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In context: Microsoft's layoff surge, which has impacted tens of thousands of workers since 2023, accelerated earlier this year as the company focused on AI spending. Months after offering voluntary buyouts to a small percentage of its workforce, Microsoft has now expanded the practice to a scale that might dwarf prior layoff rounds from the past several years.

Microsoft recently announced a new voluntary exit offer for employees at level 70 and below in certain countries. Sources told CNBC that this group includes about 60,000 workers, a substantial increase in scope compared with the buyout offers that began in April.

The time-limited offer, which includes financial support and employment assistance services, is available to members of certain Microsoft organizations based in the US, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom.…