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Your AirPods could soon be the most unexpectedly useful accessory for a Microsoft Teams call — and even save your job

Techradar

Techradar · 1y ago

Your AirPods could soon be the most unexpectedly useful accessory for a Microsoft Teams call — and even save your job

Microsoft Teams is set to introduce a feature that allows Apple AirPods users to directly control muting and unmuting their microphones during video calls. The update aims to enhance the compatibility between Microsoft Teams and AirPods, with support available for Mac models running macOS Sonoma. The rollout is scheduled for March 2024. This addition follows recent measures by Microsoft Teams to address audio concerns, including a taskbar feature for muting and unmuting audio and the ability to hide certain channels within the platform.

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Microsoft Teams is getting smarter Copilot AI features

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Microsoft Teams is getting smarter Copilot AI features

Microsoft Teams is enhancing its AI-powered Copilot feature to provide new functionalities in meeting chats, summaries, and more. Copilot can already summarize Teams meetings, but it will soon combine spoken transcripts and written chats into a single view. Additionally, users will be able to rewrite messages in different ways, and Copilot will generate new messages based on the context of the chat. Teams will introduce intelligent call recaps for traditional phone calls with notes and follow-up actions. Microsoft is also launching hybrid meeting features, including automatic camera switching and speaker recognition in Teams Rooms.

Microsoft to unbundle Office and Teams globally following years-long criticism

TechCrunch · 1y ago

Microsoft to unbundle Office and Teams globally following years-long criticism

Microsoft is releasing a new version of its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscription services that will exclude Teams, following regulatory scrutiny from the European Union and complaints from competitor Slack. Last year, Microsoft agreed to sell Office 365 without including Microsoft Teams in the EU and Switzerland. Businesses have argued that Microsoft has an unfair advantage by bundling the two offerings together. Microsoft stated that the unbundling addresses feedback from the European Commission and provides more flexibility for multinational companies. The new Office 365 lineups are set to be introduced soon.

Microsoft saves $500 million with AI, but with 15,000 job cuts - The Economic Times

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1m ago

Microsoft saves $500 million with AI, but with 15,000 job cuts - The Economic Times

Microsoft has leveraged AI technology to save over $500 million in its call centers, boosting both employee and customer satisfaction. Despite these efficiencies, the company recently laid off around 15,000 employees, with no clear indication if AI directly replaced these roles. Similarly, Salesforce has slowed hiring due to AI usage, reallocating 500 roles internally and expecting to save $50 million. Their AI tools perform a significant portion of tasks, aiming to enhance productivity and reduce costs.

Tech layoffs in January 2024: CEO fires the whole company over 2-minute call; Google, Microsoft, Amazon continue layoffs; job cuts at TikTok, Flipkart, Swiggy, and others

Startup News FYI

Startup News FYI · 1y ago

Tech layoffs in January 2024: CEO fires the whole company over 2-minute call; Google, Microsoft, Amazon continue layoffs; job cuts at TikTok, Flipkart, Swiggy, and others

In January 2024, several tech companies implemented job cuts. Frontdesk fired all 200 employees during a two-minute call, Google laid off hundreds of staff across various divisions, Microsoft cut 1,900 jobs, Amazon announced layoffs in Audiobooks, Prime Video, and Twitch divisions, Xerox reduced its workforce by 15%, Unity Software cut 1,800 jobs, Discord laid off 17% of its employees, eBay cut 1,000 jobs, Flipkart laid off 1,000 employees, Swiggy laid off 400 employees, Riot Games cut 11% of its staff, TikTok laid off 60 workers, and Salesforce announced 700 job cuts.

I tried Microsoft's AI-powered assistant, Copilot. The tool helpfully attends meetings and summarizes emails, but it's best to treat it as a rookie intern.

Business Insider

Business Insider · 1y ago

I tried Microsoft's AI-powered assistant, Copilot. The tool helpfully attends meetings and summarizes emails, but it's best to treat it as a rookie intern.

Microsoft recently launched Copilot for Office 365, an AI-powered productivity tool that can attend meetings, write emails, and summarize documents. It integrates with Microsoft apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Users can ask the tool to summarize long documents, turn them into presentations or spreadsheets, reply to emails, and even scan through inboxes. Copilot can also record meetings, provide transcripts, and categorize discussion points into "chapters." While the tool has its advantages, Microsoft advises users to treat it as a rookie intern and ensure careful editing and verification of its work.

How to pass any first-round interview (even in a terrible talent market)

Lenny's Newsletter

Lenny's Newsletter · 1y ago

How to pass any first-round interview (even in a terrible talent market)

Coach Erika shares a Minimum Viable Interview Prep (MVIP) guide for first-round tech interviews. Key tips include cleaning up your digital footprint, crafting a compelling career story, mapping your experience to job descriptions, revisiting major past projects, mastering behavioral frameworks like STAR++, and asking thoughtful questions. This helps candidates stand out without exhaustive preparation, even in a tough talent market. Read the whole article by clicking source button.

Tech layoffs: Microsoft’s 3rd round of job cuts this year likely in product and programme management roles, says report

Livemint

Livemint · 1y ago

Tech layoffs: Microsoft’s 3rd round of job cuts this year likely in product and programme management roles, says report

Microsoft has conducted another round of layoffs as part of their ongoing efforts to streamline their workforce. The job cuts impacted employees in product and program management roles across multiple teams and geographical locations. The company has not disclosed the exact number of employees affected. These layoffs follow Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and come after the end of their fiscal year 2024. This move is aimed at maintaining profit margins and increasing capital expenditure for their cloud infrastructure. Other tech companies, including Google and Meta, have also recently announced job cuts.

Microsoft is making lots of money from LinkedIn Premium — and users like its AI tools

Business Insider

Business Insider · 1y ago

Microsoft is making lots of money from LinkedIn Premium — and users like its AI tools

LinkedIn reported that it generated $1.7 billion in revenue from premium subscriptions in 2023. The platform's premium subscriber base increased by 25% YoY, driven by the usage of its AI tools. Over 70% of premium users utilize AI tools for post writing, comments, and profile recommendations, while 90% find the AI-powered job experience useful. LinkedIn's parent company, Microsoft, disclosed a 9% revenue growth in the last quarter for LinkedIn, without providing specific revenue figures since its acquisition in 2016. LinkedIn also announced that more AI features are in the pipeline.

Microsoft’s constant layoffs risk creating a culture of fear

The Verge

The Verge · 1m ago

Microsoft’s constant layoffs risk creating a culture of fear

Microsoft is undergoing significant restructuring with major job cuts, impacting 15,000 employees within months, marking the largest layoffs in over a decade. The layoffs span various departments, including technical, strategy, and sales teams, and extend to international roles. This move aligns with Microsoft's focus on AI infrastructure investment rather than reducing headcount in those areas. The workforce is experiencing low morale, fearing that layoffs may become the company's new norm.

OpenAI researchers get job offers from Salesforce CEO, Sam Altman replies

Livemint

Livemint · 1y ago

OpenAI researchers get job offers from Salesforce CEO, Sam Altman replies

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has offered to match the cash and equity of OpenAI researchers, trying to attract them to join his company's Einstein AI research team. Benioff's offer came amid the controversy surrounding the control of OpenAI. He even responded to OpenAI employees threatening to join Microsoft, assuring them that they won't have to use Microsoft Teams at Salesforce and can use Slack instead. Meanwhile, former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that all of his former employees will be working together in some capacity, expressing unity and commitment.

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