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Microsoft cuts management layers in Office and Teams overhaul for AI era
Microsoft is cutting management layers in its Office and Teams software groups and expanding in-office work for senior employees as it adapts to the AI era. Charles Lamanna, head of Copilot and agent platforms, reorganised Teams engineering so one manager oversees 12 contributors, with some managers shifting to individual contributor roles. Lamanna also took over Office and Teams from Ryan Roslansky, who plans to leave at year-end.
AI & Enterprise
Microsoft Office, Teams head to leave as company reorganises under Copilot
Ryan Roslansky, who has led Microsoft’s Office and Teams, will leave the company at the end of this year after about 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft. He will remain an adviser to CEO Satya Nadella through year-end to support the transition. Microsoft is moving Office and Teams into its Copilot, Agent and Platform organisation as it pursues a strategy to integrate Office into Copilot and embed Copilot across Office.
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SpaceX Starship to try first orbital flight, carrying 26 Starlink V3 satellites
SpaceX’s Starship will attempt to reach Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight, expanding beyond earlier tests focused on launch and flight validation. The mission is expected to lift off from Starbase in Texas during a roughly 75-minute morning window, after U.S. regulators approved the launch and re-entry operations. SpaceX plans to deploy 26 new Starlink V3 satellites, a step tied to Starlink expansion and other planned uses for Starship.