Leaked internal emails from 2020 show Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer expressing confidence in Xbox after the PS5 specs reveal, noting Xbox has a better platform and services than Sony.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison will be making a joint announcement on Thursday, September 14. The event will be livestreamed starting at 1 pm Pacific time
The annual Microsoft Ignite developers conference will once again be a hybrid in-person and online event, as the company will likely make a number of announcements for IT developers and more.
The new round of layoffs reportedly affected employees at Microsoft's customer service, support, and sales divisions. There's no word on how many team members were affected this time.
In court testimony on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated he "would love to get rid of the entire exclusives on consoles." However, it needs to compete with Sony, which does love exclusives.
A leaked internal poll reveals Microsoft employees' concerns about the leadership. Layoffs, a pay freeze, and the discontinuation of an annual employee poll have negatively impacted morale.
From leveraging AI in its productivity suite to exploring the possibilities of techno-humanism, Microsoft continues venturing into the AI era as it embraces its power in its products and services.
Although we haven't received any new Windows 11 builds this week, the last 7 days brought plenty of news. It is time to recap the most interesting and noteworthy stories from the world of Microsoft.
Twitter has written a letter to Microsoft to review its use of Twitter data and to complain that the company hasn't paid for access. It wants a report back from the company by next month.
The report claims Microsoft sent out the news about no raises this year for full time employees in a company email today. Performance bonuses for top executives will be lower than last year.
Microsoft has announced major changes to the structure in its board. Veteran lead independent director John W. Thompson is stepping down from his role while Satya Nadella is re-elected as chairman.
Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly unpacks news about Microsoft's declining revenues in consumer categories, some Windows 11 updates, bugs, and fixes, and a bunch of app enhancements.
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Microsoft has posted $52.7 billion in revenue for the previous quarter. While there is decent growth in the cloud, it is mostly offset by declines in the consumer market such as Xbox and Windows.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed that the company is laying off a massive 10,000 employees starting today. The company will be offering support to those affected by the job cuts.
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During Microsoft's recent quarterly earnings call, the company revealed that its Xbox Cloud Gaming service now has over 20 million users, more than double compared to six months ago.
Microsoft has announced that it will be increasing dividend payments to shareholders later this year. Those who want the higher dividends must already hold the company's stock on November 17.
If you've been reading Neowin for the past few days, you know that it's been a busy week in the Microsoft-verse due to a major acquisition, and a new program from Google. Find out more in our recap!
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CEO of Gaming Phil Spencer sent out some emails to staff following the announcement of the Activision acquisition. Find out what both of them had to say here.
Microsoft has announced that it is making president Brad Smith the vice chair of its board of directors. The company has also set the annual shareholders meeting for November 30, 2021.
Microsoft has promoted its well-regarded Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay to executive vice president, which means that he'll also be advising the CEO as a member of the senior leadership team.
U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly invited multiple big tech companies to the White House, purportedly to discuss cybersecurity matters. The meeting will apparently take place tomorrow.
Microsoft has announced that from July 28, developers can opt to use third-party payment mechanisms in their apps without paying the company any fee. This is in stark contrast to Google and Apple.
Microsoft has announced that it has elected CEO Satya Nadella as the chairperson for its board of directors. He will be replacing John W. Thompson who will now be the lead independent director.
Following a meeting with Satya Nadella, Indonesia's president has announced that regulations will be amended to allow Microsoft to invest money into data centres located inside the country.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's decision to work with the U.S. military, saying that " it's really about being a responsible corporate citizen in a democracy".
Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, spoke at the company's Future Decoded conference in London, where he reiterated his advocacy for an underwater data center in the future.
The funding will be used for Microsoft's partnerships with Black Girls Code and the Technology Access Foundation, two nonprofits aiming to provide technology education to students of color.
Speaking at the BUILD conference today, Satya Nadella called for an intergovernmental privacy framework. He called the EU's GDPR, and the U.S.' CLOUD Act good starting points, but wants to see more.
Microsoft has made great strides in the past year, improving its public perception overall, while Amazon continued to dominate in consumer awareness and Apple and Google falling by the wayside.
In a series of open letters, the United States Congress has questioned the bungling of the embargo for Meltdown and Spectre by various tech firms, including Microsoft, Intel, Apple, and Google.
Satya Nadella needs to be pro-Microsoft, being head of the company. While his confidence in his products over his competition is endearing, his potshot at Apple could be used against him later.
When asked about how Microsoft expects to remain competitive without its own mobile platform, the Microsoft CEO emphasised the company is looking toward the future while supporting present platforms.
Our latest giveaway is going to be Satya Nadella's new book, Hit Refresh, where the Microsoft CEO discusses his quest to find the soul of a company that had stagnated. This giveaway is global!
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Speaking at a conference, execs from Microsoft OEMs Dell and Lenovo, alongside the CEO of market analysis firm Canalys, suggest the company may kill the Surface line before the turn of the decade.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's book Hit Refresh takes an interesting look on how the company is rediscovering its soul under new leadership, but is it worth your time? Find out in our full review!
In his new book 'Hit Refresh', Satya Nadella has described the reasons behind Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn, stating that it was better to purchase the platform rather than partnering with it.
According to Nadella's newly released book, Hit Refresh, the company's former CEOs and his predecessors didn't necessarily understand the appeal of the $2.5 billion purchase of Minecraft at the time.
Mark this under what was already known but never proven: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was against the company's acquisition of Nokia. In his book, Hit Refresh, Nadella opens a can of worms. Bless him.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a ban on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Satya Nadella and Brad Smith, in separate blog posts, took a stance against the move.
Several months after rolling out 36,000 new Windows Phones to police officers in the field, the New York Police Department has reportedly started to replace these devices with new iPhones.
Weekend PC Game Deals: Bundled VR and narrative ventures, Xbox PC hits, and more
Microsoft details all Windows 11 23H2 features it starts delivering early in 22H2 itself
Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch enter general availablity on September 26
EU fines Intel $400 million for blocking AMD's market access through payments to PC makers
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