Big Tech Bombs

Microsoft cuts about 4,800 jobs, hitting Xbox and sales

Microsoft · · Layoffs

Microsoft cut about 4,800 jobs, about 2% of its workforce, with Xbox and sales hit hardest. An Xbox memo set a target of about 3,200 reductions through fiscal 2027 and said four studios would be spun off.

Why it counts

Described as the company's largest layoff in years.

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