Results for “Microsoft”

Business InsiderCenter59 min ago

Microsoft's massive employee buyout spooked everyone. Here's what's really going on inside the company.

Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 employees but expects few to leave. Insiders explain the strategy and why workers are worried.

These 3 free Microsoft apps will completely declutter your Windows PC

No need to fight alone.

TheregisterCenter1 day ago

Microsoft faces potential vote: Shareholders curious about its plans to tackle emissions

Greenhouse gas output has risen dramatically since the company promised to become carbon-negative by 2030

RTRight2 days ago

Microsoft moves to shed quarter of workforce

Microsoft is seeking to shed up to 60,000 workers as the tech giant slashes payroll costs while pouring billions into AI

TheregisterCenter2 days ago

Take it on the chin SatNad: Microsoft chief exec's pay slips 6% in record year

Revenue up, operating profit up, 30 million paid Copilot seats locked in, 88 DCs added, $43.8 billion returned to shareholders

The New York TimesLeft3 days ago

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as It Spends on A.I.

About a quarter of the tech giant’s employees were eligible for the packages, although the company cautioned it did not expect many employees to sign on.

Los Angeles TimesLeans left3 days ago

Tech industry workers take another hit as Microsoft offers buyouts to tens of thousands of employees

Tech companies are shrinking the size of their workforce as they restructure and spend more on artificial intelligence.

The New York TimesLeft16 hours ago

Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending

The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on capital expenses like data centers and offered to pay workers to leave. Only one of the four AI hyperscalers reported positive free cash...

Ars TechnicaLeans left13 hours ago

Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines

The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won't boot. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.

Indian ExpressLeans left3 days ago

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 eligible employees, including in India

Microsoft's reported voluntary exit offer covering 60,000 employees has brought old office lifestyle videos back into focus. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.

TheregisterCenter10 hours ago

Researchers find bugs in 5 AI developer tools, with OpenAI and Microsoft flaws still unpatched

Embedded browsers are at the heart of the problem

ReutersCenter14 hours ago

Microsoft expects to raise $25 billion in US bond sale, source says

Microsoft expects to raise $25 billion in US bond sale, source says Reuters

Times of IndiaCenter14 hours ago

AI boomerang: What one should keep in mind if Microsoft, Barclays Bank, Kroger rehire sacked employees?

Microsoft, Barclays Bank and supermarket chain Kroger are among the latest entries on a growing list of companies that have announced AI-related workforce reductions this year.

QuartzLeans left16 hours ago

10 embarrassing AI blunders, from Microsoft's Tay to glue on pizza

These 10 AI blunders, from Microsoft's Tay to Air Canada's chatbot ruling, show how machine learning systems fail in public and what followed

The VergeLeans left17 hours ago

Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs

To anyone listening closely to what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been saying over the past couple of years, this week felt like the clearest sign yet that AI is about to fundamentally change the size of Microsoft's workforce....

Yahoo NewsCenter19 hours ago

Alphabet's first double miss in four years, and Microsoft went the other way

Alphabet and Microsoft reported within hours of each other and the market split them in two. Brian Sozzi walks through what Alphabet did that the street hated: negative free cash flow for a second straight quarter, search below...

TechspotCenter20 hours ago

Microsoft spent $6.5 billion less than expected on AI infrastructure, but it wasn't by choice

Microsoft spent $45.2 billion on capital expenditures, including finance leases, in the September quarter, compared with the $51.7 billion expected by analysts cited by the Financial Times. That's still around 30% more than a year...

The New York TimesLeft21 hours ago

Microsoft Up, Google Down. A Tale of Two Hyperscalers.

Investors are showing little patience for lavish spending and meager returns on companies’ artificial intelligence bets.

PcworldCenter23 hours ago

Tired of Microsoft Office subscriptions? Buy it outright

Microsoft Office without the monthly bills Pay once for Office 2024 and keep using the apps you know Buy Office 2024 Things used to be simple. You’d buy something, then use it until it either broke down or no longer suited your...

TheregisterCenter23 hours ago

Microsoft breaks New Outlook attachment opening with Edge Update

Attachments in New Outlook come undone thanks to Windows' fundamental interconnectedness of things

TechspotCenter1 day ago

A new report accuses Microsoft of using 10 "dark patterns" to keep you on Edge

The Browser Choice Alliance (BCA), a group of browser makers advocating fair competition and freedom to choose a browser, commissioned the report, which was produced by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT).

Ars TechnicaLeans left3 days ago

Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce

Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.

PcworldCenter1 hour ago

Get Microsoft’s diagramming app for life on sale for $49.97 for 2 more days

TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 for Windows for $49.97 (reg. $579.99) through November 1 and build diagrams on your PC with no subscription. Diagramming software on a subscription keeps billing you for...

Indian ExpressLeans left1 day ago

AI costs are rising: Microsoft’s Jay Parikh on keeping spending under control

GamesradarCenter17 hours ago

Making Gears of War: E-Day an Xbox console exclusive hasn't helped Microsoft, analyst finds

"Everything they're doing seems to be getting Twitter likes from the most passionate part of their fan base"

Can the SideWinder Game Pad, Microsoft's first game controller, work on modern PCs? I bought three of them to find out

1996 gave us two incredible gifts. The first was me. The second, arguably more impactful on the course of human civilisation, was the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad 1.0.

TechradarNot rated15 hours ago

Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for $10 and get BitLocker and Hyper-V for 95% off

This $10 Windows 11 Pro deal offers a license key for Microsoft's OS, with extras like Bitlocker for added business security.

TechradarNot rated22 hours ago

Windows 11's right-click menu is now faster and fully customizable

'Crazy it took them 5 years': Windows 11's right-click menu gets a vital tune-up to be faster and fully customizable — but why did it take Microsoft this long?

GamesindustryCenter23 hours ago

Xbox first-party content partially offsets 2% drop in Q1 revenue, hardware decreases 14%

Microsoft has exceeded first quarter expectations, reporting $92.3 billion in revenue with increases in net income and earnings per share.

IGNCenter14 hours ago

Celeste and TowerFall Developer Explains Why Games Were Abruptly Delisted from Xbox

"For those who're asking, yes we delisted Celeste and TowerFall on XBox". 'Celeste' and 'Towerfall' have been delisted from Xbox as part of the pro-Palestinian BDS boycott. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 are centre, 2 are not rated.