Microsoft lays off 2,100, axes Silicon Valley research


  • TECH
  • Friday, 19 Sep 2014

SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp will close its Silicon Valley research-and-development operation as part of 2,100 layoffs announced on Thursday, as it moves toward its new CEO's goal of cutting 18,000 staff, or about 14% of its workforce. 

News of the closure of the Microsoft Research lab at the company's campus in Mountain View, California, was first made public on Twitter by employees. The company later confirmed the move and said it would involve the loss of 50 jobs. 

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