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The company is reducing costs while reshaping its gaming business.
Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its history."
By Aditya Soni and Akash Sriram July 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1% of its global workforce, overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting up to
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Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.
Microsoft said on Monday it is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, as the Windows maker restructures parts of its commercial and Xbox businesses, joining other tech giants in a wave of layoffs as companies shift investment toward AI infrastructure. The cuts highlight deepening concern among investors and economists that AI adoption will upend established industries, with job losses already emerging in sectors most exposed to automation.
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Microsoft (MSFT) announced that it plans to cut 3,200 jobs in its Xbox gaming division, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma commenting on the business' margins in her latest memo to employees.

Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, including 3,200 in its Xbox division.

Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, including 3,200 in its Xbox division.
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is calling it "the most significant restructure in Xbox history."
Microsoft said Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs -- roughly two percent of its global workforce -- in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox's history, with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year, four game studios being spun off or sold, and a fifth entering a review process that could lead to closure, the company said.
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares fell after the software giant said it would cut around 4,800 jobs, or 2.1% of its global workforce, as it restructures to focus on its biggest growth priorities. The stock was down 1.7% at $383.84 in late morning trading. In a memo to staff, chief people...
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Investing.com -- Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Monday it is eliminating approximately 4,800 positions—about 2.1% of its global workforce—as the tech giant shifts resources toward high-priority growth areas. In an internal memo to staff, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer Amy Coleman contextualized the restructuring around a rapidly evolving tech landscape. “Our business is changing because the world around it is changing,” Coleman wrote. “Companies don’t get to choose wh
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the division's business "is not healthy" and will cut roughly 20% of its staff through fiscal year 2027
Microsoft is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, the latest in a wave of tech layoffs as the Windows maker spends heavily on AI infrastructure and uses the technology to improve efficiency across its business. Big Tech's historic AI outlays, set to top $700 billion this year, are piling pressure on companies to show returns from the technology and offset the rising cost of rolling it out across their businesses. Microsoft announced the cuts on Monday following a rough stretch, with its shares falling nearly 23% in the first six months of 2026, their worst first-half performance since 2022.
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(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff over the next year, as part of a massive reorganization to spur growth in the struggling gaming division. Xbox will also divest four of its video-game development studios and is beginning the process to part ways with a fifth.Most Read from BloombergGreece Offers Bounty to Catch Ravenous Fish Lured by Warming SeaOil, Gas Tankers Cross Hormuz Via Oman-Side Route After U-TurnsThe Tanker Tycoon Making Mi
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