Microsoft

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US workers in first-ever buyout programme amid $80B AI spending push

Digital Marketing, Future of work, Microsoft, Next Featured, SEO Tips, Technology /

Summary: Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to approximately 7% of its US workforce (~8,750 of 125,000 employees) in the first such programme in its 51-year history, using a “Rule of 70” formula (age + years of service). The offer, disclosed by CPO Amy Coleman, targets senior director level and below, with details arriving 7 May […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US workers in first-ever buyout programme amid $80B AI spending push Read More »

Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming

Digital Marketing, Exclusive, Gaming, Microsoft, Report, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after announcing an Xbox Game Pass price cut, commenting on the status of the Xbox mobile store, and teasing a mysterious Xbox and Discord partnership. One of the items on the agenda for the […]

Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming Read More »

Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures

Digital Marketing, Exclusive, Microsoft, Notepad, Report, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
It feels like not a week has gone by this year without a senior Microsoft executive leaving the company. Some departures have triggered sweeping shakeups of Microsoft’s biggest businesses, while others have seen fresh faces replace veteran employees. Executive departures at Microsoft are nothing new, but the pace feels notable this early in the year. […]

Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures Read More »

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees

Digital Marketing, Microsoft, News, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
Microsoft is changing up its annual rewards and performance programs today, and offering long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily retire. It’s the first time in Microsoft’s more than 50-year history that the company has offered such a voluntary retirement program. “Many of these employees have spent years, and in some cases, decades, […]

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees Read More »

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

AI, Digital Marketing, Microsoft, News, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology /
Microsoft is rolling out a new Agent Mode inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint this week. Previously described by Microsoft as “vibe working,” the Agent Mode is a more powerful version of the Copilot experience in Office that Microsoft has been trying to sell to businesses. “When we first shipped Copilot, foundation models […]

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Read More »

Microsoft teases mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership

Digital Marketing, Gaming, Microsoft, News, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology, Xbox /
Microsoft has started teasing a new Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership, just a day after lowering prices of its Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscriptions. Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma says the company is partnering with Discord again “as we continue to make Game Pass more flexible for our players.” It’s not […]

Microsoft teases mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership Read More »

Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile store ‘is not dead’

Digital Marketing, Gaming, Microsoft, News, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology, Xbox /
Microsoft first revealed it was building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google all the way back in 2022. Former Xbox president Sarah Bond even went on stage at a Bloomberg event nearly two years ago and promised the store would launch in July, 2024. Now, it looks like Microsoft has […]

Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile store ‘is not dead’ Read More »

Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass

Analysis, Digital Marketing, Entertainment, Gaming, Microsoft, Report, SEO Tips, Technology /
Yesterday Microsoft announced some surprising news: at a time when everything in gaming is getting more expensive, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was actually getting a price cut. Going forward, the subscription service will drop from $29.99 to $22.99 per month, less than a year after getting a major hike. But there’s a caveat. Along with […]

Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass Read More »

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets a price cut but loses new Call of Duty games

Digital Marketing, Gaming, Microsoft, News, SEO Tips, Tech, Technology, Xbox /
After Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted last week that “Game Pass has become too expensive for players,” Microsoft is dropping the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99 a month, and PC Game Pass moves to $13.99, down from $16.49 a […]

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets a price cut but loses new Call of Duty games Read More »

Shopping Cart