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Satya Nadella’s blunt message to Microsoft employees — that the company must undergo a “messy” and relentless transformation to survive the AI era — captures a high-stakes strategy that is already reshaping products, teams, and internal culture across the company. Background Microsoft’s...

Satya Nadella’s internal memo bluntly reframes Microsoft’s next act: the century-old “software factory” that Bill Gates imagined has served its purpose, but in the era of generative AI it is no longer enough — Microsoft must become an “intelligence engine” powered by AI, security, and quality...

The week of August 11–17 delivers a crowded roster of new Xbox releases, headlined by EA Sports’ long-awaited Madden NFL 26 and punctuated by a surprise QuakeCon shadowdrop: the remastered Heretic + Hexen pack, now available on Xbox Game Pass. For players still holding onto Xbox One hardware...

Microsoft’s recent flurry of partnerships and product launches has set the company apart in a rapidly escalating artificial intelligence (AI) arms race, cementing its position not only as a formidable enterprise player but also as the central orchestrator among AI titans. At its annual Build...

As one chapter of digital communication history closes, Microsoft has announced that it will retire Skype on May 5, 2025, marking the end of an era that began nearly two decades ago. This strategic shift signals Microsoft’s deepening focus on its modern collaboration tool, Teams, and poses...

If you’re feeling a little whiplash from the breakneck pace of digital transformation, you’re not alone—today’s organizations are collectively clipped into the world’s fastest technological Peloton, powered not just by caffeine but also by the data-warping, reality-bending engine that is...