Microsoft the big winner from chaos at OpenAI
Shares in the $2.8 trillion tech giant are up almost 60% this year, and much of that is AI-related
Satya Nadella
OpenAI board stands firm in face of staff revolt over Sam Altman’s ousting
OpenAI in ‘intense discussions’ to unify company, memo says
Microsoft forecasts double-digit revenue growth on cloud strength
Company is building on pandemic sales boost
Microsoft’s $75bn bet on Activision sets off content wars in gaming
Move could turn out to define near future of consumer technology
Jennifer O’Connell: If this is the future of work, you might just want to quit now
Setting safety and privacy boundaries should not be up to Mark Zuckerberg
LinkedIn: The professional networking site gets personal
Blurring boundaries between work and home encourage compassionate, honest posts
Big Tech pledges to shore up US cyber security defences
Chief executives from tech, energy, banking, insurance and education meet at White House summit
Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft rake in $57bn of quarterly profits
Profits surge to unexpected heights even as global economy starts to emerge from pandemic
Microsoft promises a more open future with Windows 11
Redesigned operating system to have cleaner Start menu and enable use of Android apps
Microsoft and Google end six-year truce on legal battles
Tech giants prepare for open warfare as regulators scrutinise barriers to competition
Cliff Taylor: Post-pandemic decisions needed on working from home
Government policy must look beyond short term and kill commutes to ease working lives
‘Sleeping at work’, Gunnersaurus and Tom Cruise’s impossible mission
Planet Business: A diamond of a bargain
How to manage and innovate at the same time
‘No company can truly say that it is forever invincible but what you can do is constantly reinvent yourself’
Microsoft returns to mobile market with Surface Duo
Dual screen device goes on sale in US in September
Microsoft to press on with TikTok deal after call with Trump
Purchase of Chinese video app may include operations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada
Apple should repay its cultural debt
The company needs to rethink its aggressive approach as regulators and rivals circle
Microsoft invests in skills initiative for 25m people
Company will make resources available free of charge as work force seeks to upskill
Lobbyists Zoom in to get their message across to Ministers
Virtual meetings set to become the norm as Covid-19 restricts face-to-face contact
Microsoft second quarter profit hits $11.6 billion
Figures fuelled by corporate desire for cloud-based computing systems
Countries that fail to attract immigrants will lose out – Microsoft chief
Speaking at Davos Satya Nadella said countries rethinking what is in national interest
Microsoft tops expectations on demand for cloud-based services
Profit rises to €9.6bn and revenue hits €27.7bn, with sales of Azure up 59%
Boosterism alert: relentless positivity alone will not achieve results
Leaders who set a goal, without rooting it in reality, set followers up for disappointment
How $1bn from Microsoft could help to mimic the brain
‘I think that AGI will be the most important technological development in human history’
First to market is overrated, now the experience is key, says Hubspot founder
As its Irish operation expands Brian Halligan on why tech staff retention is about more than snacks and nap rooms
‘New age of miracles’ almost here – Michael Dell
Dell founder warns technology can amplify human frailty just as it amplifies genius
War at Microsoft over military use of mixed reality
Weblog: employees of tech giant want HoloLens2 contract with US army terminated
Staff put Microsoft in ethical hot seat over army contract
Net Results: Firm has been an ethics leader in big tech, but has some soul-searching to do
Irish tech companies get set for Mobile World Congress
Many of the leading players in the mobile sector will use event to launch new products
As Trump showed, a well-executed strategy can help achieve success
A strategy is best described as a method or coherent game plan developed to achieve goals or aspirations
Stocktake: Markets may play a big role in Brexit vote
Microsoft’s obituaries were premature as it reclaimed its status as the world’s most valuable company for the first time since 2003
Microsoft’s stock market value catches up with Apple
Apple’s market cap overtook its rival in 2010, but Microsoft is bouncing back
Microsoft president says defending democracy is a big cybersecurity challenge
‘What we’re seeing is technology tools that some people . . . are turning into weapons’
Cloud sales the driver as Microsoft surpasses expectations
Tech giant received boost from customers signing up for more internet-based storage, processing and Office productivity software
How Microsoft mutated into a moral leader
Net Results: While others secretively engage in data harvesting, Nadella changed Microsoft's corporate culture
How much is too much when it comes to paying CEOs?
Estimates suggest chiefs in US are paid about 300 times more than the average worker
Ireland rises to eighth most inclusive world economy
World Economic Forum gauge goes beyond economic growth data to use other criteria
Ireland is world’s eighth-most ‘inclusive’ advanced economy
World Economic Forum measurement looks beyond economic growth data
There are now eight Irish billionaires, Oxfam report shows
Surge in number of billionaires fuelling ‘inequality crisis’, charity says
Microsoft to add further 200 jobs to bring Irish headcount to 2,000
Irish chief warns Government cost of living is becoming a ‘challenge’ for employees
Microsoft fourth quarter profit beats expectations on strong cloud demand
US tech company’s quarterly profits and revenue were better than expected
Microsoft global job cuts to have minimal impact in Ireland
Tech firm grew its Irish workforce from 1,200 to 1,800 this year
Microsoft’s broad ambitions accelerate in the cloud
Software conference offers snapshot of tech giant’s handle on emerging trends
Microsoft doubles down on ‘business bots’
Web Log: Businesses can now build chat bots that pop up in Bing search engine results
Cloud technology looms large over Microsoft conference
Microsoft looks to position itself at leading edge of global cloud storage market
Microsoft profits up 27% on demand for cloud services
US tech giant’s income rises to $4.8bn as LinkedIn contributes $975m in revenue in Q3
Is the PC finally cool again?
Weblog: Has Apple taken its eye off the ball and fallen behind the PC when it comes to desktops?
Microsoft to create 600 jobs in Dublin
Tech giant to hire 500 for new sales centre and further 100 across existing operations
Starbucks momentum slows as sales disappoint
Coffee chain reaching saturation in home market and consumers jittery after election
Microsoft profits rise on demand for cloud platform Azure
US tech company’s ‘Intelligent Cloud’ business rises 8% to €6.46bn in second quarter
US may overhaul visa programme for foreign workers
Replacement for H-1B could favour visas for ‘specialty’ jobs that pay highest salaries
Una Mullally: Will the tech overlords save us from Trump?
Will they use their power to resist or do they want a piece of greatest ever act of ‘disruption’: the disruption of US democracy itself
Wanted: more conservatives to work for Google
Tech firms such as Apple and Amazon look to get a foothold in Trump administration
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