Satya Nadella

Mr. Nadella testified that Google has created significant challenges, hampering Microsoft and other tech firms’ competitiveness in the web space.

Microsoft may soon be one of the first U.S. cloud-computing companies to let Europeans store their online data closer to home, a response to fears that U.S. data centers are more vulnerable to snooping by the U.S. government.

Satya Nadella will be meeting with congressional republicans this week to talk about major issues such as immigration, privacy and patent reform – all of which are of great importance to Microsoft and Nadella himself.

Microsoft shareholders have approved an $84 billion pay package for new CEO Satya Nadella, despite concerns raised by an investor advisory group.

Microsoft’s quarterly profit and revenue sailed past expectations Thursday, as CEO Satya Nadella’s push to embrace cloud computing and diversify into mobile devices helpedlift sales by 25 percent.