Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., pauses during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft said Thursday that its annual Build developer conference in Seattle, set to run from May 19-21 will […]
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Microsoft says two employees have been diagnosed with coronavirus
Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, Satya Narayana Nadella speaks during a presentation at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), on the eve of the world’s biggest mobile fair, on February 24, 2019, in Barcelona. GABRIEL BOUYS | AFP | Getty Images Two Microsoft employees in Washington state have contracted the coronavirus. They are among the more […]
Zoom (ZM) earnings Q4 2020
Eric Yuan, CEO, Zoom Video Communications Source: CNBC Shares of videoconferencing software company Zoom dropped as much as 10% after-hours on Wednesday, even though the company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and guidance that exceeded analysts’ expectations. Zoom had been on a tear during the coronavirus outbreak, as companies turned to remote work — the stock […]
Coronavirus means we’ll miss Q3 Windows segment guidance
Microsoft shares fell 2% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company said it doesn’t expect to meet the quarterly revenue guidance it previously provided for the segment that includes Windows. The move comes during a week that has seen a market selloff amid fears about the virus. Last week Apple disclosed that it did […]
Microsoft senior leadership team under Satya Nadella
Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, CEO Satya Nadella, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and Chairman John Thompson pictured at the Microsoft annual meeting of shareholders in Bellevue, Washington, on November 30, 2016. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images) Satya Nadella has almost completely changed the group of […]
Microsoft ElectionGuard software gets first test in Fulton, Wisconsin
A person votes using with a machine that draws on Microsoft’s ElectionGuard software in Fulton, Wisconsin, on February 18, 2020. Microsoft People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while […]
Atomico raises $820 million fund to back European start-ups
The partners of European venture capital firm Atomico. Atomico Atomico, the venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, has raised $820 million for a new fund — the biggest since it was set up by the billionaire in 2006. The firm plans to cash in on the ongoing “renaissance” in Europe’s tech sector, […]
Huawei says US charges are an attempt to ‘irrevocably damage’ its image
Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced on October 16, 2019 that it has passed the 400,000 5G antennas mark, the fifth generation of mobile phones, in the world with 56 operators who have already started to roll out the new mobile network. STEFAN WERMUTH | AFP | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Huawei said new charges […]
Snowflake valued at $12.4 billion as Salesforce Ventures invests
Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman, far right, addresses the team at an all-hands meeting. Courtesy of Snowflake Snowflake, a developer of cloud-based technology for storing and analyzing data, is now worth $12.4 billion, making it one of the most valuable venture-backed companies in Silicon Valley. Salesforce’s corporate venture arm joined Dragoneer Investment Group in the $479 […]
Why Netflix pricing may decrease as risk of subscriber losses grows
CEO Of Netflix, Reed Hastings, attends the red carpet during the Netflix presentation party at the Invernadero del Palacio de Cristal de la Arganzuela on April 4, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Juan Naharro Gimenez | Getty Images The record number of Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, better-than-expected Q4 revenue and 8.8 million new international subscribers […]