Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

Microsoft is cutting about 2.1% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs, the latest in a wave of tech layoffs as the Windows maker spends heavily on AI infrastructure and uses the technology to improve efficiency across its business.

Big Tech’s historic AI outlays, set to top $700 billion this year, are piling pressure on companies to show returns from the technology and offset the rising cost of rolling ‌it out across ⁠their ⁠businesses. Amazon and Meta Platforms have also laid off thousands of employees this year.