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Microsoft is laying off 4% of its global workforce, including 830 jobs in Washington state. The 4% in cuts represent ...
The latest wave of layoffs was made to enhance company efficiency, according to a Microsoft spokesperson, who said the ...
Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices ...
Building Microsoft’s data centers and infrastructure in Central Washington contributed $1.2 billion to that region’s economy ...
The company reported an annual headcount of 228,000 full-time workers last June, with nearly 50,000 employees at the Redmond campus, prior to the May 2025 layoff announcement.
An aerial view of Microsoft’s new East Campus in Redmond shows the ongoing transformation of its headquarters. (Microsoft Photo) [Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a GeekWire project exploring ...
REDMOND, WA (AP) -Microsoft began laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce Tuesday. The tech giant didn’t disclose the total amount of lost jobs but it will amount to about 6,000 people. Microsoft ...
To fend off WA taxes on businesses and personal wealth, Microsoft has spearheaded a lobbying campaign and pledged $1 million for a possible ballot measure.
Both taxes are both strongly opposed by Microsoft, one of the world's most valuable companies, with a market cap of nearly $3 trillion, headquartered at a massive Redmond campus.
On Friday, Microsoft officially recognized its 50th birthday in an invite-only event on the Redmond campus with about 1,000 employees on hand.
Redmond Police Chief Darryl Lowe noted that the city, which operates the only full-time DFR program in the state, was only the second police agency on the West Coast to receive such a BVLOS waiver ...