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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reaffirmed artificial intelligence as central to the company’s future. In an internal memo obtained by Business Insider, Nadella urged executives to accelerate efforts and operate with greater focus, aiming to concentrate authority among AI leaders and redefine product development and funding strategies.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hosted a gala reception for the Windows 1.0 development team at his Bellevue office. The event connected with the 40th anniversary of the operating system’s release and featured an evening of reflection on the foundational era of the personal computing industry.

Microsoft has confirmed a leadership change for its Ignite 2025 conference. CEO Satya Nadella will not deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Ignite 2025 conference. Instead, Judson Althoff, recently appointed head of Microsoft's commercial business, will open the event.

Microsoft has named Judson Althoff as CEO of its commercial business, a newly created role designed to simply and improve operations and accelerate growth in the era of AI. Althoff, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, will now oversee Microsoft’s key commercial functions, including sales, marketing, and operations.

Microsoft has announced a significant reorganization of its Windows engineering teams, consolidating them into a single unit under the leadership of Pavan Davuluri, President of Windows and Devices. The company communicated this shift in an internal memo to employees, stating the move will simplify development and expedite the integration of artificial intelligence capabilities into the Windows operating system.

On August 11, 2025, GitHub CEO Thomas Domke announced that he would step down. He will pursue entrepreneurial activities. Microsoft decided to restructure the subsidiary’s management (Microsoft acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion in October 2018) rather than appoint a new CEO directly. Microsoft’s head of developer Julia Liuson will oversee GitHub’s revenue, engineering, and support operations, and Chief Product Officer Mario Rodriguez will report to Microsoft’s vice president of AI platform Asha Sharma.

Microsoft has achieved a historic milestone, for the first time in its 50-year history to exceed a market capitalization of $4 trillion. This follows strong financial results that surpassed analyst forecasts and the release of the inaugural earnings report for its Azure cloud division.

Microsoft has revealed the extent of its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in software development, noting that its AI-powered Coding Assistant plays a central role in code reviews. The tool, developed through collaboration between Microsoft’s engineering and AI teams, currently processes more than 600,000 pull requests (PRs) per month, representing nearly 90% of all PRs at the company.

The 9,000+ people laid off by Microsoft's gaming division in early July include 200 employees of the King studio, known for Candy Crush Saga. Reportedly, they were replaced with AI tools that the employees themselves helped develop and train.

Despite recent reports of widespread layoffs affecting multiple departments within Microsoft, internal sources state that the team responsible for developing the next generation of Xbox hardware remains mostly unaffected. Reportedly, the company continues to pursue its long-term vision for gaming hardware, including the development of a full-fledged successor to the current Xbox Series X console.