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Shouldn't pay be for performance?

Compensation is payment for what has been done. Performance is all about what has been achieved. Both can be measured. Surely, it cannot be so difficult to link the two

Teams app saw 5 billion meet minutes in a single day: Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella said more than 150 million students and teachers rely on tools like Teams, Stream, OneNote as well as Flipgrid to prioritise student engagement and learning outcomes

SAP appoints Kulmeet Bawa as president, MD of Indian subcontinent

Based in Gurugram, Bawa will report directly to Scott Russell, president of SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ), the statement added. He will be replacing Deb Deep Sengupta.

Microsoft joins Google to create new generation Progressive Web Apps

Microsoft and Google have joined hands to help web developers get their Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) into the Play Store.

Digital strike: US may take trade action against India for Google tax

India imposed the tax in 2016 on all overseas e-commerce transactions originating in India at an additional 2%.

Limit video meets to 30 minutes to avoid brain fatigue: Microsoft

According to Microsoft, due to high levels of sustained concentration, the brain fatigue begins to set in 30-40 minutes into a video meeting.

Warren Buffett donates $2.9 bn to Gates Foundation, family charities

In a statement on Wednesday, Berkshire said Buffett's 15th annual donation comprised 15.97 million Class B shares of Berkshire.

Sit with colleagues in same room with Microsoft Teams, share emojis

Microsoft has announced new features called Together Mode that uses AI to digitally place participants in a shared background, as if they are sitting in the same room with everyone else

Microsoft doubles down on app-based consent phishing attacks in Cloud

Microsoft has said it will double down on its investments and efforts to ensure its application ecosystem is secure, by enabling customers to set policies on the types of apps users can consent to

World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires

According to the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, daily ranking of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion

Be strategic rather than opportunistic

The "long game" should be the new face of business strategy

Microsoft announces new OneDrive features for office, home users: Know more

Microsoft has increased upload file size limit from 100GB for OneDrive and SharePoint users

UP govt to roll out red carpet for Microsoft to set up tech hub in Gr Noida

A virtual agreement by Microsoft India MD Rajiv Kumar was concluded during a discussion with Singh on Monday and it will soon be followed by a site visit by the global software major.

Microsoft to set up north India campus in Noida, to have capacity of 4,000

With a capacity of 4,000 people, Microsoft's Noida campus will be the company's third campus after Hyderabad and Bengaluru facilities, which have a capacity of 5,000 and 2,000 professionals

Microsoft collaborate with Accenture to nurture B2B startups in India

Microsoft on Tuesday announced to collaborate with global professional services company Accenture to host the third edition of the Accenture Ventures Challenge for B2B startups in India.

Microsoft's 2nd next-generation Xbox may launch in August: Report

A leaked Microsoft document has revealed that the company's second next-gen Xbox will be fully revealed in August.

Oracle sets up second cloud region in India to take on Amazon, Microsoft

The American tech giant said its unique dual cloud region strategy enables customers to get disaster recovery services without having sensitive data leave the country

Microsoft to close retail stores permanently, take $450-million hit

Microsoft closed its 83 stores, most of which are in the US, in late March due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Microsoft to close all offline retail stores, take $450 million hit

The Redmond, Washington-based software giant said would continue to serve customers online, with team members working remotely from corporate facilities

Facial Recognition technology in the line of fire over inaccuracies

Despite having many positive applications, facial-recognition technology has been criticised for some time now on the allegation of potential bias