Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on Microsoft cutting over 4,000 jobs as a result of AI

Best of Business · Jul 9, 2026 · 4m · transcript

Microsoft is cutting 4800 jobs - about two percent of its global workforce - in a sweeping restructure.

Most cuts are part of a restructure of its struggling Xbox gaming division.

It's the latest in a string of mass layoffs by the tech giant alongside major investment in AI.

Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained the implications of this move.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.