Microsoft’s most recent internal reset marries a firmer return‑to‑office mandate with a parallel tightening of internal speech and campus access — a package of changes that recasts the company’s post‑pandemic workplace rules as an operational lever in its AI‑first strategy and a response to...
Microsoft’s internal playbook has shifted sharply: in the space of weeks the company moved to narrow open employee forums, tighten campus access after a high‑profile sit‑in, and set a firm, phased requirement that many staff spend at least three days a week in the office — a package of changes...
Microsoft’s latest internal reset marries a stricter return‑to‑office mandate with tighter controls on employee speech — a move that recasts the company’s post‑pandemic workplace policies as a strategic lever in its high‑stakes push into artificial intelligence. The company has closed or...
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Microsoft has told staff they must be back on-premises at least three days a week — starting in Redmond and rolling outward across the U.S. and then internationally — while giving employees who live outside their worksite a narrow window to request an exception or relocation. The change...
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Chemist Warehouse has quietly added a digital colleague to its HR team — an AI assistant named AIHRA that drafts responses to hundreds of routine HR queries each week, reshaping how the retail pharmacy giant manages volume, preserves specialist time, and rethinks talent retention across a...
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Nimble Gravity’s acquisition of Fog Solutions marks a fast-moving consolidation play in the boutique data-and-AI consultancy market, adding roughly 50 specialists and deep Microsoft–Databricks engineering capabilities to a firm that has been actively scaling through investment and earlier deals...
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Microsoft has recently intensified its efforts to recruit top-tier artificial intelligence (AI) talent from Google's DeepMind, signaling a strategic push to bolster its AI capabilities. This recruitment drive is not solely focused on offering substantial financial incentives but emphasizes a...
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In a world where talent retention and employee satisfaction steer the trajectory of tech companies, few gestures make as striking an impact as a lavish anniversary celebration—especially when it transcends traditional office parties to embrace the extraordinary. This year, XToka, a burgeoning...
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There was a time, dear reader, when the phrase “bring your own device” sent IT managers into fits of cold sweat and Sysadmins to the nearest bottle of Pepto-Bismol. Yet in the blink of a silicon eye, we find ourselves in a workplace so soaked in AI tools that your future colleague just might ask...
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No country ever got rich, interesting, or globally relevant by perfecting red tape—yet in South Korea’s exuberant start-up scene, the emotional weather report is still “regulation with a chance of exasperation.” Beneath Seoul’s neon skyline, in chic glass-walled spaces like Maru 360, founders...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech in Las Vegas. Microsoft said Friday it was raising pay for employees to retain "top talent" in the fiercely competitive market for skilled technology workers.
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