Microsoft has recently confirmed plans to lay off up to 9,000 employees—just under 4% of its global workforce—as the company shifts its focus further toward artificial intelligence and streamlines internal operations.

Microsoft Corp.’s gaming division began informing employees of job cuts on Wednesday morning, initiating the process of widespread layoffs that staff have been expecting for the last week.Microsoft’s Stockholm-based King division,

Microsoft is laying off thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years.