About 60,000 Microsoft employees are eligible for new buyout program

KEY TAKEAWAYS Microsoft launched a voluntary exit program for eligible employees in four countries.About 60,000 workers, more than one-quarter of Microsoft’s workforce as of midyear, qualify. A tech ...

Microsoft is looking to cut over a quarter of the whole company in new voluntary buyout program

The company has already laid off nearly 20,000 people in the past 18 months ...

Microsoft shuts the door on The Garage, the central program behind its hackathon and maker spaces

Microsoft is winding down The Garage, the 17-year-old program behind its Global Hackathon and employee maker spaces, according to an internal FAQ. Some Garage spaces could be restricted to employees ...
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Microsoft expands buyouts to 60,000 staff: its broadest program yet

Microsoft has widened its 2026 voluntary buyout program to roughly 60,000 employees across the US, UK, Canada, and India, ...
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Microsoft Ends Garage Program, Shuts Down 15 Workspaces

Microsoft is shutting down Garage after 17 years, closing 15 workspaces worldwide and rethinking its Global Hackathon.
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Microsoft's revamped Startups program is generally available with OpenAI perk

Microsoft is making its Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub program generally available today, March 8. Since launching the preview of the program last fall, Microsoft has made some tweaks designed to ...