{
  "id": 5383720,
  "title": "Microsoft’s org chart is getting an AI makeover—and it sounds very sci-fi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/microsofts-org-chart-is-getting-an-ai-makeover-and-it-sounds-very-sci",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91601582/microsoft-org-chart-getting-ai-makeover-sounds-very-sci-fi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft is reorganizing its reporting structure to better reflect the impact of AI on the company. As of the next fiscal quarter, the current segments—Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing—will be replaced with two new divisions: Devices and Consumer and Agents and Infra. Devices and Consumer will encompass revenue from Microsoft's consumer-facing products, such as Xbox, Windows, LinkedIn, and search advertising. However, Agents and Infra is a more enigmatic title, serving as a catch-all for income from Microsoft's AI models, cloud infrastructure, and Microsoft 365 (including its Copilot features). This change will mark the first time Microsoft reports quarterly revenue for its cloud computing platform, Azure. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explained that the shift in the company's reporting structure aims to mirror how AI is transforming Microsoft's operations. He stated, \"There's no question AI represents a profound shift in both technology and business.\" Nadella added, \"To reflect this and provide increased transparency to investors, we are updating our financial reporting to mirror how the business is operating, how we allocate resources, and where we are headed.\" The new structure, dubbed \"Agents and Infra,\" represents Microsoft's approach to engaging with customers and driving outcomes through a holistic \"job to be done.\" Nadella continued, \"It's no longer about building or selling one app or service, but about connecting the entire trajectory of a 'job to be done.'\" The company has a history of adopting peculiar terminology. In the 1980s, Microsoft introduced the phrase \"eating your own dogfood,\" meaning testing products internally before releasing them to consumers. Microsoft users have also contributed to the company's linguistic legacy, with the term \"Microslop\" emerging as a derogatory portmanteau of \"Microsoft\" and \"AI slop.\"",
  "summary": "Microsoft is switching up its reporting structure for the AI era. As of the next fiscal quarter, its current three reporting segments— Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing—will be replaced with two brand new ones: Devices and Consumer and Agents and Infra, according to the Wall Street Journal . Devices and Consumer is a pretty self-explanatory…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}