Microsoft said it is proposing voluntary departures with severance for about 60,000 employees, more than 25% of its global workforce, as it seeks to cut costs and focus spending on AI. Reuters reported that eligible staff include those in AI experiences, Copilot, finance, HR, Xbox and Windows + Devices, while marketing, commercial business and security are excluded. The company is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI chips and data centers, leading investors to question whether these outlays will bring matching profits, with capital expenditure forecast at $175 billion this year. Microsoft had 223,000 full-time employees at the end of the second quarter, will report third-quarter results on October 28, and its shares are up 10% this year. Earlier this year it ran a voluntary departure program for 7% of U.S. staff (about 9,000 people), and in July it announced plans to cut 4,800 jobs.
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