Microsoft Corp. began job cuts that will impact about 9,000 workers, its second major wave of layoffs this year as it seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence spending.

While it is unclear how this affects Austin, Microsoft is slashing 4% of its global workforce. The company has roughly a thousand employees in the

Microsoft has confirmed that it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers, in its latest wave of job cuts this year. This comes as the tech giant seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence spending.