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Microsoft announces new job cuts across divisions following perfomance-based layoffs


A Microsoft spokesperson said that the layoffs would affect a small number of employees without specifying exact numbers, reports Business Insider, which cites two people familiar with...

In brief: Microsoft is implementing new job cuts across its business, impacting employees across gaming, experience & devices, sales, and security divisions. The Redmond giant was criticized by the US government last year for security lapses in what it called the " preventable" Exchange Online email service hack by a China-linked group. Companies tend to replace workers who are let go due to performance reasons, so Microsoft's overall headcount shouldn't be affected.

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