Following Microsoft's latest mass layoffs that affected around 9,000 people--including dramatic cuts at Xbox--CEO Satya Nadella sent a memo to staff that was shared on Microsoft's blog. In the memo to staff, Nadella addressed what he called the "why, what, and how" of the decision to cut so many jobs.

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Microsoft's recent layoffs have primarily hit Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and Azure. A company doesn't reach the half-century mark without a few rounds of layoffs now and then.

Microsoft will lay off thousands of workers in the second round of job cuts in recent months. The layoffs, first reported by The Seattle Times, will lead to a less than 4% reduction in Microsoft ...

Other notable layoffs from Microsoft occurred in 2023, when the company cut 10,000 jobs, and in 2014, when the company eliminated 18,000 jobs following the acquisition of Nokia’s devices and ...

The layoffs will likely impact roughly 7,000 jobs across all divisions and locations of Microsoft’s global business, the tech giant said. The company, led by CEO Satya Nadella, had 228,000 ...