Satya Nadella
Indian-American business executive and CEO of Microsoft
Photo: Brian Smale and Microsoft, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 5d ago
Microsoft's Brad Smith says milk and washing machines face tougher rules than AI
Microsoft president Brad Smith said in a BBC interview published on Monday, 12 October, that AI is less regulated than food and household appliances. He called for emergency brakes, incident reporting and independent evaluators, and said the UK is best placed to lead.
- Oct 8
US suspends Microsoft, Adobe and IT outsourcers from green card sponsorship program
The suspension covers the PERM program, which lets US employers sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency. The Trump administration cites alleged fraud and says companies replaced American staff with cheaper foreign workers.
- Oct 8
Donald Trump to award Elon Musk and tech executives National Medal of Science
President Donald Trump will present the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and fellow technology leaders in Washington on 8 October 2026, following their reconciliation after a 2025 budgetary dispute.
- Oct 7
Microsoft and Nvidia unveil Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark chip and $2,599 starting price
Announced in San Francisco, the device runs AI models locally with up to 128 GB of unified memory, with United States deliveries scheduled to begin on 16 October.
- Oct 1
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma rules out unit sale following 3,200 planned job cuts and studio shifts
Asha Sharma confirmed to The New York Times that Microsoft will retain Xbox, moving franchises like Halo to Activision while continuing a 3,200-person layoff plan.
- Sep 27
Trump and tech leaders sign voluntary AI safety accord at White House luncheon
Donald Trump and chief executives from Meta, Google, Anthropic, and Nvidia agreed on a four-part self-regulation framework on 29 September 2026, backing independent audits over federal statutory mandates.
- Sep 25
Microsoft revamps Copilot with Code tool, autonomous Autopilot agent and direct Office integration
Microsoft unveiled a restructured Copilot application on Friday, introducing natural-language software creation tools, persistent autonomous agents, and direct document editing across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Sep 25
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet at White House to discuss tariffs, Taiwan and artificial intelligence
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his two-day visit to Washington on Friday after a 90-minute Oval Office meeting and a tech-focused state dinner with US President Donald Trump.
- Sep 25
Bill Gates calls for federal AI regulation as Trump dismisses existential risks
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that voluntary corporate safeguards are insufficient, urging Washington to enact federal oversight to prevent catastrophic misuse of advanced artificial intelligence.
- Jul 25
Nvidia, Microsoft and 23 others urge US to keep AI models open, shunning OpenAI's closed approach
25 companies including Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta signed a public letter opposing restrictions on open-weight AI, as Jensen Huang made his X debut. The move deepens a rift with closed-model leaders OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, who would benefit from a crackdown on Chinese rivals.
