In a surprising move, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced, that he is stepping back from day-to-day oversight of the company's commercial operations. This reorganisation, detailed in an internal email to employees and echoed in a company blog post, introduces a new CEO for Microsoft's Commercial Business - Judson Althoff, a long-time executive poised to steer sales, marketing, and operations toward accelerated growth. The shift allows Nadella to dive deeper into the technical heart of Microsoft's AI ambitions, from massive data center expansions to groundbreaking product innovations.

Nadella's email, which has since rippled through tech circles, frames the changes against the backdrop of a 'tectonic AI platform shift.' He wrote that Microsoft must simultaneously 'manage and grow our at-

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