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☆ Luis Rubiales: After ‘years of forced silence,’ Spanish women’s soccer players speak openly about the unwanted kiss in new documentary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For many onlookers, the incident between Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final offered momentary insight into the life of a women’s soccer player. The fallout to the Rubiales kiss only reinforced her view that this was a story that demanded a wider audience, and now was the time to tell it. Rubiales was serving as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) when he kissed Hermoso during the Women’s World Cup final medal ceremony. Rubiales gives Hermoso what she says was an unwanted kiss after last year's Women's World Cup final. Vilda watches Spain's players warm up ahead of the Women's World Cup final.

Persons: wasn’t, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Joanna Pardo, ”, Pardo, ” Pardo, ’, Rubiales, Hermoso, ” Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, Alexia Putellas, Bonmatí, d’Or, – Irene Paredes, peck, Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Sandra Paños, “, Paredes, Putellas, RFEF, coercing, Luis Jordana de Pozas, Franck Fife Organizations: CNN, Netflix, England, CNN Sport, Royal Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, Court, Getty, Sweden, Rubiales, World Locations: Eurasia, “, Spanish, Spain's, Madrid, AFP

☆ Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon on Wednesday announced a new Kindle e-reader, and for the first time ever it has a color display. The retailing giant introduced the Kindle in 2007, and every device since then has had a black-and-white screen. The new Kindle has a display that's designed to ensure colors don't appear washed out or pixelated, even when users zoom in on images. The $279 device, which Amazon is calling the Kindle Colorsoft, has "weeks of battery life," the company said. Amazon also unveiled a refreshed $399 Kindle Scribe with new note-taking features, an updated $159 Kindle Paperwhite and a 12th generation Kindle, which costs $109.

Persons: Panos Organizations: Wednesday, Amazon Locations: New York, Panos Panay

☆ Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens, and its huge IVAS military contract is in trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The company's 10-year IVAS contract to make goggles for the Army is worth up to $22 billion. HoloLens historyMicrosoft's HoloLens device was unveiled in 2015. While the 10-year IVAS contract was expected to be worth as much as $22 billion, it suffered delays and has been plagued by quality and performance problems . AdvertisementIn September, Microsoft tapped Anduril to help with its military contract. Palmer Luckey, a virtual-reality pioneer who founded Anduril, recently described the IVAS contract as his "top priority."

Persons: —, That's, that's, It's, HoloLens, Alex Kipman, Kipman, Panos Panay, Palmer Luckey, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Microsoft, Service, US Army, US Department of Defense, Department of Defense, Google, BI, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Labs, Bloomberg, Breaking Defense Locations: IVAS

An Alaska man has been indicted on charges that he sent racist and violent threats against six Supreme Court justices and their family members. He's been charged with threatening to assault, kidnap and murder the six justices, as well as some of their family members, and has pleaded not guilty. Anastasiou also allegedly made lynching threats and uses the N-word in statements aimed at a justice identified as "Supreme Court Justice 1" in the indictment, apparently referring to Clarence Thomas, who is Black. Anastasiou is expected to appear in court later Thursday for a detention hearing. "The defendant has admitted to sending the messages, the IP information leads to his house, and the email address contains the defendant’s name," the filing said.

Persons: Panos Anastasiou, He's, “, General Merrick Garland, Anastasiou, Clarence Thomas, Jane Imholte Organizations: ” Locations: Alaska, Anchorage

☆ Leaked Microsoft org chart reveals the top people running Mustafa Suleyman's new AI organization
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Microsoft in March hired Suleyman, head of startup Inflection AI and cofounder of AI pioneer Deepmind, to be CEO of a newly formed "Microsoft AI" group. Here are top players at Microsoft AI:AdvertisementKarén Simonyan, CVP and chief scientistKarén Simonyan Inflection AI Inflection AISimonyan is one of three Inflection co-founders. Kya Sainsbury-Carter, CVP Microsoft AdvertisingSainsbury-Carter is an 18-year veteran of Microsoft. Qi Zhang, CVP Microsoft AI APRDZhang is based in Beijing and has been at Microsoft for 22 years. Chris Daly, VP strategy and business operationsDaly joined Microsoft AI in May after spending about nine years in investment banking at Robey Warshaw.

