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Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000

Headline from The Buffalo News, on the newest of 2 developments

Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, as it joins other tech companies in a scaling back of their pandemic-era expansions. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Microsoft plans to cut thousands of jobs, according to report

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000

    Headline from The Buffalo News ·

Reports & sources

119 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Microsoft plans to cut thousands of jobs, according to report (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Software maker expected to sharply reduce its workforce as tech sector braces for economic slowdown.

  2. FOX Business

    Microsoft reportedly joining other tech firms in announcing layoffs (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Technology company Microsoft has plans to slash its headcount soon, according to a Tuesday report from Sky News. The cuts could reportedly impact 5% of workers.

  3. WTOL Toledo

    Microsoft cuts 10,000 jobs, about 5% of global workforce (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    Microsoft said the layoffs were in response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”

  4. Geek Wire

    Full memo: Microsoft to cut 10k jobs, about 5% of workforce, and take $1.2B restructuring charge (opens Geek Wire)

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    Geek Wire's feed description

    Citing a need to “align our cost structure with our revenue and where we see customer demand,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees Wednesday that the company will cut 10,000…

  5. MyNorthwest

    Microsoft, Amazon let go thousands of employees as tech layoffs continue (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Another tech giant gets ready for more layoffs; this time, Microsoft confirms that it is cutting 5% of its workforce or about 10,000 jobs. In an official

  6. FOX Business

    Microsoft cutting 10,000 workers as tech layoffs mount (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Microsoft confirmed it will shed thousands of workers adding to mounting layoffs in the tech sector.

  7. Investor's Business Daily

    Microsoft Discloses Layoffs Amid Strategic Investments In AI, Cloud (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Software giant Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to lay off 10,000 employees, or roughly 5% of its workforce. Microsoft stock fell.

  8. Digital Journal

    Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Microsoft on Wednesday said it would lay off 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues.

  9. The Buffalo News

    Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000 (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, as it joins other tech companies in a scaling back of their pandemic-era expansions. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.”

  10. The Guardian

    Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs by end of March (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Firm says layoffs will result in a charge of $1.2bn in its second quarter

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs intensify (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2-billion charge as its cloud-computing customers dissect their spending and the company braces for potential recession.

  12. Washington Post

    Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as wave of layoffs sweeps tech industry (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The job cuts were announced Wednesday by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

  13. NBC News

    Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as global growth slows (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Despite the magnitude of the layoffs, they will affect less than 5% of the software giant’s total employee base.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke and Hanna Ziady, CNN Microsoft plans to lay off 10,000 employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures, the company said in a securities filing on Wednesday, making it the latest tech company to reduce staff because of growing economic uncertainty.

  15. Quartz

    Microsoft is cutting 10,000 jobs in the latest round of tech layoffs (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Mass layoffs across the industry are the latest sign the tech world is preparing for a slump in demand

  16. Southern Minnesota

    Microsoft lays off 10,000 as job cuts in tech sector spread (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.

  17. Sioux City Journal

    Microsoft-Job Cuts (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, in response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.” The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it had

  18. East Idaho News

    Microsoft lays off 10,000 as job cuts in tech sector continue (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    REDMOND, Washington (AP) — Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing c…

  19. Engadget

    Microsoft will lay off 10,000 employees as it cuts costs (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Microsoft has confirmed it's laying off 10,000 employees as it looks to rein in costs..

  20. Breitbart News

    Blue Screen of Unemployment: Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Employees (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly laying off 10,000 employees as the company braces for slower revenue growth. The layoff will impact about five percent of the software company's headcount.

  21. CBS News

    Microsoft says it's laying off 10,000 workers (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Software maker will cut 5% of its workforce over next eight months as tech industry layoffs pile up.

  22. UPI

    Microsoft announces it will shed 10,000 jobs by end of September (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Microsoft's chief executive warned the company's employees on Wednesday that 10,000 layoffs are coming.

  23. PBS NewsHour

    Microsoft cuts 10,000 of global jobs, about 5 percent of workforce (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, in response to "macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities."

  24. Hot Air

    Hmmm: Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, nearly 5% of its workforce, in what the tech company calls a “response to macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities,” according to...

  25. Al Jazeera

    Microsoft to layoff 10,000 people, increasing job cuts in tech (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The layoffs, far larger than cuts by Microsoft last year, pile on to tens of thousands of tech-sector job cuts.

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