From the Right · Read · October 26, 2026
Oct 26 · Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as it spends heavily on AI
New York Post: Microsoft announces buyouts for 60K employees — quarter of workforce — as part of AI transformation
Grade B (88/100). The Post reports the buyout offer, the divisions getting it per Bloomberg, a spokesperson's note on at least eight weeks' pay for US staff, Amy Coleman's memo and Microsoft's data center spending
B: Uses loaded words.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'The company has been going all in on AI infrastructure' (the outlet's own wording)
Splits: The Post reports the buyout offer, the divisions getting it per Bloomberg, a spokesperson's note on at least eight weeks' pay for US staff, Amy Coleman's memo and Microsoft's data center spending