Persons: —, Mustafa Suleyman, Suleyman, Karén Simonyan, Karén, Simonyan, Satya Nadella, Rob Cromwell, Cromwell, Gabor Hirschler, Hirschler, Mikhail Parakhin, Jordi Ribas, Bing, Rukmini Iyer, Iyer, Rajesh Sundaram, Sundaram, Ali Akgun, Panos Panay, Sainsbury, Carter, Qi Zhang, Zhang, Mike Davidson, Davidson, Michael Bhaskar, Bhaskar, DeepMind, Chris Daly, Daly, Robey Warshaw Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Bing, Enterprise, Microsoft Edge, Carter, Microsoft Advertising, Pacific Research, Development, Twitter, NBCNews.com, Walt Disney Internet, Microsoft AI Locations: Copilot, Beijing, Asia, Pacific, London

☆ Kim Aris: Aung San Suu Kyi’s son casts doubt on reports Myanmar former leader has been moved from prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Drn/Getty Images Suu Kyi, front center, is seen with her parents and her two elder brothers in 1947. Kyodo News Stills/Getty Images Suu Kyi poses with Burmese comedian Par Par Lay, who was part of the pro-democracy act "The Moustache Brothers." Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images Suu Kyi meets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon in 2011. Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images Suu Kyi is presented with the Congressional Gold Medal while visiting the US Capitol in 2012. U Aung/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Suu Kyi addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2016.

Persons: Aung, Suu, ”, Kim Aris, Suu Kyi, she’s, ” Aris, CNN’s Anna Coren, “, Michael Aris, ” “, Zaw Min Tun, Min Aung Hlaing, Aris, they’ve, Ma Khin Kyi, Par, Karl Malakunas, David Brunnstrom, Jonathan Karp, Price, Luis D'Orey, David Van Der Veen, Jonathan Utz, Michael Wolf, Pornchai Kittiwongsakul, Soe, Hillary Clinton, Paula Bronstein, Minzayar Oo, Kyi, Bono, Peter Muhly, Alex Wong, Barack Obama, Obama, Brendan Smialowski, Chris Ison, Ragnar Singsaas, Romeo Gacad, Lauren DeCicca, Lam Yik Fei, Htin Kyaw, Aung Naing, Min Aung, Aung Htet, Kyaw, Jewel SamadD, John Kerry, Jonathan Ernst, Reuters Suu Kyi, Heath Mitchell, Pope Francis, Elizabeth II, John Stillwell, Mike Pence, Bernat, Myanmar's, Koen Van Weel, ’ Aris, I’d, Suu Kyi’s NLD Organizations: CNN, Aung, National League for Democracy, Aris, Reuters, Burma Independence Army, Kyodo, Stills, Oxford University, Getty, Embassy, Suu Kyi, Panos, Congressional, Capitol, Suu, Xinhua News Agency, United Nations General Assembly, National Park Service, Palace, ASEAN, Court of Justice, Association for Political, United Nations Locations: Myanmar, Britain, Rangoon, Yangon, Myanmar’s, Zaw, heatstroke, Naypyidaw, India, Par Par Lay, England, AFP, Bangkok, Thailand, Bagan, Pathein, Camberley, Oslo, Norway, Kawhmu, New York, Washington ,, Washington, DC, Singapore, Gambia, “, Burma, doesn’t

☆ Microsoft picks company veteran Pavan Davuluri to lead Windows and Surface
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft said Monday it has selected company veteran Pavan Davuluri to lead its Windows operating system and Surface devices teams. Davuluri's promotion comes a week after Microsoft said it was hiring former DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as the head of a new organization called Microsoft AI. The Windows team will continue to work closely with the Microsoft AI team on AI, silicon, and experiences.The Web Experiences team will report into Mustafa in the new Microsoft AI organization. Mike Davidson continues to lead Design and will work with Pavan and team on how to realign Windows design. They will join the Microsoft AI leadership team along with Jordi, Mike, and Rukmini, all reporting to Mustafa.We are excited for this team to help Microsoft AI achieve its bold ambition to build world-class consumer AI products.

