Microsoft plans first voluntary employee buyout: ReportMicrosoft is planning its first voluntary employee buyout in the Windows maker's 51-year history. Microsoft is also adjusting the way it do...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
AI's arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it's locking in more fossil fuelsAI-driven data center expansion is derailing Big Tech’s climate goals. Despite record renewable purchases, emissions at companies like Goog...
27 Mar, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
Microsoft HR head Amy Coleman sends a strong 'let go' message to employees. Here's what her email readTech giant Microsoft has made some sweeping changes in the HR department. In an email to employees, Microsoft Chief People Officer Amy Cole...
26 Mar, 2026, 03.16 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
New York City defends AI chatbot that advised entrepreneurs to break lawsWhen launched as a pilot in October, the MyCity chatbot was touted as the first city-wide use of such AI technology, something that would g...
05 Apr, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
Snowflake shares sink 21% on weak forecast, surprise CEO retirementSnowflake expects product revenue of $3.25 billion in fiscal year 2025, and between $745 million and $750 million for the quarter ending Ap...
29 Feb, 2024, 10.41 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
Microsoft sees need for regulation, laws for AI advancesMicrosoft is working on some of these areas through groups such as the Partnership on AI, which includes rivals like Amazon.com Inc., Alpha...
19 Jan, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
Windows 10 could be a smash hit available in summerTurner says that in the spring, Microsoft will start showing off new consumer features in Windows 10. Developers will get their hands on a ...
06 Dec, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
MSN Messenger, which once had 330 million users, has finally, completely diedMSN Messenger will officially close on October 31. Microsoft is offering all Chinese users of the service a $2 Skype coupon to ease the tra...
30 Aug, 2014, 03.12 PM IST
Nokia India implements 'Bridge' programme to help former employees of Chennai plantNokia India is implementing a 'Bridge' programme for former employees who lost their jobs, providing vital help during a difficult period.
18 Jun, 2014, 11.03 AM IST
Nokia says handset business sale to Microsoft completedNokia said the sale of its handset business to Microsoft has been closed after the cos agreed to leave two factories in India and Korea out...
26 Apr, 2014, 03.53 AM IST
- Windows washer: Meet Microsoft's antidote to Vista
Vista was designed for pricier PCs just as rivals like Google were releasing Web-based programs that could run on inexpensive computers. Ex...
21 Apr, 2009, 07.02 AM IST
Microsoft's reply to Grassley on H-1B visaFull text of MS' response on plans for retaining visa program staff after job cuts.
04 Mar, 2009, 03.58 PM IST
- Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm
A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official da...
22 Jun, 2008, 08.46 AM IST
- Microsoft opens up
Microsoft is increasing the openness of its software to appease antitrust regulators and please businesses trending toward more diverse com...
22 Feb, 2008, 12.10 PM IST
- Microsoft opens door to open-source software community
Microsoft is increasing the openness of its software to appease antitrust regulators and please businesses trending toward more diverse com...
22 Feb, 2008, 07.30 AM IST