Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Employees From Activision Blizzard, Xbox
Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October last year, after a long battle with regulators in the UK and the US.
Jan 26, 2024, 15:50 PM ISTGood news for Microsoft employees! CEO Satya Nadella announces salary hike
According to the alleged memo, Microsoft intends to provide merit-based compensation to employees at "all levels 67 and below."
May 17, 2022, 19:20 PM ISTGenius! Bill Gates kept tab on employees by memorising their license plates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in his early career monitored employees' work hours by memorising their license plates to keep a track of them.
Feb 02, 2016, 18:19 PM ISTMicrosoft boosts parental leave, on heels of Netflix
Microsoft on Wednesday announced an expanded parental leave policy for its US-based employees, a day after a similar move by streaming television giant Netflix.
Aug 06, 2015, 02:56 AM ISTMicrosoft cuts 3,000 jobs, rounding out July plan
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it cut about 3,000 jobs, effectively completing its plan to reduce its workforce by 18,000, or 14 percent of total staff, announced in July.
Oct 30, 2014, 03:25 AM ISTMicrosoft lays off 2,100, axes Silicon Valley research
This is the second wave of cuts after it laid off 13,000 in July, which marked the start of Chief Executive Satya Nadella`s plan to lay off 18,000 people overall.
Sep 19, 2014, 09:28 AM IST