https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/microsoft-considers-1500-job-layoffs-in-azure-cloud-division-despite-surging-revenues/a425318549.html

https://www.verdict.co.uk/microsoft-lays-off-hundreds/

Microsoft will lay off some employees who work on mixed reality, which includes virtual and augmented reality. The company will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets, which first became available in... — read more 

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-azure-hololens-and-other-units-in-latest-move-to-control-costs/ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/

https://invezz.com/news/2024/06/03/microsoft-to-lay-off-hundreds-in-azure-cloud-business/

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-exec-blames-azure-layoffs-on-ai-wave-leaked-memo-2024-6

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-lay-off-hundreds-azure-cloud-unit-business-insider-reports-2024-06-03/

https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/business/2024/05/31/austins-tech-industry-sees-wave-of-layoffs-local-economists-remain-bullish/

If there is one thing I wish Microass would allow us to NOT install, it’s One Drive!! Piece of garbage. I have multiple directories now. It’s a mess. All my files are a mess. Trying to get rid of One Drive is nearly impossible. Thanks. — read more 

https://variety.com/vip/layoff-surge-highlights-disconnect-job-volume-gaming-companies-1236019072/

https://www.gamerbraves.com/xbox-plans-for-more-cuts-after-studio-closures-tango-arkane-austin-pitched-new-projects-before-shuttering/

https://fandomwire.com/take-notes-xbox-larian-ceo-built-multiple-fallback-positions-to-stop-mass-layoffs-after-baldurs-gate-3-success/

https://www.law360.com/articles/1841918/microsoft-s-post-merger-layoffs-cited-in-i-told-you-so-appeal-

"On May 7, Microsoft's Arkane gaming studio shut down in the state's capital city, laying off 96 staffers, according to a Texas WARN notice obtained by MySA. The Austin-based video game office developed multiple titles under its publisher Bethesda... — read more 

Some people will call this "loophole", whereas others will opine that it is outright illegal (but kept secret to circumvent scrutiny) http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/28/New_Press_Report_Explains_Microsoft_Severance_and_Quiet_Undiscl.shtml

https://fandomwire.com/xbox-keep-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot/

"This tally includes almost 2,000 layoffs across Microsoft, as well as 1,800 layoffs at Unity, 670 Electronic Arts layoffs, and around 600 Take-Two Interactive employees being cut from the company."... — read more 

https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/bains-among-the-layoffs-at-linkedin/

https://www.dualshockers.com/senuas-saga-hellblade-2-fans-concerned-over-studio-heads-post/

https://www.thegamer.com/unfortunately-ninja-theory-isnt-actually-safe-from-microsoft/

They get the gold mine. You get the shaft. Ask me how I know. If your head is on the chopping block, read a piece titled The Hatchet Man's Playbook - a lot of eye-popping non-obvious stuff!

https://time.com/charter/6979671/the-unexpected-impact-of-rto-mandates-on-senior-workers/

https://indepthnews.net/microsoft-shuts-down-center-in-lagos-leaving-hundreds-in-the-lurch/

https://brignews.com/2024/05/12/xbox-founders-claim-the-company-has-lost-its-identity/

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-torches-multiple-xbox-studios-175445341.html

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/microsoft-shutters-several-bethesda-developers-post-acquisition-same-as-it-did-in-activision-acquisition/

https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-going-on-with-microsoft-xbox/

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/10/ps5-xbox-console-sales-25-last-year-uk-20815499/amp/

https://www.noobfeed.com/news/13964/xbox-shuts-down-four-studios-and-more-will-follow

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/05/10/xbox-layoffs-blamed-on-activision-blizzard-acquisition/

https://headtopics.com/uk/prey-mega-fan-ends-2-559-day-streak-of-updates-after-studio-52271069

https://fortune.com/2024/05/09/microsoft-employees-xbox-games-layoffs/

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/05/09/hellblade-2-ps5-more-xbox-layoffs-happening-report/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/cwa-asks-where-is-the-respect-and-compassion-from-microsoft-

https://peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/microsoft-shuts-nigeria-engineering-center-just-two-years-after-opening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-shuts-nigeria-engineering-center-just-two-years-after-opening

https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/microsoft-layoffs-xbox-closing-studios-2024/

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/497771/article/rumor-abk-has-not-protected-ms-gaming-more-layoffs-expected-as-they-argue-on-cod-in-game-pass/

https://www.eteknix.com/xbox-reportedly-set-for-more-job-cuts-as-focus-shifts-to-major-titles/

http://www.loadthegame.com/2024/05/09/additional-xbox-layoffs-are-reportedly-on-the-horizon-as-the-company-aims-to-reduce-expenses/

https://businessday.ng/technology/article/microsoft-raises-subscription-cost-in-nigeria-amid-job-cuts/ It's not like Microsoft paid them good salaries. Things must be dire.

https://leadership.ng/microsoft-shuts-down-nigerias-africa-devt-centre-sacks-workers/ confirmed by Microsoft https://gatekeepersnews.com/2024/05/09/microsoft-denies-closure-lagos/