Microsoft fired 4,800 employees: Decision due to increasing expenditure on AI infrastructure; Company’s shares fell 20% in 6 months

Microsoft fired 4,800 employees: Decision due to increasing expenditure on AI infrastructure; Company’s shares fell 20% in 6 months

New Delhi1 hour ago copy link Microsoft is cutting its total workforce by about 2.1%, under which about 4,800 employees will be laid off. Amidst the ongoing layoffs in the tech industry, this giant Windows manufacturing company has taken this decision to spend heavily on AI infrastructure and increase efficiency in the business. Pressure on…

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Corporate America Is Starting To Ration AI As Costs Explode Despite The Boom: What’s Happening

Corporate America Is Starting To Ration AI As Costs Explode Despite The Boom: What’s Happening

Last Updated:May 29, 2026, 7:04 PM IST Uber, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce and DoorDash curb AI use as soaring token costs blow budgets, shifting from tokenmaxxing to stricter, results driven deployment. Uber, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce and DoorDash curb AI use as soaring token costs blow budgets, shifting from tokenmaxxing to stricter, results driven deployment. For the…

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Oracle Layoffs Expose AI Boom’s Hidden Cost; Which Jobs Are At Risk, What Comes Next?

Oracle Layoffs Expose AI Boom’s Hidden Cost; Which Jobs Are At Risk, What Comes Next?

Last Updated:April 01, 2026, 16:18 IST Companies are not shrinking; they are reallocating. Money that once went into hiring and maintaining large workforces is now being redirected towards building expensive AI systems Many companies, particularly in tech, are shedding staff to fund massive investments in AI infrastructure. Amazon, for example, cut roles to invest more…

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