After Layoffs, Microsoft Plans Fresh Hiring Focused On AI: Satya Nadella

After Layoffs, Microsoft Plans Fresh Hiring Focused On AI: Satya Nadella

After a year of major layoffs, Microsoft is preparing to grow its workforce again -- but this time with a clear focus on artificial intelligence.

Microsoft to Expand Hiring With ‘More Leverage’ From AI

In a 31 October podcast, CEO Satya Nadella informed investor Brad Gerstner that Microsoft will once again increase its workforce. The staff of the software company remained steady throughout the fiscal year 2025, which concluded in June. It was 228,000, but several rounds of layoffs reduced that figure by at least 6,000. Microsoft laid off an additional 9,000 employees in July.According to Nadella on the BG2 podcast, Microsoft is now appropriate…

Microsoft to resume hiring with AI-driven focus, says CEO Satya Nadella

After a year marked by significant layoffs, Microsoft is set to expand its workforce once again, this time with a strategic emphasis on artificial intelligence

After layoffs, Microsoft plans fresh hiring focused on AI: Satya Nadella

Microsoft had about 2.28 lakh employees at the end of June 2025, with the number staying almost unchanged after several rounds of job cuts that affected over 15,000 workers.