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While speaking toCNBC, a Microsoft spokesman indicated:

At Microsoft we focus on high-performance talent.

We are always working on helping people learn and grow.

Microsoft sign at an event

Microsoft’s current logo.

When people are not performing, we take the appropriate action.

According toBusiness Insider, the recent performance-based job cuts will affect less than 1% of Microsoft’s workforce.

For context, Microsoft had approximately 228,000 employees by the end of June 2024.

Satya Nadella contemplating during the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting.

“Security underpins every layer of the tech stack, and it’s our No.

1 priority,” indicatedMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadelladuring the company’searnings report for FY24 Q3.

It also promises to expedite its response time when security issues are raised, prompting remediation.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc.

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc. speaks during a keynote

Bill Gates holding up a copy of Windows XP operating system in New York�s Times Square.

Apple Store in Bangkok, Thailand

Cloud servers

Microsoft 50

Microsoft event

Marathon gameplay reveal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 deal

Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.