Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met with Indian billionaire Gautam Adani—who faces U.S. fraud charges—to discuss AI collaboration.

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced a major strategic collaboration with four largest IT services providers; Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro, to drive large-scale adoption of agentic AI in enterprises.

Satya Nadella says studying startups helps him relearn agility and overcome the product bottlenecks slowing Microsoft and big companies's AI work.

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday highlighted the need for a fundamental shift in the way software is built in the age of artificial intelligence, emphasising that the next frontier of innovation will be defined by an AI-driven software development life cycle (SDLC).

Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella said software development lifecycle (SDLC) is entering a new phase driven by agentic artificial intelligence, as he confirmed the release of a new AI model by the software giant on December 12.

Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, and Wipro deploy 200,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses, pioneering enterprise AI adoption in India.

Microsoft has announced its largest-ever Asia investment of $17.5 billion in India to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years.

These companies will deploy over 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses, setting up a new benchmark for enterprise-scale AI adoption, a company statement said

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is set to empower 20 million Indians with artificial intelligence skills. The company is investing $17.5 billion to boost India's AI and cloud infrastructure. A new data centre region will launch in 2026.

Microsoft’s shareholder meeting Friday morning highlighted a sharp divide: executives promoting a “planet-scale” AI future while investors voiced concerns about censorship, bias, privacy, and geopolitical entanglements.