Microsoft is cutting thousands of employees across the company
Microsoft said it will cut 6,000 workers in an effort to reduce management layers.
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Microsoft and Google struggle to sell AI tools
Despite pouring billions of dollars into their projects, Microsoft and Google are struggling to figure out how to capitalize on generative artificial intelligence.
Microsoft to convert temps to unionized employees
Microsoft agreed that 77 contract staff at a video game studio would become employees represented by the union.
20 companies with the best benefits and perks
Comparably surveyed employees to determine which organizations offer the most competitive and appealing workplace benefits.
Podcast At Microsoft, finding the path to parenthood
The tech giant's comprehensive fertility benefits, provided by Maven Clinic, took one employee from frustrated to family in a few months.
Microsoft’s latest AI assistant supports marketers, customer reps and work apps
Business applications are the latest Microsoft programs to get an AI makeover so far this year.
Microsoft doubles salary budget to retain staff as cost of living rises
The move will mainly affect “early to mid-career employees,” the software giant said in a statement Monday.
Texas tech startups join forces to fight the abortion ban
Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tesla and Microsoft have yet to take a stance on the controversial issue.
Who’s winning? Amazon and Microsoft compete over remote work arrangements
A Microsoft study found that 73% of 30,000 people in 31 countries want flexible, remote work to stay. Paradoxically, 67% also want more in-person time. The companies most likely to win the talent war, therefore, will offer a mix.
Microsoft releases software to help employees WFH permanently
Products that help make a hybrid workplace easier are becoming increasingly important as companies face resistant employees who don’t want to go back full time.
Slack buys Woven to boost calendar app offering
Slack Technologies is adding features to compete with Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.
These 10 companies are top rated among employees
These organizations are forward-looking instead of just being reactive to what's going on in the world.
Salesforce to buy software maker Slack for $27.7 billion
The Slack deal would give Salesforce, the leader in programs for managing customer relationships, another angle of attack against Microsoft, which has itself become a major force in internet-based computing.
Biden’s diversity policies may line up with corporate America’s
Biden’s comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.
Microsoft shows minimal increases in ranks of Black, Latino employees
The software maker said it increased the proportion of both groups by 0.3 percentage points in the past year, with Black workers rising to 4.9% of its U.S. workforce and Latino employees increasing to 6.6%.
Microsoft CEO says remote work can feel like ‘sleeping at work’
Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life.
Microsoft develops a ‘virtual commute’ for remote workers
The company’s Teams collaboration software is adding the ability to schedule a “virtual commute” to remind users about the end of the work day and suggest tasks to help workers wind down.
Microsoft, LinkedIn to retrain unemployed workers for in-demand jobs
The program uses LinkedIn data to find the jobs that employers most want to fill, and offers free access to content that helps workers develop the required skills.
Microsoft sales rise as remote working buoys cloud services
Microsoft so far has thrived during the Covid-19 pandemic because of its focus on cloud offerings, like Office productivity tools, Azure services and subscription programs that are less vulnerable to spending slumps.
“WFH” stock ticker highlights remote work surge
Cloud-computing companies have been a clear beneficiary of the stay-at-home and social distancing measures to help combat the spread of the virus.
