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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jade Wilson, a 31-year-old senior software engineer at Microsoft, about being diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Business Insider has verified Wilson’s employment and diagnoses. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I first started working at Microsoft as a…

As advertising giants try to shed their analog roots, WPP has raided one of the world’s biggest tech giants to find its next leader.The UK-based ad giant on Thursday announced that Microsoft executive Cindy Rose, 59, will succeed Mark Read as chief executive on September 1.Insiders and shareholders told Business…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Patrick Lyons, a 29-year-old ex-Microsoft employee, based in Austin. It’s been edited for length and clarity.After five years at Microsoft, the last three of which I was a product manager for Microsoft Teams, I felt fulfilled and completely secure in my…

Microsoft’s sales chief, Judson Althoff, is revamping his unit to make it more AI-focused, according to an internal memo viewed by Business Insider.Althoff, the company’s chief commercial officer, sent the memo to the sales unit, called Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS), a day before the company announced a significant…

Microsoft said its medical AI system diagnosed cases more accurately than human doctors by a wide margin.In a blog post published on Monday, the tech giant said its AI system, the Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator, diagnosed cases four times as accurately as a group of experienced physicians in a test.Microsoft’s…

Microsoft transferred its chief information security officer out of the company’s security organization, in a move that hints at the growing importance of artificial intelligence at the software giant.As CISO, Igor Tsyganskiy, is responsible for securing Microsoft’s own business, and setting cybersecurity standards across the company.He will now report to…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a Microsoft employee in their 20s who works in an AI-related role. They discussed how their work experience relates to a trend some have called the “Great Flattening,” which refers to corporate efforts at companies like Google, Walmart, and Microsoft that…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Freddy Kristiansen, a 59-year-old former Principal Product Manager at Microsoft’s Denmark office who was laid off in May 2025. Business Insider has verified Kristiansen’s employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A couple of weeks ago, after 23 years…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adit Sheth, a senior software engineer at Microsoft. Business Insider has verified his employment. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.While completing my master’s in computer science at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2016, I had an…

To keep up with late calls and emails, more employees are punching back in after hours.A Microsoft report published on Tuesday found that work is extending long past business hours. Meetings after 8 p.m. are up 16% compared to last year, and employees are sending and receiving over 50 messages…