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Baidu hires ex-Microsoft exec Qi Lu as president, to lead new AI push for Chinese search giant

by Todd Bishop on January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 at 8:47 amComment

Baidu, the leading Chinese search engine, has hired former Microsoft executive Qi Lu as its group president and chief operating officer, four months after he officially left the Redmond, Wash.-based… Read More

Internal email: Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division; key exec Qi Lu leaving after bike injury

by Todd Bishop on September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 at 8:25 am 3 Comments

Microsoft says it has formed a new 5,000-person engineering and research team to focus on its artificial intelligence products — a major reshaping of the company’s internal structure reminiscent of its massive pivot to pursue… Read More

Report: Microsoft considered $8B Slack purchase, but Bill Gates talked them out of it

by James Risley on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 at 11:46 am 8 Comments

Skype may still be the best way talk to you parents across the country or message your friends from your desktop, but Slack is quickly gaining ground as the defacto group messaging… Read More

Internal memo: Microsoft names leaders for key Applications & Services Group

by Todd Bishop on February 25, 2014February 25, 2014 at 9:01 amComment

Microsoft executive Julie Larson-Green’s shift to the company’s Applications & Services Group is part of a broader series of leadership changes announced this week for the division that includes Microsoft… Read More

Mundie: Microsoft positioned to eliminate the ‘cacophony’ of modern computing

by Todd Bishop on February 27, 2012February 27, 2012 at 10:40 am 10 Comments

At a small event in Redmond this morning, Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, is providing an update on the company’s long-term vision for the digital world, and the… Read More

Baidu hires ex-Microsoft exec Qi Lu as president, to lead new AI push for Chinese search giant

Internal email: Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division; key exec Qi Lu leaving after bike injury

Report: Microsoft considered $8B Slack purchase, but Bill Gates talked them out of it

Internal memo: Microsoft names leaders for key Applications & Services Group

Mundie: Microsoft positioned to eliminate the ‘cacophony’ of modern computing

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