Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in 'significant restructure'
- 8 hours agoLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesMicrosoft has announced it has cut 4,800 jobs - roughly 2.1% of its workforce - with Xbox to bear a large number of its latest layoffs.
- Amy Coleman, executive vice president at Microsoft, told employees in a memo that the tech giant needed to focus on areas that can deliver for customers amid a "fast-changing industry".
- The sweeping layoffs will see more than 1,600 roles immediately axed at Xbox.
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- 8 hours agoLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesMicrosoft has announced it has cut 4,800 jobs - roughly 2.1% of its workforce - with Xbox to bear a large number of its latest layoffs.
- Amy Coleman, executive vice president at Microsoft, told employees in a memo that the tech giant needed to focus on areas that can deliver for customers amid a "fast-changing industry".
- The sweeping layoffs will see more than 1,600 roles immediately axed at Xbox.
Sources: BBC News