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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earns nearly $43 million in 2018-19 fiscal; check details
Posted on 17th October 2019 |
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With Microsoft posting strong results, the company’s CEO Satya Nadella has got a 66 per cent raise in the 2018-19 fiscal, taking his total yearly earnings to a whopping USD 42.9 million, according to media reports on Thursday. While Nadella, 52, has a base salary of a little over USD 2.3 million, most of his pay came from stock awards, reported CNN Business. He received USD 29.6 million in stock award, USD 10,7 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation and around USD 111,000 in other compensation. |
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Microsoft employees call to end ICE contract
Posted on 11th October 2019 |
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Microsoft Corp. employees are circulating a letter supporting an effort to get its GitHub subsidiary to cancel a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the latest effort among tech-company staff to influence corporate policy on government work. The letter reflects concerns that Microsoft’s sales to the agency implicate the software maker in the government’s detention of immigrants. |
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Windows 10 to let you make phone calls from PC; here’s how
Posted on 10th October 2019 |
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Microsoft has become the latest tech giant to foray into phone calls. The company brought the support for voice calls as part of the new features in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18999 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring released on Tuesday. This phone call support has been brought in by Microsoft’s Your Phone app. |
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Microsoft kick-starts a unique initiative for supporting start-ups
Posted on 26th September 2019 |
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With an effort to promote the Indian startup ecosystem, Microsoft for Startups has launched a new initiative called ‘Highway to a Hundred Unicorns’ that aims to empower startups with mentoring and technology support for enterprise readiness. As part of this initiative, Microsoft will engage with innovators and entrepreneurs through a series of outreach programmes across tier 2 cities. The American tech major will work closely with state governments to strengthen the startup ecosystems in each state. |
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After Microsoft, now Google to open AI lab in India
Posted on 20th September 2019 |
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Google, in its fifth annual ‘Google For India’ event on Thursday, announced a series of new plans for its Indian market. The company announced that it will setup an AI lab in Bengaluru which will focus on applying AI research to solve problems in healthcare, agriculture & education. Google has become the second international IT firm in India after Microsoft to open an AI lab. |
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FB, Google, Microsoft, Twitter meet US intel agencies on 2020 poll security
Posted on 5th September 2019 |
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US technology companies including Facebook Inc, Alphabet's Google, Microsoft Corp and Twitter Inc met with US intelligence agencies on Wednesday to discuss security strategies ahead of the November 2020 election. The companies' security teams met representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Homeland Security at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park. |
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Microsoft, IIT Roorkee join hands for quantum computing learning
Posted on 5th September 2019 |
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Quantum computing, with its power to solve intricate challenges in no time, has been catching the attention of tech researchers and students for some time now. Students today are aware of quantum computing’s ability to run a myriad of conflicting parameters and variables at a pace that is unparalleled. This, however, also begets the need to provide this body of emerging programmers with direct access to quantum programming in course of their education. |
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Microsoft rolls out dark mode to Office on web, Outlook on mobile
Posted on 29th August 2019 |
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After Dark mode made it to WhatsApp, it appears that Microsoft too does not want to be left behind. Led by Satya Nadella, the tech giant has finally introduced the new color mode to its Office suite of apps on the mobile. It is being reported that Outlook for Android will switch to the new mode when the device is kept on Battery Saver. |
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