Microsoft names CEO Satya Nadella as Chairman

Microsoft Corporation has named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson. On Wednesday, it announced that the independent directors of the board unanimously elected the Indian-origin Nadella. According to The Verge, it is the first time in two decades that Microsoft’s chairman will also be its CEO, after […]

Microsoft Translator adds Assamese to its list of real-time translation for Indian languages

Microsoft India announced on Wednesday that it has added ‘Assamese’ as the latest Indian language in Microsoft Translator, increasing the number of Indian languages it supports to 12. The Azure-based service will now provide real-time translation and transliteration support for the language. Powered by Azure Cognitive Service Speech, users will also be able to translate speech into […]