Persons: Pavan Davuluri, Panos Panay, DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, Mikhail Parakhin, Parakhin, Kevin Scott, Rajesh Jha, Davuluri, Read, Satya, Shilpa Ranganathan, Jeff Johnson, Mustafa, Jordi Ribas, Andrey Proskurin, Fatima Kardar, Nick Lee, Rukmini Iyer, Paul Viola, Weiqing, Mike Davidson, Pavan, Ali Akgun, Kya Sainsbury, Carter, Qi Zhang, Rajesh Sundaram's, Jordi, Mike, Rukmini Organizations: Microsoft, Windows, Bing, WWE

☆ Amazon's secret war on Android: The company has a plan to cure Alexa's addiction to Google's operating system.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Amazon's Alexa division is cutting costs across the board, having laid off thousands of employees and reshuffled projects over the past 18 months. Vega is a "new portable operating system for consumer electronics developed by Amazon," the document explained. Tech newsletter Lowpass previously reported on some parts of the new Vega OS. Feature parity gapThe feature parity gap between Amazon's own Alexa devices and third-party voice-assistants using Alexa has long been a problem, both internally and externally, according to the people familiar. Not off Android entirelyWith the new Vega OS, Amazon is reducing its reliance on the Android-based Fire OS.

Persons: Panos Panay, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Vega, Dave Limp, Alexa, It's Organizations: Alexa, Business, Software, BI, Amazon, Amazon's, Tech, Google, Blue, Washington Post, Vega

☆ The Apple exec that Microsoft hired to fulfill its hardware dreams has quietly left
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rubén Caballero, the ex-Apple executive Microsoft hired in 2020 to run device engineering in mixed reality and AI, appears to have quietly left the company. Microsoft also recently published a post stating its commitment to the HoloLens 2 device and mixed reality. Caballero worked for Apple from 2005 to 2014, including a stint as president of engineering. Microsoft hired Caballero in 2020 to work on devices such as HoloLens in the company's mixed reality and AI organization. Caballero joined Panay's Windows and Devices organization in 2022, and Microsoft has whittled down some hardware teams since then.

Persons: Rubén Caballero, Caballero, Microsoft's, Frank Shaw, Panos Panay, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Business, Amazon, Insiders, BI, Windows, Panay's Windows Locations: Panay

☆ Amazon.com to cut 'several hundred' Alexa jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Greg Bensinger | Thomson Reuters | Greg Bensinger Joined Reuters As A Technology Correspondent In Focusing On The World'S Largest Technology Companies. He Was Previously A Member Of The New York Times Editorial Board | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) on Friday announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing shifting business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence. Many companies are shifting resources to generative AI, which can create software code and lengthy text responses from short prompts. Alexa is a voice assistant that can be used to set timers, ask search queries, play music, or as a home automation hub. In particular, people familiar with the matter pointed to the Alexa voice assistant, now nearly a decade old, as having failed to keep pace in the age of generative artificial intelligence. The Seattle-based online retailer's voice assistant products compete with offerings from Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Apple (AAPL.O).

