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Microsoft laid off a DEI team, DEI is 'no longer business critical'


Microsoft laid off a diversity, equity, and inclusion team, citing "changing business needs," according to an internal email.

Microsoft laid off a diversity, equity, and inclusion team, citing "changing business needs." The team leader, whose identity BI has confirmed, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Many technology companies, including Microsoft, made commitments to improve diversity efforts after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the historic protests that followed.

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