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Microsoft top recruiter with over Rs 1-crore annual package at IITs
Posted on 2nd December 2019 |
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With the highest annual package of over $164,000, or Rs 1.17 crore, this year, IT giant Microsoft has continued its streak of emerging as the top recruiter on Day One of final placements at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
Older as well as some newer IITs kicked off their first phase of the final placements process in two slots on Sunday. |
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Microsoft, Nokia collaborate once again after failed $7bn smartphone deal
Posted on 6th October 2019 |
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After a failed $7 billion acquisition of Nokia's smartphone business five years back, Microsoft has announced a strategic collaboration with the Finnish company to accelerate transformation and innovation across industries with Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). The new partnership brings together Microsoft cloud solutions and Nokia's expertise in mission-critical networking, to help enterprises and communications service providers (CSPs) transform their businesses. |
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Ola in talks with Microsoft to raise $200 million in funding: Report
Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Ride-hailing major Ola is in advanced talks with tech giant Microsoft to raise about $150-200 million (about Rs 1,050-1,400 crore) in funding, according to sources.
The discussions are at an advanced stage and likely to be closed in the next 10-15 days, the sources privy to the development said.
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Slower growth in Microsoft cloud business casts shadow over results
Posted on 24th October 2019 |
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Microsoft Corp's Azure cloud services grew more slowly in its first quarter even as profit and revenue beat estimates, the company said on Wednesday, a sign that competition is picking up in its fastest-growing business. Revenue from Azure increased 59% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, but came in well below last year's 76% growth. |
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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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