Microsoft promoted Judson Althoff to CEO of its commercial business, expanding his role.

King of Prussia's Vertex names Microsoft executive Christopher Young as its new CEO, who is taking over from longtime leader David DeStefano.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is handing off day-to-day commercial execution to longtime sales chief Judson Althoff, who takes on the new role of CEO of commercial business. The change frees Nadella to focus more on AI and long-term technology bets.

The AI browser wars are heating up. Google has Gemini in Chrome, Perplexity is building its Comet AI browser, and The Browser Company just got acquired by Atlassian for $610 million. Now, Microsoft wants to be part of the AI browser conversation.

A former executive at Microsoft, McAfee and Cisco becomes the fourth CEO in Vertex's 47-year history.

Microsoft has appointed Vukani Mngxati as the new CEO of its South Africa business as it ramps up its spending on data centres.

Microsoft is intensifying its AI efforts, focusing on healthcare to rival competitors like OpenAI. A new Copilot update, featuring collaboration with Harvard Medical School, will provide credible health information.