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Microsoft Just Laid Off 4,800 Employees. It’s a Warning Beyond the Tech Industry
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DNyuz
· Jul 6, 2026
Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Vows They ‘Are Not Being Replaced by AI’
Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 jobs, mostly within the company’s Xbox unit. The layoffs will impact just over 2 of the company’s global workforce, according to EVP and Chief People Officer Amy Coleman. Coleman revealed the news in a letter to staff on Monday morning, explaining that the move was an effort toward “aligning our investment, []
Bounding Into Comics
· Jul 10, 2026
Bethesda Union Workers Are Protesting Mass Layoffs and Holding Rallies
Microsoft layoffs have been harsh and recent, with 1,600 employees just this week. Within the layoffs, hundreds of union video
Variety
· Jul 8, 2026
Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup)
Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by Communications Workers of America. The workforce reduction comes in addition to what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructure” in the Microsoft division’s history. Microsoft announced approximately 4,800 total job cuts across the []
Off The Press
· Jul 10, 2026
Microsoft to lay off 4,800 after getting 2,273 foreign worker visas
A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas. Microsoft announced that it will lay off 4,800 people total and 1,600 from the corporation’s XBOX division, which makes and sells the dominant video game []...Click to read more
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 24, 2026
PARLIMEN: 42,807 orang hilang kerja sepanjang 2026
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 42,807 orang hilang pekerjaan dari Januari sehingga 12 Jun lalu dengan 40.85 peratus atau 17,485 orang diberhentikan akibat penutupan perniagaan dan pengecilan syarikat. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Datuk Seri R. Ramanan berkata, Kuala Lumpur mencatatkan jumlah kehilangan pekerjaan sebanyak 30 peratus atau 12,844 orang berdasarkan statistik Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO). Katanya, ia diikuti ... Read more The post PARLIMEN: 42,807 orang hilang kerja sepanjang 2026 appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
NDTV
· Jul 1, 2026
More Layoffs At Microsoft? Tech Giant Plans To Cut Jobs In Xbox, Sales & Consulting
The layoffs are expected to impact thousands of jobs such as sales and consulting, along with roles at the Xbox gaming division. It is estimated to be less than 2.5 of the company's 220,000-person...
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Related coverage for "Microsoft Just Laid Off 4,800 Employees. It’s a Warning Beyond the Tech Industry": DNyuz — Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Vows They ‘Are Not Being Replaced by AI’. Bounding Into Comics — Bethesda Union Workers Are Protesting Mass Layoffs and Holding Rallies. Variety — Union Video Game Workers ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Xbox Leadership Following Layoffs (Gaming News Roundup). Off The Press — Microsoft to lay off 4,800 after getting 2,273 foreign worker visas. Utusan Malaysia — PARLIMEN: 42,807 orang hilang kerja sepanjang 2026. NDTV — More Layoffs At Microsoft? Tech Giant Plans To Cut Jobs In Xbox, Sales & Consulting