Microsoft is laying off approximately 6,000 employees, or around 3% of its global workforce, according to a recent report by CNBC.
OpenAI plans to significantly decrease the revenue share it provides to Microsoft, its largest investor, according to a report by The Information. Currently, OpenAI shares 20% of its revenue with Microsoft under an agreement that runs through 2030, but this share is expected to drop to 10% or lower by the end of the decade, states the report.
Skype, once the undisputed pioneer of internet-based video calls, has officially been shut down by Microsoft as of 5 May 2025, marking the end of a two-decade era in digital communication.
Microsoft has rolled out stricter performance management policies that could make it harder for low-scoring employees to remain with or return to the company, according to a recent report by Business Insider. In an internal email, Chief People Officer Amy Coleman outlined new measures designed to streamline accountability, including a two-year rehire ban for employees who exit due to poor performance.
Microsoft has announced it is "delaying" or "pausing" several data centre projects, including a planned $1 billion facility in Ohio, signalling a potential cooling of the infrastructure boom driven by artificial intelligence demand.
Microsoft has terminated two software engineers who disrupted company events last week to protest the tech giant’s artificial intelligence contracts with the Israeli military, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC. The employees—Ibtihal Aboussad, based in Canada, and Vaniya Agrawal, an Indian-American engineer—interrupted speeches during Microsoft’s 50th-anniversary celebrations in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebration in Redmond, Washington, was disrupted on Friday when two employees staged pro-Palestinian protests, voicing opposition to the company’s ties to the Israeli military and its use of artificial intelligence in conflict zones.
Microsoft has announced that it will retire Skype in May 2025 as the company is encouraging users to transition to Microsoft Teams, which will now serve as its primary communication and collaboration tool.
Microsoft has recently introduced Muse, an artificial intelligence model designed to generate both game visuals and gameplay actions. Developed in collaboration with Ninja Theory, a subsidiary of Xbox Game Studios, Muse aims to assist in game development by predicting game dynamics based on human input.
Microsoft will also provide free access to 350 courses and six new Career Essentials Certificates for six of the most in-demand jobs in the digital economy to help 10 million people learn digital skills.
Technology giant Microsoft has fired around 1,000 workers in a new round of layoffs, According to reports from Business Insider.
Microsoft recently announced that it is introducing avatars to Teams, its videoconferencing and workplace collaboration app.
Microsoft has concluded its Surface event for 2022, unveiling the Surface Laptop 5, Surface Pro 9, and Surface Studio 2 Plus. The business also displayed new tools and applications, such as a Designer app run by Dall-E 2. Here's a quick rundown of everything Microsoft just unveiled:
Microsoft has recently launched its Startups Founders Hub in Bangladesh.
Viva Engage, which resembles a Facebook clone, encourages online conversations, self-expression, and communities in the workplace. It has a 'storylines' section with conversational posts, videos, images, and more. This section functions as your Facebook news feed. It is obviously intended to feel similar to Facebook in both appearance and functionality so that workers will use it to share news or even personal interests.
Microsoft is reportedly planning on releasing a Lite version of the Microsoft Outlook app for Android. According to details stated in the Microsoft 365 roadmap, Microsoft Outlook Lite will have a smaller app size and improve performance for low-end devices on any network.
As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still claim to adore. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dustbin of tech history.
Xbox placed great importance on their “Game Pass” feature.
In a dramatic reversal of fortune for the big tech companies, Amazon and Facebook capitalised on being seen as essential for people in lockdown,
