Satya Nadella – DIGIT INFO

Microsoft to invest $3B in AI, cloud expansion, training in India

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:15:30 +0000

Microsoft will expand its AI and cloud presence in India, including training 10 million individuals by 2030 and supporting AI startups.

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OpenAI investors push for Sam Altman’s return as CEO: Report

DIGIT — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 03:22:25 +0000

According to sources familiar with the matter, key investors at OpenAI disagreed with the board’s decision to terminate CEO Sam Altman and are advocating for his reinstatement.

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‘Every customer solution’ will be integrated with AI: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

DIGIT — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 03:15:16 +0000

In an annual letter, Satya Nadella outlined Microsoft’s plans for AI, which includes integrating the AI and its Copilot across the firm’s “most used products.”

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Microsoft Reportedly Shutting Down Industrial Metaverse Focused Group

DIGIT — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:05:01 +0000

Software giant Microsoft is shutting down one of its most significant groups dedicated to the development and promotion of the industrial metaverse. According to reports, the company terminated its whole Industrial Metaverse Core group, which was composed of 100 employees, as part of the 10,000-person layoff rounds announced in January. Microsoft Reportedly Terminating Industrial Metaverse […]

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Recruiting Agencies in Japan Are Turning to the Metaverse

DIGIT — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:30:59 +0000

The metaverse is making inroads in job recruiting fronts in Japan. According to local reports, a mega metaverse job fair was organized on Jan. 27, with more than 2,000 students taking part in the experience. The students used avatars to communicate and review the job previews available in different booths controlled by several companies. Japan […]

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Microsoft Layoffs Reportedly Hit Key VR and Metaverse Teams

DIGIT — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:00:34 +0000

The latest round of layoffs at Microsoft, which announced it will cut 10,000 jobs this year, has hit key teams for its VR (virtual reality) and metaverse efforts, according to reports. The company will close two projects in these areas, Altspacevr and the Mixed Reality Tool Kit, potentially affecting the progress of Microsoft in these […]

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Praises Metaverse ‘Sense of Presence,’ Calls It ‘Game-Changing’

DIGIT — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:30:24 +0000

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the metaverse and the impact that the tech might have in the future. In a conversation with Klaus Schwab, chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nadella stated that the sense of presence achieved while interacting using metaverse tech is “game-changing.” Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Talks […]

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Bill Gates Props Up AI Against Metaverse and Web3 Tech

DIGIT — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 07:30:04 +0000

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the relevance of Web3, metaverse, and AI (artificial intelligence), a set of technologies in development today. Gates stated that AI was “the big” revolutionary technology that is comparable to what the internet was in the year 2000. Bill Gates Considers AI Tech ‘Revolutionary’ Bill […]

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Microsoft Reveals Activision Purchase for $68.7 Billion as an Approach to the Metaverse

DIGIT — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:30:56 +0000

Microsoft, the software behemoth, announced today it had completed a deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest game developers and publishers in the gaming world. The deal, which involves an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, will give Microsoft ownership of important franchises like “Call of Duty,” “Candy Crush,” “World of Warcraft,” and […]

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Microsoft’s massive Metaverse move: Buying Activision for $69B

DIGIT — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:47:59 +0000

Following the Activision Blizzard acquisition announcement, Microsoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella stated that gaming “will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms.”

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