Fury erupts as Microsoft division fires 1,600 after thousands of foreign worker visas approved
Politics Fury erupts as Microsoft division fires 1,600 after thousands of foreign worker visas approved By Fox News Published July 10, 2026, 11:58 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas. Microsoft announced that it will lay off 4,800 people total and 1,600 from the corporation’s XBOX division, which makes and sells the dominant video game console.
- ▪Politics Fury erupts as Microsoft division fires 1,600 after thousands of foreign worker visas approved By Fox News Published July 10, 2026, 11:58 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas.
- ▪Microsoft announced that it will lay off 4,800 people total and 1,600 from the corporation’s XBOX division, which makes and sells the dominant video game console.
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