The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector

“We hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today,” CEO Sundar Pichai said Friday in an email to staff that was also posted on the company’s news blog.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2023

Microsoft under fire for hosting private Sting concert for its execs in Davos the night before announcing mass layoffs

The tech giant’s party in the exclusive Swiss ski resort was labeled “seriously bad executive symbolism.”

Fortune · Jan 20, 2023

Google owner Alphabet announces 12,000 job cuts as it follows Microsoft's cull of 10,000

Google has more than 5,000 employees in the UK

Wales Online · Jan 20, 2023

Microsoft layoffs hit the Bethesda and Halo teams

The recent round of Microsoft layoffs has affected the Bethesda team and Halo maker 343 Industries, with executives citing economic downturn

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 19, 2023

Amazon and Microsoft's big layoffs aren't solving the talent shortage, EY CEO says

The pool of tech talent isn't as deep as it seems, says EY CEO Carmine Di Sibio. So what's happening with the thousands of laid off tech workers?

Fortune · Jan 19, 2023

Apple's postponed glasses prove our AR future is further off than we thought

Apple is postponing its rumored AR glasses to focus on a new mixed-reality headset, Bloomberg reports.

Inverse · Jan 18, 2023

Microsoft layoffs don’t tell us much about the future of Xbox — yet

A recent round of layoffs at Microsoft has the possibility to affect Xbox. But right now, the long-term ramifications are not entirely clear.

Inverse · Jan 18, 2023

Alan Kohler: The internet is a battleground between billionaires and altruists

Governments need to get much more involved in regulating the giants of the internet, some of the most important infrastructure of our lives.

The New Daily · Jan 18, 2023

Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs with Scots office in danger of being hit by cuts

The software giant has become the latest US tech firm to announce hefty staff cuts in the face of an economic downturn.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

Amazon set to begin its largest jobs cull in history affecting 18,000 employees

Tech giant Amazon has started to axe over 18,000 jobs which is the largest in their 28-history as the company looks to adapt to the gloomy economic outlook

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023