AI exec Asha Sharma to replace Microsoft Gaming head Phil Spencer

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Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Officer Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at the tech giant and is being replaced by Asha Sharma, whom Microsoft hired from Instacart in 2024. Sharma will become Microsoft's executive vice president for gaming and report to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella. Nadella said Spencer last year announced his decision to retire, and the company officials announced the pending change to staff on Friday. Sharma will move from