Microsoft has offered nearly 60,000 employees voluntary redundancy with compensation. This is about a quarter of the company's employees and is the largest program in its history. That same day, Skydance launched a similar program. Both companies want to cut staff while increasing investments in artificial intelligence. But they don't know for sure what jobs it will replace. Similar programs have previously been launched by Google, Intel and Verizon. HR analysts say that if voluntary layoffs aren't enough, forced layoffs may be the next step. Read this and 9 other stories from the Wall Street Journal, The Times, BBC and other global media outlets on the league. net.

Microsoft has offered nearly 60,000 employees voluntary redundancy with compensation. This is about a quarter of the company's employees and is the largest program in its history. That same day, Skydance launched a similar program. Both companies want to cut staff while increasing investments in artificial intelligence. But they don't know for sure what jobs it will replace. Similar programs have previously been launched by Google, Intel and Verizon. HR analysts say that if voluntary layoffs aren't enough, forced layoffs may be the next step. Read this and 9 other stories from the Wall Street Journal, The Times, BBC and other global media outlets on the league. net.