Satya Nadella

Microsoft the big winner from chaos at OpenAI

Shares in the $2.8 trillion tech giant are up almost 60% this year, and much of that is AI-related

Sun Nov 26 2023 - 06:00

OpenAI board stands firm in face of staff revolt over Sam Altman’s ousting

OpenAI in ‘intense discussions’ to unify company, memo says

Tue Nov 21 2023 - 07:04

Microsoft forecasts double-digit revenue growth on cloud strength

Company is building on pandemic sales boost

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 10:14

Microsoft’s $75bn bet on Activision sets off content wars in gaming

Move could turn out to define near future of consumer technology

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 11:21

Jennifer O’Connell: If this is the future of work, you might just want to quit now

Setting safety and privacy boundaries should not be up to Mark Zuckerberg

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 01:00

LinkedIn: The professional networking site gets personal

Blurring boundaries between work and home encourage compassionate, honest posts

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 05:05

Big Tech pledges to shore up US cyber security defences

Chief executives from tech, energy, banking, insurance and education meet at White House summit

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 09:08

Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft rake in $57bn of quarterly profits

Profits surge to unexpected heights even as global economy starts to emerge from pandemic

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 07:57

Microsoft promises a more open future with Windows 11

Redesigned operating system to have cleaner Start menu and enable use of Android apps

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 05:17

Microsoft and Google end six-year truce on legal battles

Tech giants prepare for open warfare as regulators scrutinise barriers to competition

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 19:22

Cliff Taylor: Post-pandemic decisions needed on working from home

Government policy must look beyond short term and kill commutes to ease working lives

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 01:10

‘Sleeping at work’, Gunnersaurus and Tom Cruise’s impossible mission

Planet Business: A diamond of a bargain

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 05:17

How to manage and innovate at the same time

‘No company can truly say that it is forever invincible but what you can do is constantly reinvent yourself’

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 05:17

Microsoft returns to mobile market with Surface Duo

Dual screen device goes on sale in US in September

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 08:51

Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal after call with Trump

Purchase of Chinese video app may include operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 09:30

Microsoft cloud flagship posts first growth under 50%

Commercial bookings growth remains steady

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 08:29

Apple should repay its cultural debt

The company needs to rethink its aggressive approach as regulators and rivals circle

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 13:47

Microsoft invests in skills initiative for 25m people

Company will make resources available free of charge as work force seeks to upskill

Tue Jun 30 2020 - 16:00

Lobbyists Zoom in to get their message across to Ministers

Virtual meetings set to become the norm as Covid-19 restricts face-to-face contact

Mon May 25 2020 - 04:54

Facebook and Microsoft both beat market estimates

Tech giants see shares rise on Wall Street

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 22:06

Microsoft second quarter profit hits $11.6 billion

Figures fuelled by corporate desire for cloud-based computing systems

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 21:50

Countries that fail to attract immigrants will lose out – Microsoft chief

Speaking at Davos Satya Nadella said countries rethinking what is in national interest

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 12:07

Microsoft tops expectations on demand for cloud-based services

Profit rises to €9.6bn and revenue hits €27.7bn, with sales of Azure up 59%

Wed Oct 23 2019 - 21:30

Boosterism alert: relentless positivity alone will not achieve results

Leaders who set a goal, without rooting it in reality, set followers up for disappointment

Sun Aug 04 2019 - 16:28

How $1bn from Microsoft could help to mimic the brain

‘I think that AGI will be the most important technological development in human history’

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 04:03

First to market is overrated, now the experience is key, says Hubspot founder

As its Irish operation expands Brian Halligan on why tech staff retention is about more than snacks and nap rooms

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 05:42

‘New age of miracles’ almost here – Michael Dell

Dell founder warns technology can amplify human frailty just as it amplifies genius

Wed May 01 2019 - 17:22

War at Microsoft over military use of mixed reality

Weblog: employees of tech giant want HoloLens2 contract with US army terminated

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 07:15

Staff put Microsoft in ethical hot seat over army contract

Net Results: Firm has been an ethics leader in big tech, but has some soul-searching to do

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 05:30

Irish tech companies get set for Mobile World Congress

Many of the leading players in the mobile sector will use event to launch new products

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 18:10

As Trump showed, a well-executed strategy can help achieve success

A strategy is best described as a method or coherent game plan developed to achieve goals or aspirations

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 17:31

Stocktake: Markets may play a big role in Brexit vote

Microsoft’s obituaries were premature as it reclaimed its status as the world’s most valuable company for the first time since 2003

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 05:00

Microsoft’s stock market value catches up with Apple

Apple’s market cap overtook its rival in 2010, but Microsoft is bouncing back

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 09:09

Microsoft president says defending democracy is a big cybersecurity challenge

‘What we’re seeing is technology tools that some people . . . are turning into weapons’

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 05:59