AI layoffs this week: Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026

The largest event of the week was Microsoft, with 4,800 roles cut (2.1% of workforce, heaviest in Xbox/gaming (3,200 of the cuts, staged into fiscal 2027). Company invoked AI-driven change in work while simultaneously insisting the eliminated roles were not being replaced by AI; press tied cuts to surging AI infrastructure spending.). Across the week, cuts touched technology.

Every figure below links to its company timeline and public source. Attribution labels follow the methodology.