Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith breaks down how the company plans to invest in artificial intelligence during an appearance on ‘Mornings with Maria.’

Chris Young, Microsoft's head of of business development and its venture unit, M12, resigned from his role on Wednesday, the company said.

Chris Young, a tech industry veteran who joined Microsoft to lead its business development initiatives in 2020, turned in his resignation today, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this afternoon.

CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith had lunch with President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance, and

Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella discussed AI and cybersecurity during a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, becoming the latest tech industry chieftain to make overtures to the new administration.

Citing the AlphaWise survey of chief information officers, who often dictate the direction of companies' tech spending plans, Weiss sees overall spending on software rising by 3.8% from last year in 2025, compared to a 3.5% growth rate in 2024.

Microsoft’s top leaders met with President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance and Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Microsoft CEO Satya

The first phase alone of Microsoft’s data center in Mount Pleasant will likely require the same amount of electricity needed to power more than 300,000 homes, according to new information obtained by the Journal Sentinel. Put into context, the City of Milwaukee has around 262,000 housing units.

Microsoft's Satya Nadella met with President-elect Trump and Elon Musk to discuss AI and cybersecurity. Microsoft committed $80 billion to AI data cen

Said goal has also had a smaller impact on the consoles themselves. According to Microsoft, it has improved how the Xbox Series S handles video, with average reduction approaching 10% in power consumption. The company also recommends using the Shutdown (energy saving) option, which can be found via Settings, General, Power Options on your console.

“Grievance makes society dysfunctional,” said Edelman CEO Richard Edelman, who argued that restoring economic optimism is critical for addressing the “zero-sum mentality” among respondents. “You’ve got to do something.” (Here’s what he wrote in an opinion piece published last week in Fortune .)

Tuesday saw the World Economic Forum in Davos begin in earnest. Not even a star turn from David Beckham could stop AI dominating conversations.