Microsoft Corp. cut hundreds more jobs just weeks after its largest layoff in years, underscoring the tech industry’s efforts to trim costs even as it plows billions of dollars into artificial intelligence.

Microsoft is laying off 305 employees in Washington, almost three weeks after companywide cuts that saw 3% of the company’s staff sent packing. The Redmond-based tech giant notified affected workers Monday, according to a state Employment Security Department filing.

Tech giant Microsoft has cut hundreds of more jobs just weeks after reducing nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce in the AI era. As per a filing with Washington state’s