Carolina Dybeck Happe will join Microsoft from GE after its aviation and energy companies went public earlier this year. She will report to CEO Satya Nadella as the company works to mobilize around artificial intelligence.
Microsoft stock is down slightly after announcing another round of layoffs in its Xbox gaming division. Here's what you need to know.
Microsoft is laying off around 650 employees from its gaming division, according to an internal memo shared online by IGN. The latest cuts come eight months after the company laid off 1,900 in its gaming division, following its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
In a memo obtained by CNBC, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, told employees that the firm had taken the "difficult" decision to cut 650 roles at its Xbox division. Microsoft is making the redundancies to align its post-acquisition team structure following its blockbuster acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.
Microsoft's suite of productive software was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
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Microsoft is laying off 650 employees in its Xbox games division, Bloomberg reported. The job cuts mostly affect corporate and support functions, per a memo from Phil Spencer.
Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein in costs and integrate its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
OpenAI is raising money at a $150 billion valuation — more than the market cap for Goldman Sachs. The startup is in talks to raise $6.5 billion from investors, including Microsoft and Apple.
OpenAI reportedly aims to raise $6.5 billion from investors at a valuation of $150 billion. The firm also is seeking to raise $5 billion in debt from banks via a revolving credit facility, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept.
The San Francisco start-up hopes to raise $6.5 billion as part of an aggressive push for more investment.
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