Mikhail Parakhin, who had been leading the Windows and web experiences team at Microsoft, announced today that he has “decided to explore new roles” and will report to Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer, during the transition period. It is unclear if Parakhin is likely to leave Microsoft or take a new role within the company.

Following Parakhin’s departure, Microsoft has appointed Pavan Davuluri, an IIT Madras alumnus, as the new head of its Windows and Surface teams, according to an internal memo from Rajesh Jha, the company’s head of experiences and devices. Davuluri, who has worked at Microsoft for over 23 years and played a key role in developing custom Surface processors, will now oversee both the Windows and devices teams, reporting directly to Jha.

The memo stated, “As part of this change, we are bringing together the Windows Experiences and Windows + Devices teams as a core part of the Experiences + Devices (E+D) division.” By bringing the teams together, the memo hinted at a more integrated approach in developing technology for Windows, across both client and cloud platforms in the “AI era”.

The leadership changes come just days after Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Google DeepMind and former CEO of Inflection AI, joined Microsoft as the head of its new AI team. With the leadership changes at Microsoft and the merging of teams, it looks like the company is serious in integrating hardware, software, and artificial intelligence.

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