The voluntary program could affect nearly 9,000 workers as the company trims headcount, revamps pay, and redirects resources toward its massive AI infrastructure buildout.

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirements to thousands of its employees in the United States — for the first time in the tech giant’s 51 years.

Microsoft’s gaming business is going back to its original name: Xbox. Four years after the tech giant changed the division’s name to Microsoft Gaming, its leaders have decided to change the name back to Xbox and laid out their vision for the next stage of the business.