New Delhi: Microsoft could be heading into another difficult January. A fresh rumor suggests the company is preparing a large round of job cuts, marking what would be the fourth straight January with layoffs. The scale this time looks heavier, and the reason being cited is the rising cost of building and running artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The report has sparked anxiety inside the company and across the tech sector. Employees are watching closely, especially those in gaming and cloud teams, after several tough years of repeated workforce reductions. The timing, if accurate, again places Microsoft’s annual reset right at the start of the year.

The claim comes from investment research platform TipRanks, which reports that Microsoft may cut between 11,000 and 22,000 jobs. If confirmed, this would be Microsoft’s largest........

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