Microsoft announced on Monday it will cut approximately 4,800 jobs, representing about 2.1% of its global workforce, with the Xbox gaming division hit the hardest. In an internal message to employees, Microsoft Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Amy Coleman said, "Our business is evolving as the world around us changes... The pace of transformation in how technology is built, deployed, and used is faster than at any point during my tenure here." She noted that while company roles won't be directly replaced by artificial intelligence, the technology is "changing how work gets done." Facing increasing pressure to establish itself as a key player in the field, Microsoft is responding to growing competition from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, which are increasingly tailoring their AI tools for commercial use and productivity needs. Like other cloud service providers, Microsoft has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in AI infrastructure in recent years and is now grappling with external concerns over whether these investments will yield substantial returns. Over the past year, the U.S. tech industry has undergone multiple rounds of layoffs and workforce adjustments, as major companies seek to reduce labor costs while ramping up spending on AI.
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