Anirban Ghoshal
Senior Writer
Anirban Ghoshal is a senior writer, covering enterprise software for CIO and databases and cloud infrastructure for InfoWorld.
Microsoft more than triples Bing Search API prices to recoup investments
A comparison of the prices reflects a 3x to 10x increase across different tiers for Bing Search and Bing Image Search APIs.
Microsoft cuts HoloLens, Xbox, Surface jobs as industrial metaverse team said to fold
Microsoft has confirmed its is laying off staff working on Hololens, Surface, and Xbox products, as reports surface that it will cut its industrial metaverse unit.
GitHub lays off 10% of workforce, plans to go fully remote to cut costs
The Microsoft-owned software development and version control service provider said the layoffs and the shift to remote work are designed to protect the short-term health of its business.
Zoom lays off 15% of its workforce after growth spurt during pandemic
The layoffs come on the back of uncertain macroeconomic conditions after the cloud-based videoconferencing service provider tripled its staff during the pandemic.
Microsoft Outlook and Teams suffer another global outage
The disruption in the email service is the company’s second outage in less than two weeks.
Dell Technologies to lay off 6,650 staffers
In addition to the downsizing, the company would introduce a slew of changes that include changing the structure of its sales team and integrating the services division of its consumer and infrastructure businesses.
Over 100K of unfilled jobs for IT workers eliminated in the US: Report
Uncertain macroeconomic conditions and measures to cut costs across technology companies have resulted in the elimination of open IT roles.
US wins support from Japan and Netherlands to clip China’s chip industry
The countries have agreed to further restrict what chip-manufacturing equipment can be supplied to China.
How layoffs at Google could affect enterprise cloud services
Analysts are debating what effect the layoffs at Alphabet will have on the delivery of enterprise cloud services at its Google subsidiary, while investors call for deeper cuts.
Microsoft says cloud demand waning, plans to infuse AI into products
Cloud revenue growth has been slowing quarter-on-quarter for the Windows maker, which expects the growth to continue to decline through the year.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirms plan to lay off 10,000 workers
The chief executive chalked up the massive layoff to efforts to align Microsoft's cost and revenue structure while investing in areas that the company predicts will show long-term growth.