Microsoft Plans 1,600 Xbox Cuts; Uber Cuts 3,300 Corporate Roles
Information Technology layoffs on Sept. 9–10: Microsoft, Uber and The Trade Desk reported reductions affecting roughly 5,400 workers.
Microsoft, Uber and The Trade Desk Report Information Technology Layoffs (Sept. 9–10, 2026)
Microsoft, Uber and The Trade Desk reported separate workforce reductions affecting the Information Technology sector in early September, with filings and press coverage compiled for the September 9–10, 2026 update.
Reported layoffs
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Uber Technologies, Inc. said it eliminated 3,300 corporate positions as part of a management restructuring, according to reporting by The Economic Times, Analytics Insight and newsdrum.in. The coverage describes the cuts as affecting corporate and management roles company-wide; the accounts do not specify a single effective date or detailed office locations.
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Microsoft Corporation is reported to be planning cuts of 1,600 jobs at its Xbox division, per GamesRadar+. The same report notes a separate development that Blizzard — a Microsoft-owned studio — secured a union contract covering 1,900 Blizzard employees that includes severance guarantees and 14-month recall rights, and requires consultation on AI use and future layoffs.
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The Trade Desk has cut more than 500 employees, reporting coverage from StreamTV Insider, MediaPost and The Straits Times indicates. The articles present the figure as "more than 500" and describe the reductions as an active workforce contraction tied to slowing growth; they do not provide a precise effective date, a full breakdown by location or affected departments beyond noting global impact including Singapore.
Timing and scope
The items summarized here were reported in accounts compiled for the September 9–10, 2026 layoff tracker. Individual reports cited above provide the headcounts noted; some accounts did not supply specific effective dates or detailed office locations. Collectively, the reported actions affect about 5,400 employees in the Information Technology sector.
Closing
These notices and news reports constitute the verified entries for the September 9–10, 2026 update: Uber Technologies, Inc. (3,300), Microsoft Corporation (1,600) and The Trade Desk (500+) reported workforce reductions documented in the cited coverage and filings.