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Microsoft's H-1B visa applications questioned amid mass layoffs
The tech giant has laid off more than 15,000 people this year, while still awaiting approval for thousands of foreign workers ...
Microsoft's recent round of layoffs to impact about 4% of its workforce
The tech giant intends to reduce organizational layers by having fewer managers and streamlining its products, procedures and ...
Microsoft layoffs a reminder — WA’s job market can melt down
The contraction of Seattle-area tech is starting to feel like prior industry meltdowns, when job losses signaled deep disruptions in the regional economy.
Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs
We are excited to be heading to Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany, again this year! If you will also be attending, we are ...
Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis
The news was initially confirmed in a statement signed by Brenda Romero and posted on X. “Last night, we learned that our ...
Microsoft to lay off about 9,000 employees in latest round
In an ongoing effort to trim its workforce, Microsoft said as much as 4%, or roughly 9,000, of the company’s employees could ...
AI Is Not in the Memo, but It Haunts Every Layoff at Xbox
Microsoft’s Xbox division just laid off thousands of employees, shut down an entire game studio, and canceled multiple ...
Microsoft Plans to Slash 9,000 Jobs to ‘Increase Agility and Effectiveness’
Phil Spencer told employees Xbox will shed roles to boost agility as Microsoft restructures gaming and sales teams amid ...