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The ‘nerd bird’ has landed: Tech execs, politicians help kick off Seattle-to-Vancouver seaplane flights

by Kurt Schlosser on April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 at 5:04 pm1 Comment

With cranes in the background further building out Seattle’s booming tech sector, two seaplanes landed on Lake Union Wednesday, including one carrying Canadian officials from Vancouver, B.C. Waiting on the… Read More

Announcing the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit: Top tech leaders from Microsoft and Amazon added to agenda, early-bird tickets on sale

by Tom Krazit & John Cook on April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 at 11:12 amComment

Our biggest technical conference of the year — the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit — is coming up on June 26-27 at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash. Today, we’re excited to… Read More

Microsoft’s Azure Container Instances, which lets you deploy containers with utter disregard for hardware, now generally available

by Tom Krazit on April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 at 7:57 amComment

When is a container serverless? That question might sound like troll bait for infrastructure geeks, but Microsoft’s Azure Container Instances, now generally available, is a blend of two prominent trends… Read More

Judge orders Trump administration to resume DACA in lawsuit brought by Microsoft and Princeton

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 at 9:55 pm 3 Comments

A federal judge sided with Microsoft and Princeton University Tuesday in a lawsuit they filed over President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. U.S.… Read More

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TLDR: Get packages delivered to your car, iPhone-based stethoscope, Adventureman visits Microsoft

by Starla Sampaco on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 at 4:49 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Microsoft eyeing big office complex near its HQ campus, report says

by Nat Levy on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 at 1:18 pm1 Comment

Microsoft plans to buy a 725,000-square-foot office complex that is surrounded by the tech giant’s massive headquarters campus, according to a report from Puget Sound Business Journal. Microsoft has been… Read More

Microsoft teams up with Skype competitor Discord to help Xbox gamers connect with friends

by Nat Levy on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 at 10:35 amComment

Microsoft is teaming up with Discord, a voice and text chat app for gamers, to let them link up their accounts with Xbox Live profiles to share what games they… Read More

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Microsoft lends a technical hand as ‘Adventureman’ begins epic 6,000-mile run for charity across U.S.

by Kurt Schlosser on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 at 7:27 amComment

Jamie McDonald dipped his hand in the Pacific Ocean two weeks ago to mark the start of his latest test of human endurance — a 6,000-mile run from the westernmost… Read More

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TLDR: U.S tech companies are hiring more foreign workers, Amazon reveals Prime membership numbers, Marvel at MoPOP

by Starla Sampaco on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 at 4:38 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

100 Most Influential People, but just six covers: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella makes Time’s short list

by Kurt Schlosser on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 at 3:24 pmComment

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is among the artists, activists, leaders and visionaries (including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos) who made the cut for Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list this… Read More

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on integration with Microsoft: ‘So far, so good’

by Nat Levy on April 19, 2018April 20, 2018 at 7:50 am1 Comment

LinkedIn’s integration with Microsoft has “exceeded expectations,” propelling the business social network to record levels of engagement and revenue is growing in a way the company hasn’t seen since its… Read More

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Real-world Minecraft mod: How the popular video game is transforming parks and other public spaces

by Gregory Scruggs on April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 at 6:02 amComment

Where there was once a derelict market in the Sunny Hill neighborhood of Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, now sits a skate park. Rollerblades, skateboards, and BMX bikes make a constant clatter… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon and Google jockey for title of 2nd most valuable company on the planet

by Nat Levy on April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 at 8:18 am 2 Comments

Editor’s note: Market value numbers in this story have been updated Microsoft’s market value is around $745 billion Thursday morning, and it is in a tight battle with Google parent… Read More

Microsoft Translator beefs up offline capabilities with new AI-powered translations

by Nat Levy on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 at 12:48 am1 Comment

The Microsoft Translator app’s most accurate translations, powered by the company’s emphasis on artificial intelligence, are now available offline. Microsoft Translator first allowed users to download entire languages for offline translations starting… Read More

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TLDR: Steve Ballmer’s shareholder meeting for America, the world’s biggest plane, Jeff Bezos’ new social media persona

by Starla Sampaco on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 at 5:19 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

Supreme Court drops lawsuit over Microsoft customer data stored overseas due to CLOUD Act

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 at 10:12 amComment

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a case that pitted Microsoft against the Department of Justice over emails the company has stored in an overseas server. Both parties asked the… Read More

Facebook, Microsoft and other top tech companies vow to fight government-sponsored cyberattacks

