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India has emerged as the top target for Lumma Stealer malware, with over 44,000 infected Windows devices between March and May 2025, according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report. The country ranks eighth globally in overall cyber threat exposure, facing rising identity-based attacks and infiltration by North Korean IT operatives.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s total compensation surged to $96.5 million in FY25 — his highest since taking over in 2014. The jump reflects Microsoft’s AI-led growth, with about 90% of his pay coming from company shares tied to performance.

Donald Trump urged Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco, its Head of Global Affairs, calling her “corrupt” and a security risk. Monaco, former Deputy Attorney General under Biden, joined Microsoft in May to oversee global government engagements.

President Trump urged Microsoft to fire Global Affairs head Lisa Monaco, calling her a “menace to national security,” citing her past in the Biden administration and criticising her access to sensitive contracts.

Meta, Amazon, and other tech giants have advised H-1B and H-4 visa holders to remain in the US or return immediately as the USD 100,000 visa fee takes effect September 21, raising concerns over skilled foreign workers stranded abroad.

Tata Consultancy Services ranks second in H-1B visa approvals in 2025, after Amazon, with 5,505 visas, according to USCIS. The new $100,000 visa fee aims to curb H-1B programme abuse, potentially affecting Indian IT companies and foreign STEM workers in the US

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet in Asia and the Middle East, impacting India and Pakistan. Microsoft and NetBlocks confirmed outages, while suspicions of Houthi involvement resurfaced amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and escalating regional tensions over maritime and infrastructure security

Microsoft is reportedly planning to revise its flexible work policy, potentially requiring employees to work from office at least three days a week starting January. The company, which has allowed 50 per cent remote work since 2020, may announce the changes by September

Badavath Raveena, an alumna of JNV Kagaznagar and a student of IIIT-Allahabad, has secured a job at Microsoft with an annual package of Rs 51 lakh. She hails from Mudimadugu village and is the daughter of a farm labourer

The 2nd GCC Leadership Conclave in Hyderabad, hosted by The Leadership Federation, brought together over 300 senior leaders from global businesses, government, and academia. With a focus on India's Global Capability Centers (GCCs) evolving into strategic hubs of innovation, the event featured high-impact sessions on AI-driven transformation, leadership in the agentic era, and culture-building in modern enterprises.

The job cuts at Xbox are expected to impact several teams and also affect employees working in Microsoft’s global sales operations

The three firms had filed their preliminary IPO papers with Sebi during February-March. While GNG Electronics is into refurbishing laptops and desktops, Glottis is a logistics service provider and Amanta makes medical devices and sterile liquid products

Tech giant Microsoft has cut hundreds of more jobs just weeks after reducing nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce in the AI era

The partnership enables Microsoft and Yotta to engage with IndiaAI Mission participants, government agencies, IITs, startups, enterprises, and software development companies to leapfrog AI innovation

The programme with a market value of Rs 3 lakh per student offered free of cost; aims to prepare young professionals for careers in tech and data analytics

GitHub Copilot has reached 15 million users, evolving into an AI coding assistant. With features like Autofix and code review, it’s making development smarter and more efficient—one suggestion at a time.

Rumors persist of a successor to the Xbox Series X/S and an upcoming handheld

According to a job listing on Meta's website, the company is hiring an engineering director who will be responsible for building a strong technical team in Bengaluru

OmniParser V2 is trained with a larger set of interactive element detection data and icon functional caption data. By decreasing the image size of the icon caption model, OmniParser V2 reduces the latency by 60% compared to the previous version

“OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr Musk's latest attempt to disrupt his competition," said Bret Taylor, chair of OpenAI's board