Persons: Steve Marcus, Daniel Rausch, Panos Panay, David Limp, Jeff Bezos, Rausch, Greg Bensinger, Kenneth Li, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Alexa, Fire, Reuters, Devices, Microsoft, Amazon, Origin, Echo, Amazon.com, Apple, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Panay, Seattle, San Francisco

☆ Leaked email shows Amazon is cutting 'several hundred' jobs across Alexa business, including the newly launched Artificial General Intelligence team
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon's Alexa business is laying off "several hundred" employees, including those on its recently launched artificial general intelligence team, Business Insider has learned. Rohit Prasad, SVP of the Artificial General Intelligence team, followed up with a separate email, saying his team, which launched in July, would be impacted as well. "While this was a hard decision to make, we remain very optimistic about the future of Alexa," an Amazon spokesperson told BI. The move continues to impact Amazon's Alexa unit, which has suffered from slow growth and low morale in recent years. The move continues to impact Amazon's Alexa unit, which has suffered from slow growth and low morale in recent years.

Persons: Amazon's, Daniel Rausch, it's, Rausch, Rohit Prasad, Prasad, Geekwire, Dave Limp, Alexa, Panos Paney, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Andy Jassy, Eugene Kim Organizations: Alexa, Business, Fire, BI, Artificial General Intelligence, Amazon, Microsoft

☆ Amazon cuts 'several hundred' jobs in Alexa division
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon on Friday began laying off "several hundred" people in its Alexa division as part of broader belt-tightening across the company that's been underway since last year, the company confirmed. Amazon didn't specify which Alexa initiatives it's winding down as a result of the move. Amazon previously cut employees in its devices and services division, which includes Alexa. Alexa and digital assistants like it were once ground-breaking technology, but they face increasing competition from generative AI and chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT. In September, Amazon teased updates to Alexa that are tied to generative AI, such as composing messages on behalf of users.

Persons: Daniel Rausch, Rausch, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Dave Limp, Limp, Panos Panay Organizations: Alexa, Fire TV, Amazon, Echo Locations: U.S, Canada, India

☆ Amazon hires former Microsoft product chief to oversee devices unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Panos Panay, chief product officer of Microsoft Corp., displays the new Surface Laptop 3 computer during a Microsoft product event in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Former Microsoft product chief Panos Panay will join Amazon later this year to oversee its devices and services unit, the company said Wednesday. Panay will replace longtime Amazon devices head Dave Limp, who announced last month he'd step down from his role in the coming months after more than 13 years at the company. Panay will start at Amazon at the end of October, and Limp will stay on to assist with the transition. Panay is joining Amazon at a precarious moment for its devices and services division.

Persons: Panos Panay, Dave Limp, Limp, Andy Jassy, Jassy's, Panos, Jassy, — CNBC's Jordan Novet Organizations: Microsoft Corp, Microsoft, Amazon, Morale, Reuters Locations: New York, U.S, Panay

☆ Former Microsoft product chief joins Amazon as head of devices business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Panos Panay demonstrates the Microsoft Surface Studio computer at a live event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S.,October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Former Microsoft (MSFT.O) product chief Panos Panay will lead Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) struggling unit responsible for the firm's Alexa and Echo products. Though relatively small within Amazon's sprawling empire, the device unit has been symbolically important as a gadget testing ground and Alexa's public face through voice-assistant devices. Amazon has said its devices and services business is not profitable, without providing figures. Panay, who more recently oversaw the launch of the Windows 11 operating system, has experience in both hardware and integrated services.

Persons: Panos Panay, Lucas Jackson, Amazon, Dave Limp, Chavi Mehta, Sriraj Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Echo, Amazon, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Panay, Bengaluru

☆ Running AI is so expensive that Amazon will probably charge you to use Alexa in future, says outgoing exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp thinks Amazon will "absolutely" start charging to use Alexa. He pointed to the huge costs of running AI models as the reason why. He added that the current version of Alexa will remain free, and that a paid version would need to demonstrate more advanced capabilities and usefulness. Generative AI models require huge amounts of computing power, with analysts estimating that OpenAI's ChatGPT costs $700,000 a day or more to run . Amazon has bet big on AI, with the company unveiling a new, AI-powered version of Alexa alongside updated versions of its Echo Frames and Carrerra smart glasses last week.

