Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO gets 2024 pay package worth US$79.1 million

MICROSOFT chief executive officer Satya Nadella received a pay package worth US$79.1 million for fiscal 2024, a 63 per cent increase from the prior year as the software maker worked to extend its stro...

TOPSHOT - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)

How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella became tech’s steely eyed AI gambler

EARLIER this year, Satya Nadella hammered out a deal that surprised everyone outside his inner circle at Microsoft.

Under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has pumped US$13 billion into OpenAI, making it the startup’s largest investor.

Microsoft’s Nadella wants stability at OpenAI, not control

MICROSOFT chief executive officer Satya Nadella said while he wants consistency and good governance at partner OpenAI, he is not worried about the company’s nonprofit structure and does not want great...

Sam Altman (left), one of the founders of OpenAI, and Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, in 2019. Nadella moved fast to hire Altman, who was pushed out of OpenAI on Nov 17 and asserted his company’s role in its partnership with the AI startup.
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When putsch comes to shove, stay reasonable

JUST when Sam Altman thought he was out, they pulled him back in. After a week of nail-biting intrigue that would have captivated author Mario Puzo, Altman is back at the helm of OpenAI, and all of Si...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arriving to testify at the Google antitrust case in Washington, DC, USA on Oct 2. He says that "changing defaults today is easiest on Windows and toughest on mobile".

Microsoft CEO calls Google mobile search argument ‘bogus’

MICROSOFT chief executive Satya Nadella on Monday (Oct 2) took the witness stand in the US Justice Department’s once-in-a-generation antitrust fight with Alphabet’s Google.

Microsoft CEO says failed TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on'

Microsoft CEO says failed TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on'

[SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft's near-acquisition of social media app TikTok last year was the "strangest thing I've ever worked on", chief executive officer Satya Nadella said on Monday.

Microsoft names Nadella chair, Thompson remains on board

Microsoft names Nadella chair, Thompson remains on board

[SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft Corp named chief executive officer Satya Nadella as board chairman, strengthening his influence at the world's largest software maker after more than seven years as the top e...

Microsoft CEO backs federal privacy law over state efforts

Microsoft CEO backs federal privacy law over state efforts

Nadella joins tech giants seeking new federal consumer safeguards

Microsoft CEO sells US$36m in stock; starts trading plan

Microsoft CEO sells US$36m in stock; starts trading plan

[SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp chief executive officer Satya Nadella has sold 328,000 shares valued at US$35.9 million for financial planning reasons and is beginning a regularly scheduled trading plan for ...

Microsoft CEO says tech's progress on gender equality 'good, but not sufficient'

Microsoft CEO says tech's progress on gender equality 'good, but not sufficient'

MORE women are working in Silicon Valley, showing that the tech industry has made progress that is "good, but not sufficient", Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, said on Tuesday.