Microsoft Layoffs: More than 9000 employees may be laid off from Microsoft company, notices have started being sent

Microsoft layoff news: The giant tech company Microsoft did not say how many employees it would lay off, but media reports say the number could be more than 9,000. This is the second time in recent months that the company is going to layoff people.

Microsoft layoff news: Tech giant Microsoft is going to layoff thousands of employees for the second time in just a few months. The American company has started sending layoff notices to employees from Wednesday. However, Microsoft did not say how many employees it would lay off. But this figure will be less than the four percent reduction that happened last year. Media reports have said that this number could be more than 9,000.

About 6,000 employees affected in May

For information, let us tell you that Microsoft had also announced layoffs in May, which affected about 6,000 employees. As of June 2024, Microsoft had about 2,28,000 employees worldwide. After the new layoffs, the number of employees will be reduced by about 15 thousand. Probably the biggest layoff of Microsoft employees took place in 2014. This was the time when the company fired 18,000 employees after acquiring Nokia’s device and service business.

Company’s March quarter results

Microsoft reported net income of nearly $26 billion on revenue of $70 billion for the March quarter. Microsoft is among the most profitable companies in the S&P 500 index.

Is Artificial Intelligence having an impact?

For some time now, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased in tech companies. Due to this, companies are reducing the workforce. Microsoft has also started working with employees at different levels through AI. Recently, Microsoft has introduced a new Artificial Intelligence system. Regarding this, the company says that it can diagnose some of the most difficult medical cases more accurately and at a lower cost than human doctors. Let us tell you that Microsoft AI has given the correct diagnosis in 85.5 percent of the cases.

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