Things took a vicious turn, though, when hackers and others caused Tay to begin spewing racist and profane comments. And as the new CEO, I cant ask for a better foundation. AI Cognitive Services & Platform: Eric Boyd will lead this new team and drive our AI Platform, AI Fundamentals, Azure ML, AI Tools and Cognitive Services. I believe over the next decade computing will become even more ubiquitous and intelligence will become ambient. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. In an email sent to Microsoft employees seen by Insider and posted on its blog, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the tech giant would lay off 5% of its workforce over the coming months, with some notifications happening immediately. Image provided by Bhupinder Nayyar, courtesy of flickr. January 18, 2022 Microsoft Corp today named India-born Satya Nadella as its next chief executive officer, ending a longer-than-expected search for a new leader after Steve Ballmer announced his intention to. Our industry does not respect tradition it only respects innovation. That means every one of us and every team across the company must raise the bar and perform better than the competition to deliver meaningful innovation that customers, communities, and countries can truly benefit from. Copyright 2023 IDG Communications, Inc. So far, what Ive learned about the LinkedIn team is how much our cultures share many of the same attributes. Matthew Freestone: They really need to stop breaking the AI's and giving them lobotomies by forcing them to believe lies and not reality. I am here for the same reason I think most people join Microsoft to change the world through technology that empowers people to do amazing things. Jeff and I both believe we have a significant opportunity to accelerate LinkedIns growth and the value it brings to its members with Microsofts assets and scale. Learn more about how to get the most out of Windows 11 here! It will better connect us to our friends and families and help us see, express, and share our world in ways never before possible. While the deal is not yet complete, we will welcome to our family Nokia devices and services and the new mobile capabilities they bring us. While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more. One reason has been Nadella's fearless drive to diversify. When Stephen Elop returned to Microsoft, he oriented MDG to create the best Microsoft experience through its devices, inclusive of hardware, software and services. I believe over the next decade computing will become even more ubiquitous and intelligence will become ambient. The coevolution of software and new hardware form factors will intermediate and digitize many of the things we do and experience in business, life and our world. Gaming has been key to Microsoft since our earliest days as a company. When I think about this moment in time, the start of 2023, it's showtime for our industry and for Microsoft. It indicates the ability to send an email. Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. We have picked a set of high-value activities as part of our One Microsoft strategy. It was some of the first commentary coming from the top of the company after media reports. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent this following email to employees regarding the layoffs they announced today and the recent business changes they are doing to become more focused on Microsoft's core vision. These decisions are difficult, but necessary. I am very thankful for Kirill's unswerving leadership in bringing Dynamics to this point and building a strong leadership team to carry it forward. We both care deeply about individual and collective growth, and find deep meaning in the work we do to make a difference in our world.
