Microsoft taps voluntary retirement for thousands amid AI push
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Microsoft is offering about 7% of its US workforce a one-time voluntary early retirement program for employees with a combined age and years of service of 70 or more, starting with senior director level and below, with notifications due on May 7; the plan aims to shrink headcount while accelerating AI investments, and comes as other tech giants cut jobs and Microsoft’s stock fell about 4% on the news.
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