Microsoft Layoffs Hit Coders
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Microsoft trims layers of management to boost team agility, with business units like Xbox and LinkedIn also affected by the organizational changes.
Microsoft is cutting roughly 3% of its global workforce as the company shifts more resources toward the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
Nearly 50% of the employee layoffs at Microsoft’s Washington office affected staff in software engineering roles, as the company has started to rely more on
Although Microsoft did not name Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a cause of the axing, it undoubtedly has had a role to play. Once AI is implemented within operations, IT firms — both services and products — will get flatter.
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