Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nirit Cohen covers the Future of Work, bridging trends with solutions. The future of work has arrived. It’s here earlier than ...

In a compelling keynote speech at TechSparks 2025, Puneet Chandok of Microsoft outlined seven bold predictions on the future of work, from digital colleagues to unmetered intelligence.

“The average knowledge worker is interrupted every two minutes during work hours.” Mentions Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Jared Spataro, “You’re getting an email, a meeting kind of request, a chat ...

What can we make of all the predictions on the future of work? Mainly because they are not all focused on the same variables and do not all reach the same conclusion. Let me illustrate. Microsoft ...

Satya Nadella says fully AI-run companies are unrealistic and insists humans will stay central to the future of work. Here is ...

It’s difficult to name an industry, from marketing to logistics, that AI hasn’t at least been in conversation with. However, a new report by Microsoft foresees the large-scale adoption of AI agents ...

[Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025.] REDMOND, Wash. — In 1986, when Microsoft moved ...

Industrialization disrupted the labor of artisans and craftworkers, just as the era of information technology and automation shifted workforce tasks and led to occupational obsolescence. How will the ...

Microsoft said they are still negotiating, but declined to provide details; OpenAI talked up a possible $100 billion bonanza for its non-profit. Microsoft and OpenAI are in talks about the future of ...