{
  "id": 16725223,
  "title": "Microsoft extends voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/microsoft-extends-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60-000-staff",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:52:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/microsoft-extends-voluntary-exit-packages-to-60000-staff/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Microsoft has opened a voluntary departure programme to approximately 60,000 employees across four countries, offering severance support as the technology group adjusts staffing across several major businesses. The initiative, announced on Monday, covers eligible workers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and India. It encompasses more than a quarter of Microsoft’s global workforce,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}