Persons: Dave Limp, Alexa, Limp, OpenAI, Amazon's, Insider's Ashley Stewart, Panos Organizations: Amazon, Service, Bloomberg, Alexa, Microsoft Locations: Wall, Silicon

Limp joins Blue Origin at a key phase of the company's multiple space projects. Earlier this year Blue Origin won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a lunar lander for the agency's astronauts. However, Blue Origin has since hired aggressively. Read Bezos' message to Blue Origin employees on Monday:I'm excited to share that Dave Limp will join Blue starting December 4th as CEO, replacing Bob, who has elected to step aside on January 2. JeffRead Smith's message to Blue Origin employees:Team Blue, It's been about six years since I joined Blue Origin.

Persons: Limp, Shepard, Smith, Panos Panay, Bezos, Alexa, Limp's, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Blue, Bob Smith, Origin's, Glenn, –, Read, Dave Limp, Bob, I'd, we've, We've, I've, Dave, Jeff Read, It's, Jeff, I'm, Ferociter, Dave Limp's Organizations: Amazon, Alexa, CNBC, NASA, Blue Origin, Bloomberg, Microsoft, Billionaire, Blue Origin's, Origin, Honeywell, Shepard, Pentagon, U.S . Space Force, Elon, SpaceX, Blue, Amazon Devices, Services, Apple Locations: Van Horn , Texas, U.S, Alabama, Florida, California , Arizona, Colorado, Kent

The company introduced the Surface Laptop Studio 2 and the Surface Laptop Go 3, and unveiled enterprise availability for Microsoft 365 Copilot, its supplemental AI tool for core productivity apps such as Word and Excel. The Surface Laptop Studio 2 starts at $1,999, while the Surface Laptop Go 3 starts at $799. Surface Laptop Studio 2Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Courtesy: MicrosoftThe Surface Laptop Studio 2 has a similar look and feel to the original model that launched in 2021. Surface Laptop Go 3Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Courtesy: MicrosoftThe Surface Laptop Go 3 is the latest update to Microsoft's entry-level laptop. The laptop starts at $799, an increase from the $599 starting price of the Surface Laptop Go 2.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Panos Panay, Aaron Woodman, Copilot, Woodman, you'll, It's, Sainsbury, Intel Iris, Brett Ostrum, Microsoft's, Ostrum, it's, Frank Buchholz Organizations: Microsoft Microsoft, Microsoft, Google, Microsoft's, Monday Microsoft, Bing, Windows, Carter, Intel, Nvidia, Laptop, CNBC Locations: New York, Panay

☆ Microsoft announces unified AI assistant, new Surface devices
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Yuvraj Malik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Rami Amichay Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) on Thursday announced a "unified" artificial intelligence (AI) for its Windows 11 platform and four new Surface devices, upping the appeal of its products spruced with the latest technology. The new AI tool, called Copilot, will work across the company's web and productivity applications Bing, Edge browser, and Microsoft 365 software suite. The updated AI software will roll out with the latest changes to Windows 11 on Sept. 26. It will be available in Microsoft 365 Copilot on Nov. 1, when the highly anticipated enterprise AI tool will be generally available for purchase. Microsoft on Thursday announced three laptops - Surface Laptop Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Go 4 For Business - and Surface Hub 3, the newer version of its interactive whiteboard.

Persons: Rami Amichay, Bing, OpenAI's, Panos, Yusuf Mehdi, Yuvraj Malik, Jeffrey Dastin, Maju Samuel Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Big Tech, Apple, GenAI, Thomson Locations: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel, Redmond , Washington, Panos Panay, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ Microsoft Windows boss Panos Panay left for Amazon after cuts and canceled products in his unit, insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay is leaving for Amazon after the company made budget and staff cuts, canceled products in his division, and amid discussions about a reorganization in his unit, insiders say. Microsoft, Panay, and Amazon did not comment. During nearly 20 years at Microsoft, Panay was notably in charge of the team that developed the Surface hardware business. Windows licensing and the unit's hardware underperformed relative to the company's financial projections, insiders say, and Microsoft responded by dramatically scaling back Panay's division. At Microsoft, insiders say Panay was known as a demanding leader and expected "white glove service" on everything, meaning a premium experience with extra care and attention to detail.

