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The Windows and Xbox maker plans up to 10,000 redundancies, but said it would still hire in key strategic areas.

Spotify cuts jobs in latest round of tech layoffs

In November, Meta announced it would cut 13% of its workforce, a total of 11,000 employees.

Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took "full responsibility" for the cuts, in an internal email.

It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the business $1.2bn (£972m) in severance and reorganisation costs.

He said the firm would continue to hire in key areas.

We didn't have to wait very long for the next round of lay-offs from big tech.

That's small comfort, though, for the thousands of staff facing redundancy in the early days of 2023.

Experts say there is still demand for job hunters with the right skills, particularly engineers experienced in AI and data science.