Microsoft tops Apple as most valuable public company, surpasses $3 trillion market valuation. Satya Nadella will celebrate 10th anniversary as chief executive next week. Investors expect Microsoft to capitalize on lead in artificial intelligence after investing billions in OpenAI. Company posts strong revenue and profits, commercial cloud offerings bring in $33.7 billion. Azure, Microsoft’s flagship cloud computing product, grows 30 percent. Corporate customers begin adopting Copilot offering with A.I. tools. New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI over A.I. technologies. Gaming becomes Microsoft’s most important consumer business after acquiring Activision Blizzard. Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs in gaming division following acquisition.
