Microsoft layoffs ceo memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses 'painful'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses 'painful' layoffs , discusses ambitious AI plans in company memo Over 15,000 employees have been laid off in 2025 By Skye Jacobs July 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM 13 ... Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed recent job cuts amid strong profits and AI investments. Despite over 15,000 layoffs in 2025, he emphasised the company's thriving performance and the need for ... The memo comes in the wake of over 15,000 job eliminations across Microsoft in 2025, including around 9,000 earlier this month. While the company’s stock has surged — crossing $500 for the first time on July 9 — and net income over the past three quarters hit $75 billion, Nadella acknowledged what he called the "uncertainty and seeming incongruence" of the current moment. The memo represents Nadella’s most direct attempt yet to reconcile the fundamental contradictions facing Microsoft and many other tech companies as they adjust to the AI economy. Microsoft , in ...