Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees in the US, UK, Canada, and India, according to a memo from chief people officer Amy Coleman, as the company seeks to trim staff without another round of layoffs. Sources told The Verge that teams including AI experiences, Copilot, CoreAI, Windows + Devices, Xbox, finance, and HR are eligible, while marketing, commercial business, discovery and quantum, and security teams are not. Microsoft says the offer is not based on age, length of service, or performance, and it follows layoffs of 4,800 employees months earlier.