Microsoft and Amazon are using performance reviews to decide who gets laid off—experts warn these surefire mistakes will get you cut
Microsoft and Amazon are using employee performance metrics and reviews to decide who gets the boot in their waves of layoffs—and career experts say there are certain red flags that could put workers directly on the chopping block.
Amazon spends $102 million in Ohio for data center land. Are server farms, data centers the same?
Amazon bought hundreds of acres of land in Ohio to build a massive data center. Are server farms and data centers different? Let's take a look.
Microsoft’s former head of Windows and Devices design to lead Amazon Devices & Services design
Ralf Groene, a key figure in the design of Microsoft's devices for more than 17 years, has emerged from a short-lived retirement with a new role, as the vice president leading design for Amazon's Devices & Services business.
Microsoft’s former Surface design chief joins Amazon
Microsoft’s former head of design for Windows and devices has started a new role at Amazon this week. Ralf Groene was responsible for the design of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, and worked closely with former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay on a line of Surface devices over the past decade.
Microsoft Invests In Carbon Credits To Restore Amazon Rainforest, Faces Challenges From Data Center Growth, Trump's Fossil Fuel Focus
Microsoft commits to restoring Brazil's forests for carbon credits. Deal worth ~$200 million. Big tech invests in nuclear solutions for energy needs.
Microsoft to restore Amazon rainforest, offset AI emissions, FT reports
Microsoft (MSFT) plans to buy 3.5M carbon credits, estimated to be worth roughly $200M, from Re.green over 25 years to restore parts of
Not Apple, Amazon, Google or Microsoft: you’ve never heard of the most valuable company in the world
Hearing the name of the most valuable company in the world will likely be met with the question: what do they do?
Slash $200 off the powerful Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Copilot+ PC and level up your workstation
As of Jan. 24, the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Copilot+ PC (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 512GB SSD) is $799.99, down from its usual price of $999.99. That's $200 off and a discount of 20%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.
Biden’s executive order on AI data centers could benefit Amazon and Microsoft
President Biden's executive order addresses the race to build domestic data centers and clean energy plants in order to retain America's AI leadership.
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Microsoft Makes Deal to Offset AI Emissions and Restore Rainforest
Microsoft invests $200 million in reforestation in Brazil. Teaming up with Re.green, the aim is to restore vital land and combat climate change.
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TikTok’s possible buyers, from Elon Musk to MrBeast
Any purchase would have to satisfy the government’s national security concerns over its owner, ByteDance, and its ties to China.
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Cecilia Rikap, researcher: ‘Microsoft and Google are like salt: they’re on every plate’
The economist, who studies large technology companies’ monopoly on knowledge, is advising the Brazilian government on the development of a sovereign digital strategy