A look at Microsoft's recent wave of executive departures, as it struggles to retain talent and changes its annual rewards and performance programs in response
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In a memo, Satya Nadella addresses the “enigma” of layoffs while “Microsoft is thriving”, saying the transition into the AI era “might feel messy at times”
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO … Edwin Evans-Thirlwell / Rock, Paper, Shotgun : Dear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, please prove that an AI didn't write your insulting, vacuous blog about why you're la...
Source: Microsoft plans to lay off ~9,000 employees, or less than 4% of its workforce, across teams and role types, after cutting ~6,000 in May and 300+ in June
read Phil Spencer's note to staff Bloomberg : Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Workers in Second Wave of Major Layoffs IGN : Microsoft Makes Significant Layoffs Across Gaming Division, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Conf...
In May, Microsoft launched Signal, a 120-page print magazine focused on its tech and distributed to business leaders every few months, to counter digital noise
“I don't think the layoffs are over, either. I keep hearing that there will be Xbox- related layoffs soon, potentially by the end of the month.” — www.theverge.com/notepad-micr... [image] Tom Warr...
On Microsoft's 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges and evolves
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An inside look at the Windows and Surface leadership changes that could help Microsoft capitalize on AI PCs and transition Surface consumer devices to ARM chips
After Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay departed Microsoft last year, the software giant quickly split his two divisions into two different teams. X: @tomwarren . Forums: Hacker News X: Tom Warren...
Sony plans to lay off around 900 employees, or 8% of its global workforce, at its PlayStation division, and will close PlayStation's London Studio
read the full email employees received about it Willa Rowe / Kotaku : PlayStation Cancels Multiple Games Amid Massive Job Cuts Tom Gerken / BBC : PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and close London Studio Al...
eBay plans to cut ~1,000 full-time jobs, or ~9% of its workforce, and scale back the number of contracts within its “alternate workforce” over the coming months
9 percent of the company Ann Gehan / The Information : EBay Cuts 9% of Staff as E-Commerce Layoffs Mount Associated Press : A look at some of the companies in the technology sector that have recently ...
Internal memo: Discord CEO Jason Citron says the company is laying off 17% of its staff, or 170 people, after growing its workforce “by 5x since 2020”
I continue to ask whether it's incompetence or optimism that's causing deeper cuts now than last year from tech CEOs? — https://www.theverge.com/... @mttaggart@infosec.town : The layoffs are bad, of...
Microsoft completes its Activision Blizzard acquisition after a 20-month battle with regulators in the UK and the US; Bobby Kotick will remain CEO through 2023
Combining with Microsoft will enable us to deliver more fun, more joy … BBC : Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard Tom Warren / The Verge : Read Xbox chief Phil...