[UPDATE: False Rumor] Microsoft could layoff upto 22,000 employees in January as AI spending climbs

[UPDATE | 01:00 AM IST, January 8, 2026] The good news is that the rumors about Microsoft’s massive January layoffs is fake. Folks at Windows Central have spotted a reply from Frank Shaw, Chief Communications Office at Microsoft, on a post on X that mentioned the layoffs rumor. He states that the rumor is “100 percent made up / speculative / wrong.”  [ORIGINAL STORY] Microsoft gave headache to its global workforce last year with multiple rounds of layoffs. The surprising part was that the job cuts came as the company reported revenue and net profits of around $75 billion. Speaking