Microsoft’s gaming business entered a new chapter on February 20, 2026, when Satya Nadella tapped Asha Sharma, a senior Microsoft AI executive, to lead Xbox and the broader Microsoft Gaming organization—while long‑time leader Phil Spencer announced his retirement and Xbox president Sarah Bond...
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Microsoft’s product machine is humming again, but this week’s news cycle—captured neatly on Windows Weekly 971—reads like a study in contrasts: small, welcome reversals for classic Windows annoyances; a headlong sprint by Big Tech into creative AI; the slow, painful recalibration of Microsoft’s...