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Microsoft Launches First-Ever Voluntary Buyout Programme: Here's What Employees Could Get
- Saturday April 25, 2026
- World News | Edited by Astitva Raj
The buyout programme, launched on Thursday by Microsoft, is the company's first-ever employee buyout initiative.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Plans First Voluntary Employee Buyout: Report
- Saturday April 25, 2026
- World News | Reuters
The one-time retirement program will be open to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below, with a combined age and years of employment of 70 or more, per reports.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta To Lay Off 8,000 Employees Amid Heavy Investment In AI: Report
- Friday April 24, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and leave thousands of other positions next month, a source told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Offers Voluntary Retirement To 8,750 Employees In US
- Thursday April 23, 2026
- World News | Bloomberg News
About 7% of the US workforce will be eligible for the buyouts, according to a person familiar with the planning. Microsoft has never previously done buyouts of this scale, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss an internal matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Offers Voluntary Exit Packages To Employees Not 'Embracing' AI
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Google has offered voluntary exit packages to employees in specific business teams, encouraging alignment with the AI mission and higher work intensity.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Reportedly Lays Off Hundreds of Employees in Android, Pixel Teams
- Friday April 11, 2025
- Reuters
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit. The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications, follow Google's January buyout offers to employees in the unit.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Trump, Musk's Buyout Offer To Cut Size Of US Government Blocked By Judge
- Friday February 7, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Elon Musk's offer for the country's more than two million government employees was to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired in future culls.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Million Job Cuts Likely In US As Trump Announces Buyout Offers
- Thursday January 30, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The federal employees who leave their posts voluntarily will receive about eight months of salary until September, provided they choose to do so by February 6.
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www.ndtv.com
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From $44 Billion To $19 Billion: Why X's Valuation Dropped Under Elon Musk
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
In March this year, Mr Musk told the employees at the company that he believed the company was worth $20 billion and labelled it "an inverse start-up."
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www.ndtv.com
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From $44 Billion To $19 Billion: Why X's Valuation Dropped Under Elon Musk
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
In March this year, Mr Musk told the employees at the company that he believed the company was worth $20 billion and labelled it "an inverse start-up."
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www.ndtv.com
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"Office Is Not Optional": Elon Musk Emails Twitter Employees At 2:30 AM
- Saturday March 25, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
This comes after Elon Musk noted in his message that Twitter's San Francisco offices "was half empty yesterday."
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www.ndtv.com
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Disney-Apple Sale: Returning CEO Bob Iger Shuts It Down as ‘Pure Speculation’
- Tuesday November 29, 2022
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Akhil Arora, Siddharth Suvarna
After returning to his position as Disney CEO last week, Bob Iger held his first company-wide meeting with employees, addressing dealmaking questions, the company’s stance on LGBTQ+ inclusion, and the hiring freeze implemented by ex-CEO Bob Chapek. Iger shot down the idea of Apple acquiring Disney as “pure speculation,” adding that he won’t...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Amazon Mass Layoffs to Continue Till Next Year, Confirms CEO Andy Jassy
- Friday November 18, 2022
- Associated Press
Amazon mass layoffs, which began in the company’s corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday. In a note sent to employees, Jassy said the company told workers in its devices and books divisions about layoffs on Wednesday. He said it also offered some other employees a voluntary buyout offer.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Mass Resignations At Twitter After Elon Musk's "Ultimatum" Spark Meme Fest
- Friday November 18, 2022
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A day after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum asking Twitter staff to commit to a "hardcore" work environment or accept a buyout, reports suggested that hundreds of employees put down their papers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Employees "Used To The Drama" As Elon Musk Bid Is Back On
- Wednesday October 5, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Since Musk disclosed in April that he had acquired a stake in the social media platform, he has accepted and rejected a seat on Twitter's board, launched a bid to take the company private and tried to back out of the deal altogether.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Launches First-Ever Voluntary Buyout Programme: Here's What Employees Could Get
- Saturday April 25, 2026
- World News | Edited by Astitva Raj
The buyout programme, launched on Thursday by Microsoft, is the company's first-ever employee buyout initiative.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Microsoft Plans First Voluntary Employee Buyout: Report
- Saturday April 25, 2026
- World News | Reuters
The one-time retirement program will be open to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below, with a combined age and years of employment of 70 or more, per reports.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta To Lay Off 8,000 Employees Amid Heavy Investment In AI: Report
- Friday April 24, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees and leave thousands of other positions next month, a source told AFP.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft Offers Voluntary Retirement To 8,750 Employees In US
- Thursday April 23, 2026
- World News | Bloomberg News
About 7% of the US workforce will be eligible for the buyouts, according to a person familiar with the planning. Microsoft has never previously done buyouts of this scale, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss an internal matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Offers Voluntary Exit Packages To Employees Not 'Embracing' AI
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Google has offered voluntary exit packages to employees in specific business teams, encouraging alignment with the AI mission and higher work intensity.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Reportedly Lays Off Hundreds of Employees in Android, Pixel Teams
- Friday April 11, 2025
- Reuters
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit. The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications, follow Google's January buyout offers to employees in the unit.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Trump, Musk's Buyout Offer To Cut Size Of US Government Blocked By Judge
- Friday February 7, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Elon Musk's offer for the country's more than two million government employees was to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired in future culls.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Million Job Cuts Likely In US As Trump Announces Buyout Offers
- Thursday January 30, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The federal employees who leave their posts voluntarily will receive about eight months of salary until September, provided they choose to do so by February 6.
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www.ndtv.com
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From $44 Billion To $19 Billion: Why X's Valuation Dropped Under Elon Musk
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
In March this year, Mr Musk told the employees at the company that he believed the company was worth $20 billion and labelled it "an inverse start-up."
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www.ndtv.com
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From $44 Billion To $19 Billion: Why X's Valuation Dropped Under Elon Musk
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
In March this year, Mr Musk told the employees at the company that he believed the company was worth $20 billion and labelled it "an inverse start-up."
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www.ndtv.com
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"Office Is Not Optional": Elon Musk Emails Twitter Employees At 2:30 AM
- Saturday March 25, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
This comes after Elon Musk noted in his message that Twitter's San Francisco offices "was half empty yesterday."
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www.ndtv.com
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Disney-Apple Sale: Returning CEO Bob Iger Shuts It Down as ‘Pure Speculation’
- Tuesday November 29, 2022
- Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Akhil Arora, Siddharth Suvarna
After returning to his position as Disney CEO last week, Bob Iger held his first company-wide meeting with employees, addressing dealmaking questions, the company’s stance on LGBTQ+ inclusion, and the hiring freeze implemented by ex-CEO Bob Chapek. Iger shot down the idea of Apple acquiring Disney as “pure speculation,” adding that he won’t...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Amazon Mass Layoffs to Continue Till Next Year, Confirms CEO Andy Jassy
- Friday November 18, 2022
- Associated Press
Amazon mass layoffs, which began in the company’s corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday. In a note sent to employees, Jassy said the company told workers in its devices and books divisions about layoffs on Wednesday. He said it also offered some other employees a voluntary buyout offer.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Mass Resignations At Twitter After Elon Musk's "Ultimatum" Spark Meme Fest
- Friday November 18, 2022
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A day after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum asking Twitter staff to commit to a "hardcore" work environment or accept a buyout, reports suggested that hundreds of employees put down their papers.
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www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Employees "Used To The Drama" As Elon Musk Bid Is Back On
- Wednesday October 5, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Since Musk disclosed in April that he had acquired a stake in the social media platform, he has accepted and rejected a seat on Twitter's board, launched a bid to take the company private and tried to back out of the deal altogether.
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www.ndtv.com