Persons: Panos Panay, Dave Limp, Alexa, Kristy Schmidt, Charlie Bell, Rajesh Jha, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's Organizations: Microsoft, Amazon, Bloomberg, Reuters Locations: Panay, New York

☆ Amazon devices unit morale wanes amid cuts, weak development pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Greg Bensinger | Thomson Reuters | Greg Bensinger Joined Reuters As A Technology Correspondent In Focusing On The World'S Largest Technology Companies. He Was Previously A Member Of The New York Times Editorial Board | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Amazon hopes consumers will install Alexa-enabled devices in more rooms of their homes and become accustomed to using the system throughout the day, the sources said. Amazon has said its devices and services business is not profitable, without providing figures. Amazon is set to name as successor Microsoft's Panos Panay who oversaw development of the Surface, according to Bloomberg. Alexa employees were included in rounds of layoffs beginning last year resulting in 27,000 job cuts across Amazon. For years, Amazon has said it can sell devices for close to production cost and see a profit through services offered on them.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Dave Limp, Alexa, Kinley Pearsall, Amazon, hasn’t, “, ”, Avi Greengart, Limp, Microsoft's Panos Panay, Gregg Zehr, Tom Taylor, Ken Washington, Andy Jassy, Siri, That’s, Bruno Borges, I‘m, Greg Bensinger, Ken Li, Claudia Parsons Organizations: FRANCISCO, Reuters, Alexa, Amazon, Devices, Google, Microsoft, Echo, “, Bloomberg, Astro, Medtronic, Intelligence, Amazon.com, Lightform, Thomson Locations: Amazon’s, Lab126, Alphabet’s, Vancouver, Canada

☆ Microsoft says product chief Panay to step down; Davuluri to lead Windows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Pavan Davuluri will lead a team focused on Windows software, devices portfolio and semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday, while announcing the departure of longtime product chief Panos Panay. The team led by Davuluri will "build silicon, systems and devices that span Windows, client and cloud for an AI world," according to a staff email by Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of experiences and devices group at Microsoft. Davuluri will report to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, the email said. Microsoft is also creating a team to work on web services and Windows experiences with a focus on AI-based offerings. Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pavan, Panos Panay, Davuluri, Rajesh Jha, Redmond, Satya Nadella, Yuvraj Malik, Stephen Nellis, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Microsoft, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Panay, Washington, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ Microsoft product chief Panos Panay is leaving the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Panos Panay, Microsoft's chief product officer, talks about Windows 11 at the Windows 11 launch event that was streamed live on June 24, 2021. Microsoft's product chief, Panos Panay, will leave the software and hardware maker, executive vice president Rajesh Jha told employees on Monday. The shakeup represents a changing of the guard after more than a decade of sales of Microsoft's Surface PCs, which Panay has presented to consumers at company events. Team,After nearly 20 years at the company, Panos Panay has decided to leave Microsoft. Best,RajeshWATCH: The Microsoft Surface Go is a good computer, but a very bad tablet

Persons: Panos Panay, Panos, Rajesh Jha, Yusuf Mehdi, Satya Nadella, Mehdi, Charles Simonyi, Jha, I've, I'm, Pavan Davuluri, Brett Ostrum, Nino Storniolo, Linda Averett, Ken Pan, Ralf Groene, Aidan Marcuss, Carlos Picoto, Stevie Bathiche, Robin Seiler, Ruben Caballero, Anuj, Shilpa Ranganathan, Jeff Johnson, Ali Akgun, Mikhail Parakhin, Terri Chudzik, Erin Kolb, Mike Davidson, Let's, Rajesh Organizations: Windows, Microsoft Locations: Panos Panay, Panay, New York

