Intel will manufacture one of Microsoft's custom-designed chips
Intel Corp. has landed Microsoft Corp. as a customer for its made-to-order chip business, marking a key win for an ambitious turnaround effort under Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger.
Microsoft plans to use Intel’s 18A...
Sam Altman appointed to lead new Microsoft AI division
Microsoft Corp. said that Sam Altman will lead the software developer’s new in-house artificial intelligence team after the OpenAI co-founder was ousted from his startup last week, a bid to shore up Microsoft’s AI plans and reassure...
Satya Nadella sends warning about impact of Google's search dominance on AI
Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Satya Nadella has a stark warning for a federal court and the tech industry: Google is likely to extend its dominance of the search market into a new generation of artificial...
Microsoft CEO guarantees Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation in court
Microsoft Corp.’s chief executive officer reaffirmed his company’s promise to keep Activision Blizzard Inc.’s top-selling Call of Duty on rival Sony Corp.’s PlayStation console as he sought to defend the biggest-ever video...
PlayStation boss testifies in case about Microsoft-Activision deal
Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. will deliver a blow to Sony Group Corp’s console business and give PlayStation gamers a “degraded” experience, an executive with the Japanese electronics giant testified...
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard CEOs headed to court to defend $68.7-billion deal
Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard Inc. CEO Bobby Kotick will be in court this week to try to persuade a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade...
Microsoft CEO denies his company has control of OpenAI
Microsoft Corp. is not in control of OpenAI, chief executive officer Satya Nadella said in an interview aired Tuesday, disputing the allegation by Elon Musk.
Musk had claimed that Microsoft, by virtue of its multibillion-dollar investment...
Microsoft freezes full-time worker salaries because it needs money for big AI push
Microsoft Corp. has decided to freeze pay for all full-time workers this year to help it navigate macroeconomic ructions, becoming the latest US tech leader to tighten its belt during a time of mounting...
Microsoft cutting 10,000 jobs — will cost R20 billion
Microsoft Corp. said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce, taking steps to cope with an increasingly bleak outlook that has now bruised many of the technology industry’s biggest names.
The company will take a $1.2...
Microsoft gunning for Google with potential OpenAI investment
Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella is weighing the company’s biggest-ever startup investment, seeking to give the software giant an advantage against Google in the race to weave advanced artificial intelligence tools into fields like...
Microsoft CEO feels confident about approval for Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said he’s confident the company can gain regulatory approval for its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. even in the face of an in-depth regulatory...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appointed board chairman
Microsoft Corp. named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as board chairman, strengthening his influence at the world’s largest software maker after more than seven years as the top executive.
Nadella, 53, succeeds John Thompson, who will...
One of the biggest Windows updates of the decade is coming
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will very soon share more details about one of its biggest Windows updates of the past decade.
Speaking at Microsoft’s annual Build conference, Nadella stated the changes to the operating...
Guess how much Microsoft’s Chief Exec earned in 2014
Microsoft Corp’s new Chief Executive Satya Nadella has become one of the technology industry’s biggest earners
Microsoft CEO draws fire for careless female pay comments
Microsoft Corp’s chief executive officer suggested on Thursday that women in technology should not ask for raises but have faith in the “system”, bringing a torrent of criticism and causing the executive to backtrack after the statement.
Microsoft on edge as it prepares to unveil new Surface tablets
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella risks hitting a rough patch next week when he unveils the latest models of the tepidly received Surface tablet.
Microsoft's Nadella reshuffles senior ranks
Microsoft named three executives to its cloud, devices and Xbox gaming divisions in one of new Chief Executive Satya Nadella’s first management shakeups.
Office for iPad reveal signals new course for Microsoft
Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, unveiled Office for iPad in a polished debut that set him apart from his energetic predecessor while signalling his plans to make mobile apps a top priority