, projecting an acceptance rate of five percent or fewer among eligible staff.W