Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday.

Microsoft is laying off up to 9,000 workers, or around 4% of its global workforce, in its largest round of cuts since 2023, according to a report from the Seattle Times. The layoffs come as no surprise after The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Microsoft was planning to slash several thousand jobs in an attempt to offset its investments in artificial intelligence technology.

Microsoft is laying off as much as 4%, or roughly 9,100, of its employees in the largest round of job cuts since 2023, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday. The company, which had about 228,000 employees worldwide as of June 2024,

Microsoft is kicking off its fiscal year by firing thousands of employees in the largest round of layoffs since 2023, the company confirmed Wednesday. In an ongoing effort to streamline its workforce,