Articles about Satya Nadella – Page 3 of 15

Microsoft’s real AI battle against Google begins with the promise of new superpowers for work

Microsoft was encroaching onto Google’s turf when it announced an AI-powered Bing search engine last month. This morning, Microsoft started… Read More

Meet the Seattle Orcas: New pro cricket team is backed by Microsoft CEO and other tech leaders

Make room, Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm and others. Seattle has a new professional sports team ready to tap into a… Read More

Microsoft reveals new search engine and browser with AI ‘copilot,’ escalating battle with Google

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser that take advantage of next-generation… Read More

What Microsoft’s numbers say about the state of the tech economy

Things really began to change in December. That’s when Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform started to lose some of its momentum,… Read More

Microsoft cloud revenue up 22%, Windows business plunges 27% in first report since job cuts

Microsoft’s revenue rose 2% to $52.7 billion in its second fiscal quarter, just missing Wall Street’s expectations, and profits dropped… Read More

Just how bad is Microsoft’s bottom line? Earnings report will be closely watched after job cuts

Microsoft is seeing customers “optimize their digital spend to do more with less,” and “exercise caution” in the face of… Read More

Microsoft’s ‘multibillion dollar’ OpenAI investment comes with new level of secrecy

Microsoft is making a big new investment in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence powerhouse behind ChatGPT, extending a partnership that has… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon job cuts mark new phase for tech industry after decade of massive growth

Big Tech’s big boom is over. But the sector overall is a long way from a bust. That’s the assessment… Read More

Full memo: Microsoft to cut 10k jobs, about 5% of workforce, and take $1.2B restructuring charge

[Editor’s Note: Timing of layoffs corrected since original post.] Citing a need to “align our cost structure with our revenue… Read More

ChatGPT coming to Azure: New integration shows how Microsoft will leverage OpenAI partnership

Having trouble reliably accessing OpenAI’s ChatGPT? Microsoft has a solution. The tech giant says it will soon make the generative… Read More

Seattle business and tech leaders call for bold corporate action on housing crisis

A new report commissioned by Challenge Seattle, a coalition of business and tech leaders, says more companies need to help… Read More

How the economy is hitting the Amazon and Microsoft clouds, and what they’re doing about it

After soaring during the pandemic, the cloud is getting dragged down by the economy, and both of the Seattle region’s… Read More

Microsoft goes Meta: Here’s what Nadella and Zuckerberg announced for the new Quest Pro

Microsoft will make Windows, Office, Teams and other programs available for the new Meta Quest Pro and existing Meta Quest… Read More

‘Productivity paranoia’: Microsoft study of corporate workplaces finds big disconnect in hybrid work

A major perception gap between employees and leaders could make hybrid work unsustainable at companies around the world if left… Read More

‘Metaverse’ is in, ‘mixed reality’ out: Reading the tech tea leaves in Microsoft’s new words

Microsoft’s future just got a major edit. The metaverse, hybrid work, flexibility, trust, and technology’s role in the global economy… Read More

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The state of the tech economy: Takeaways from Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights and offer our thoughts on the recent earnings calls of Amazon,… Read More

Profits decline in Microsoft’s Windows division for first time since height of pandemic

Profits fell more than 5% in the Microsoft division that includes the company’s Windows business, the first decline in nearly… Read More

Microsoft earnings come up short, hit by global economic trends and cutbacks

Microsoft just reported its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022, the fourth quarter of its 2022… Read More

Microsoft’s latest solution for hybrid team-building is another social networking app

If the thought of updating another social network on a regular basis makes you shudder, a new app unveiled by… Read More

Microsoft to curb use of non-competes, drop NDAs from worker settlements, disclose salary ranges, launch civil rights audit

Bending to employee sentiment and legislative mandate, Microsoft announced a series of reforms Wednesday that will curtail or end some… Read More

Major League Cricket secures $120M funding from Microsoft CEO and others to launch in U.S.

Major League Cricket is tapping into the tech and business communities to secure major funding for its planned launch in… Read More

With sweeping pay increase, Microsoft attempts to retain talent in competitive tech job market

Microsoft’s plan to significantly boost merit-based raises and stock-based compensation for its employees and middle managers shows just how challenging… Read More

Satya Nadella details Microsoft plan for ‘significant additional investment’ in employee compensation

Microsoft plans to nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary increases, and increase its range for annual stock-based compensation… Read More

Microsoft posts nearly $50B in quarterly revenue, beats expectations due to cloud growth

Continued growth in Microsoft’s cloud business boosted its quarterly revenue to $49.4 billion, up 18%, with profits of $16.7 billion,… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: Wall Street expects 18% revenue growth on continued cloud strength

Streaming video subscriptions might be more disposable than imagined, but the juggernaut of cloud infrastructure and enterprise services is another… Read More

Steve Ballmer offers a scorecard on Microsoft’s big acquisitions, and revisits his own legacy as CEO

It’s 2022, and Microsoft’s cloud business is on track to become half of its overall revenue. Big investments in Xbox… Read More

Zain Nadella, 1996-2022: Microsoft CEO’s son remembered for love of music, profound impact on his dad

Zain Nadella, the son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, died Monday at the age of… Read More

Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

“Your code will be attacked.” That warning, so obvious today, was a blunt wake-up call 20 years ago for many… Read More

Microsoft’s new heyday: PC ‘renaissance’ and cloud boom drive record revenue and employment

Microsoft surpassed $50 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, with profits of $18.8 billion, up 22%, in its… Read More

Microsoft Teams surpasses 270M monthly active users, as growth slows from early days of pandemic

Microsoft’s Teams communications and collaboration platform topped 270 million monthly active users in the December quarter, continuing to add users… Read More