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Microsoft Extends Buyout Offers to More Than a Quarter of Its Staff

Microsoft is offering buyouts to more than one-quarter of its workforce, according to WBUR.

The company-wide action represents a significant potential change in staffing, though the report does not provide details about the reasons for the buyout offers, the positions affected, or the number of employees expected to accept.

No further information was available in the provided report.

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