Nadella also added that AI agents, tools and technology are also important in the creation of a frontier success framework
TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant to deploy over 50,000 Copilot licenses, collectively surpassing 200,000
The Microsoft chief mixes product showcases with a personal trip to his old school
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday said the company is deepening its commitment to India's artificial intelligence ecosystem with massive infrastructure investments. Microsoft is also strengthening its cloud footprint and focusing on skilling millions of Indians for an AI-driven future, he said. Speaking at a Microsoft event here, Nadella said, "We are very excited about investing in India to make sure that we're able to bring the best in class infrastructure here, the USD 17.5 billion investment," calling it Microsoft's largest investment in Asia. The Microsoft Chairman underlined the rapid expansion of the company's cloud footprint across the country. "We're building on Azure as the world's computer and we have 70 plus data centre regions all over the world. In India, the footprint continues to grow. We now have central India, West India, South India, and we have a partnership with Jio as well," he said. He further said that a new data centre region would becom
Rate of diffusion will decide winners of next tech wave, Microsoft CEO says in Delhi
Earlier on Tuesday, Satya Nadella met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and shortly after that, he announced $17.5 bn investment in the country
Microsoft Chairman Satya Nadella will visit India from Dec 10-12. He is expected to meet PM Modi to discuss $3 bn AI and Cloud investment and skilling 10M Indians by 2030
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will begin hiring again after large-scale layoffs in 2025, with AI expected to reshape roles and drive higher workforce productivity
Nadella will also likely meet key customers and India employees during his visit, the second source said. Microsoft has more than 20,000 employees across 10 Indian cities
The compensation committee said in its report that the results demonstrated that Satya Nadella and his leadership team had positioned Microsoft as a clear leader in artificial intelligence
Elon Musk slams GPT-5 launch as underwhelming, touts Grok 4 as superior; Nadella stays optimistic, highlights innovation and healthy AI competition
Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy cautions that AI will streamline operations, cut costs, and reduce the need for certain corporate roles as the company ramps up its investment in automation
Microsoft's leadership reshuffle sees LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky take charge of Office, Word, Excel, and Copilot, reporting to Rajesh Jha
Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja earned $139 million in 2024, surpassing the pay of Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai
Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja earned $139 million in 2024, surpassing paychecks of top CEOs like Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai, marking the highest CFO compensation in decades
Working to differentiate itself in the crowded field of artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms has launched a standalone AI app with a social media component to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. The Meta AI app, built with the company's Llama 4 AI system. It includes a discover feed that lets users see how others are interacting with AI. It also has a voice mode for interacting with the AI. It's smart for Meta to differentiate its ChatGPT competitor by drawing from the company's social media roots. The app's Discover feed is like a version of the OG Facebook Feed but only focused on AI use cases," said Forrester research director Mike Proulx. By letting users link their Facebook and Instagram accounts, the Meta AI app gets a leg up on instantly personalising its user experience with social media context. Meta has taken a different approach to AI than many of its rivals, releasing it for free as an open-source product. The company says more than a billion people use its AI products
In October, Microsoft fired two employees for organising an unsanctioned lunchtime vigil for Palestinian refugees at its headquarters
The report highlights the significant global influence of Indian-origin leaders, with 79 per cent of the list's entrants residing in the United States
According to data from Traxcn in 2024, the total funding raised by technology startups providing AI as a service and AI infrastructure was $145.9 million through 29 rounds
He dismissed fears of widespread job losses, arguing that new technologies often create more opportunities