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 at 8:49 amComment

More than 30 leading tech companies launched a new cybersecurity accord Tuesday in the hopes of one day inspiring a “Digital Geneva Convention” that would adapt international law to defend… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls cyberspace the ‘new battlefield’ as company releases latest security features

by Nat Levy on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 at 1:48 pmComment

Microsoft is beefing up security measures across its suite of enterprise products, with a series of new features and programs designed to keep hackers out of systems and detect them… Read More

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Scenes from the Halo World Championships: Defending champs fall in battle for $500k prize

by Todd Bishop on April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 at 8:38 pmComment

Thousands of video-game fans packed CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle this weekend to see which professional “Halo” team would take home the $500,000 grand prize in the Halo World… Read More

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Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off

by Thomas Wilde on April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 at 9:50 am 154 Comments

It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and if there’s one area in which the company has pulled… Read More

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TLDR: Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, 🚗Seattle wants to regulate Uber and Lyft, Microsoft’s new smart mat

by Starla Sampaco on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 at 5:11 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More

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Microsoft’s new portable smart mat aims to beam real items into the digital world

by Nat Levy on April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 at 3:56 pmComment

Microsoft’s research arm is working on a portable mat that can sense objects and then project them on to a smart device or computer screen, with a goal of closing… Read More

How a Seattle startup is using blockchain and virtual reality to upend the global coffee market

by Nat Levy on April 8, 2018April 10, 2018 at 2:33 pmComment

I’m sitting in the cafeteria of Building 25 on the sprawling Microsoft headquarters with an Oculus Rift headset strapped on my head. Swiveling from side to side, looking like a… Read More

Microsoft vows to cede patent rights to customers for jointly developed technology

by Todd Bishop on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 10:52 pm1 Comment

Microsoft, which has spent decades building its intellectual property war chest, says it will give ownership of patent and industrial design rights to its customers when the companies develop technology… Read More

High-performance computing pioneer and Microsoft technical fellow Burton Smith dies at 77

by Tom Krazit on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 3:40 pm 2 Comments

Burton Smith, who played an instrumental role in advancing the development of high-performance computing at Cray and Microsoft, died Tuesday at the age of 77 in Burien, Wash. Microsoft announced… Read More

Microsoft pledges $5B Internet of Things investment over 4 years

by Nat Levy on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 10:55 amComment

Microsoft said Wednesday it plans to invest $5 billion in the complicated-but-exciting world of Internet of Things over the next four years. In a blog post, Corporate Vice President of… Read More

Smooth talker: Microsoft speech technology claims superior conversational abilities

by Nat Levy on April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 at 11:42 amComment

Microsoft’s digital assistants and chatbots are getting a lot chattier. Microsoft today unveiled the ability for bots to have “session-oriented” back and forth conversations with humans, instead of the single… Read More

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The ‘nerd bird’ has landed: Tech execs, politicians help kick off Seattle-to-Vancouver seaplane flights

Microsoft’s Azure Container Instances, which lets you deploy containers with utter disregard for hardware, now generally available

Judge orders Trump administration to resume DACA in lawsuit brought by Microsoft and Princeton

TLDR: Get packages delivered to your car, iPhone-based stethoscope, Adventureman visits Microsoft

Microsoft eyeing big office complex near its HQ campus, report says

Microsoft teams up with Skype competitor Discord to help Xbox gamers connect with friends

Microsoft lends a technical hand as ‘Adventureman’ begins epic 6,000-mile run for charity across U.S.

TLDR: U.S tech companies are hiring more foreign workers, Amazon reveals Prime membership numbers, Marvel at MoPOP

100 Most Influential People, but just six covers: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella makes Time’s short list

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on integration with Microsoft: ‘So far, so good’

Real-world Minecraft mod: How the popular video game is transforming parks and other public spaces

Microsoft, Amazon and Google jockey for title of 2nd most valuable company on the planet

Microsoft Translator beefs up offline capabilities with new AI-powered translations

TLDR: Steve Ballmer’s shareholder meeting for America, the world’s biggest plane, Jeff Bezos’ new social media persona

Facebook, Microsoft and other top tech companies vow to fight government-sponsored cyberattacks

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls cyberspace the ‘new battlefield’ as company releases latest security features

Scenes from the Halo World Championships: Defending champs fall in battle for $500k prize

Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off

Microsoft’s new portable smart mat aims to beam real items into the digital world

How a Seattle startup is using blockchain and virtual reality to upend the global coffee market

Microsoft vows to cede patent rights to customers for jointly developed technology

High-performance computing pioneer and Microsoft technical fellow Burton Smith dies at 77

Microsoft pledges $5B Internet of Things investment over 4 years

Smooth talker: Microsoft speech technology claims superior conversational abilities

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