Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and reduces Xbox in ‘significant restructuring’0

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• July 6, 2026

Microsoft has announced that it has cut 4,800 jobs (about 2.1% of its workforce) and Xbox will bear a large portion of its latest layoffs. Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s executive vice president, told employees in a memo that the tech giant needed to focus on areas that can deliver results for customers amid a “rapidly changing