Satya Nadella says Windows 11 reached 1B users during Q2, growing over 45% YoY and at a faster rate than Windows 10 did
a faster climb than Windows 10 and a major turning point for Microsoft's modern PC strategyPaul Thurrott /Thurrott:Windows 11 Now Has Over One Billion Users
Satya Nadella says the tech industry needs to move past “slop vs sophistication” arguments and view AI as a “cognitive amplifier”, not a human substitute
As I reflect on the past year and look toward the one ahead, there's no question 2026 will be a pivotal year for AI.
In an interview, Satya Nadella says Microsoft faces a power shortage, but not a compute one, which could leave “chips sitting in inventory that I can't plug in”
Canada, UK, Europe—missed this memo. Now they're paying for it. Mon / @moninvestor : Microsoft's CEO says they have chips they can't use because there isn't enough power or data center capacity. That'...
Satya Nadella says Microsoft's AI business has surpassed an annual revenue run rate of $13B, up 175% YoY, as the company faces new scrutiny over AI spending
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Activision-Blizzard says its Call of Duty series has sold 500M+ copies to date; Satya Nadella says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set a record for first-day players
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As Satya Nadella says AI models are becoming “more of a commodity”, OpenAI faces formidable challenges, including burning $5B+ in 2024 and intense competition
Latest funding round has boosted the company's valuation to $150bn, but it faces formidable challenges
A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to Satya Nadella in 2019, as some doubt its path to meaningful revenue
A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to Satya Nadella in 2019, as some remain skeptical about its revenue
Behind ChatGPT and other AI breakthroughs was Sam Altman's fundraising—but skeptics remain — ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence …
Satya Nadella says more than 20M people have streamed games using Xbox Cloud Gaming, double the 10M figure that Microsoft shared in April 2022
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