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Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, according to reports from Business Insider and Bloomberg. The move marks Microsoft’s latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce for AI.

Changes were always going to be in store for Electronic Arts after the company went private and its new owners saddled it with $20 billion of debt. EA announced some alterations to the business on Wednesday, which include layoffs and the shut down of Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare.

In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, both moves citing national-security concerns. The drone tariffs take effect in September, with additional component tariffs following in 2027.