Microsoft Layoffs October 2024. These layoffs come after a frenzy of major acquisitions by microsoft over the last few years, not the least of which were the purchase of zenimax in march 2021 for $8.1 billion and. At its ignite conference in chicago, microsoft (msft) unveiled a comprehensive suite of cloud and ai advancements, including a strategic alliance with c3.ai (ai) that signals.

The cuts represent roughly a 9 percent reduction at activision blizzard. The 1,900 cuts primarily affect activision blizzard employees after microsoft’s acquisition.