☆ Mutineers silent as Spain enjoy Women's World Cup triumph
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Twelve of the 15 players who took part in the mutiny and ended up not making Spain's World Cup squad decided to stay silent, giving no interviews and making no mention of the Women's World Cup on their personal social media accounts. The 15 e-mails from 15 players sent to RFEF President Luis Rubiales demanded radical changes in the team's structure. PLAYERS SILENTReuters tried to contact the players through their agents, who said they will remain silent. However, Spanish agent Carlota Planas, who represents world champions Mariona Caldentey, Cata Coll and four of the players who were left behind -- Pina, Guijarro, Lola Gallardo and Leila Aouhabi -- told Reuters the revolt played a major role in Spain's World Cup success. "Without them and their bravery, surely the RFEF would not have even considered making any improvements at all," Planas said.

Persons: Spain's Misa Rodriguez, Juan Medina, Spain's, Jorge Vilda, Luis Rubiales, Ona, Mariona, Aitana Bonmati, Sandra Panos, Patri, Mapi Leon, Claudia Pina, Carlota Planas, Mariona Caldentey, Cata Coll, Pina, Guijarro, Lola Gallardo, Leila Aouhabi, Planas, Marta Diaz, Manchester United's Lucia Garcia, Diaz, Fernando Kallas, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Rights, La Roja, England, Spanish FA, World, League, Reuters, BePlayer Agency, Manchester, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Madrid, Sydney, Spanish

☆ Spain’s women make history at the Women’s World Cup against a backdrop of turmoil and dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Spain has thrilled its fans and neutrals alike with some scintillating performances en route to a historic Women’s World Cup final against England on Sunday. Prior to this tournament, Spain had never won a knockout match at a Women’s World Cup. Spain has won three knockout matches for the first time at the Women's World Cup. But Spain, nevertheless, went on to make history at this World Cup. Alex Grimm/FIFA/Getty ImagesIn 2022, Spain won both the Under-17 and Under-20 Women’s World Cup.

Persons: Jorge Vilda, Spain’s, Alexia Putellas, Spain's Salma Paralluelo, Andrew Cornaga, Irene Paredes, Jennifer Hermoso, Vilda, ”, Mariona, Aitana, Ona, Saeed Khan, Sandra Paños, Mapi Leon, Patricia Guijarro, El Periodico, Leon, ’, Rafael del Amo, Angel Vilda, Molly Darlington, Luis Rubiales, Alex Grimm, Salma Paralluelo, we’ve, “, Virginia Torrecilla, Abbie Parr Organizations: CNN, England, Vilda, Spanish national, Getty, The Athletic, Diario de Navarra, Spanish, Real, Barcelona’s, League, FIFA, Sweden, AS, Spain, Spain’s, Twitter, ” Locations: Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Barcelona, Japan, La, Ona Batlle, AFP, The, Real Madrid, Marca

☆ Microsoft is bringing an A.I. chatbot to data analysis
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and artificial intelligence group, speaks at the Microsoft CIO Summit in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 1, 2023. Microsoft 's hefty investment in artificial intelligence chatbots is finding its way into data analysis. For example, the data can be tapped in Synapse Data Science for collaborating on AI models and Power BI business intelligence software for building charts and dashboards. A single Copilot will be available for the tools in the Microsoft Fabric portfolio, which includes Data Factory, Synapse Data Engineering, Synapse Data Warehousing, Synapse Real-Time Analytics and a new monitoring tool called Data Activator, in addition to Power BI and Synapse Data Science, a Microsoft spokesperson said. He said that Copilot will be able to write formulas using Microsoft's Data Analysis Expressions language in Power BI.

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