From pride to pain: Microsoft veteran opens up about life after the layoff. Has he got any new job in 5 months ?Mike Kostersitz, a 31-year Microsoft veteran, was laid off in May. Now 60, he is processing the shock and exploring options including early...
06 Nov, 2025, 01.35 PM IST
For 20 years, he lived and breathed Microsoft, then was laid off, and now he shares a warning about Big TechAfter two decades at Microsoft, Joe Friend, 62, was unexpectedly laid off, forcing him to accelerate retirement plans and re-evaluate his c...
26 Oct, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
OnePlus under scanner; Razorpay invests in PopThe auditor of smartphone maker OnePlus Technology India has flagged issues with its bookkeeping processes. This and more in today’s ETtech...
17 Jun, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
Meet the CEO you've never heard of who just out-earned tech titans and coffee kings with a whopping $101 million salaryJim Anderson, CEO of Coherent, leads US CEO pay in 2024. His total compensation exceeds $101 million. This surpasses Tim Cook and Satya Nad...
05 May, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
Why is this Wall Street analyst predicting a stock market drop in the US?Sam Stovall who is a leading Wall Street analyst has predicted that an economic slowdown could cause a fall of 5% in stock prices in the US...
22 Jun, 2024, 02.32 AM IST
Deloitte Global CEO Punit Renjen announces retirementRenjen was named the ET Global Indian of the Year 2021 at the prestigious ET Awards for Corporate Excellence. At the function he said, "Thi...
01 Nov, 2022, 08.24 AM IST
Microsoft's Internet Explorer to retire after 27 years of service, Twitter gets nostalgicThe company will end mainstream support for the ageing search engine from June 15, 2022.
15 Jun, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
Microsoft prepares to shut down Internet Explorer after 27 yearsAccording to Mashable, Internet Explorer will be rendered inoperable from June 15.
13 Jun, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
Parag Agrawal joins elite CEO-club: Elon Musk praises Indian talent, Vedanta boss says desi managers are the best, Kangana Ranaut reacts to Jack Dorsey's exitSundar Pichai and Gauam Adani congratulated the new Twitter CEO.
01 Dec, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
Satya Nadella calls Jeff Bezos's new role as a well-deserved recognition, Sundar Pichai congratulatesVarious industry peers congratulated Bezos on his new responsibility.
03 Feb, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
Microsoft is finally killing Zune (yes, it was still alive)Microsoft has been phasing out Zune for awhile now but has allowed users to stream music. However, the service will be officially "retired"...
18 Sep, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
Microsoft's most loved operating system, Windows 95, is 20-years-old todayWith 20 years under its belt, it's a fine time to have a look back at some of the moments that defined the popular OS which was Windows 95.
24 Aug, 2015, 04.16 PM IST
Here's what India searched online in 2014Not surprisingly, movies, music, sports, celebrities, politics, and news emerge as the most popular searches among Indian netizens.
01 Dec, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
Nokia Chennai unit may be made contract manufacturing facilityNokia had yesterday said it expects the deal to conclude on April 25 and hoped it would continue to operate the Chennai plant under a "serv...
22 Apr, 2014, 04.39 PM IST
Steve Ballmer’s six big misses at MicrosoftSo Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer plans to retire within the next year. “Huzzah!” said the markets, as the stock price jumped on the news.
26 Aug, 2013, 03.47 AM IST
- CEOs, famous investors hit hard by market plunge
The average year-to-date decline is 49% for the corporate stock holdings of CEOs at 175 large US companies. Losses of 5 big earners in US |...
03 Nov, 2008, 02.00 AM IST
- 2 US pension plans sue Yahoo for spurning Microsoft takeover
Two US pension funds have sued Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to shareholders in trying to thwart...
23 Feb, 2008, 07.09 AM IST