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      <title>Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to up to 60,000 employees in four countries</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to up to 60,000 employees in the US, UK, Canada and India, with chief people officer Amy Coleman telling staff the offer is new. The Verge says the aim is to trim staff without another round of layoffs; TechCrunch ties it to cost cutting and reworking the workforce for AI. (22 outlets: 8 left · 10 centre · 4 right)</description>
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      <title>US suspends Microsoft from permanent residency programme over alleged fraud, Vance says</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:01:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description>Vice President JD Vance announced on 8 October that Microsoft and other tech firms are suspended from the PERM route to green cards for skilled foreign workers. Microsoft had not responded to requests for comment. (28 outlets: 8 left · 11 centre · 9 right)</description>
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