AI Takes Jobs Microsoft Has Never Done a Voluntary Buyout in 51 Years. Today It Offered One to 7% of Its U.S. Staff. The Funding Source Is the AI Capex Line.
Microsoft announced a first-in-its-history voluntary retirement program on April 23 — roughly 8,750 U.S. employees eligible, age-plus-tenure ≥ 70. The $37.5B quarterly AI capex line is the same line the savings are going to.