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Microsoft Defender software to combat malware on iOS and Android mobile platforms

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Microsoft to spend $1.1B in Mexico on digital access programs

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Microsoft launches Office mobile app and promises new features to simplify smartphone tasks

by Nat Levy on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 at 8:01 amComment

Microsoft is launching an Office mobile app today for Android and iOS designed to make some of its signature software — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — must-have tools for all… Read More

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AI vs. humans? Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz sees the future as AI-human partnership

by Alan Boyle on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 at 8:15 amComment

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a rising competitor for human intelligence, in settings ranging from human-vs.-machine card games to the “Terminator” movie series. But according to Eric Horvitz, the… Read More

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Microsoft opens its third India engineering center

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GeekWire Podcast: We (almost) hacked the election; Amazon vs. Trump; cashless stadiums

by Curt Milton on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 at 6:50 amComment

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Voting online is fast, convenient and also … vulnerable. In the wake of the Iowa caucuses app fiasco, we… Read More

LinkedIn cites ‘low adoption’ for decision to end Sales Navigator integration with Gmail

by Todd Bishop on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 at 9:45 amComment

LinkedIn plans to pull the plug next month on a Chrome browser extension that lets Gmail and GSuite users see mini LinkedIn profiles for their email correspondents in a sidebar… Read More

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Hamburger expert Bill Gates tests plant-based meat, with Dick’s burgers as a scientific control

by Todd Bishop on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 at 5:59 am1 Comment

Bill Gates knows burgers. When Microsoft moved from Albuquerque to the Seattle region back in the 1980s, the nearby Burgermaster in Bellevue, Wash., was basically the company’s cafeteria. More recently,… Read More

Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagon’s $10B JEDI contract pending Amazon’s lawsuit

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 at 1:15 pm 4 Comments

A federal judge has paused work on a hotly contested cloud contract that the Defense Department awarded to Microsoft in November. The decision issued Thursday is a victory for Amazon,… Read More

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Microsoft for Startups now offers GitHub and Microsoft Power Platform to participating companies

Amazon asks to depose Trump in lawsuit challenging Pentagon’s award of major cloud contract to Microsoft

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 10, 2020February 13, 2020 at 11:52 am 6 Comments

Amazon is asking a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials to prove bias and personal animus led the Pentagon to award a lucrative… Read More

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Amazon pulls out of Mobile World Congress tech event due to coronavirus, no word from Microsoft

Analyst: Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 releases could be delayed due to coronavirus outbreak

by Nat Levy on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 at 6:23 amComment

Nintendo has already reported production delays from the outbreak of coronavirus in China, and a Wall Street firm thinks the upcoming Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 could be next.… Read More

Microsoft brings Windows UX and Surface teams together under exec Panos Panay in latest reorg

by Nat Levy on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 at 9:35 am 2 Comments

Microsoft is embarking on a reorganization that will bring part of the Windows team under the purview of Panos Panay, the tech giant’s chief product officer and face of its… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 at 8:03 am1 Comment

The Seattle-area business community is throwing its weight behind a proposal to tax high-paying companies in the region to fund housing and services for the homeless. Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Expedia,… Read More

Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams is down due to an expired authentication certificate

by Nat Levy on February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 at 8:55 am 3 Comments

Microsoft Teams went down early Monday morning, gumming up the start of the week for millions of workers who rely on the tech giant’s chat and collaboration tool. Microsoft first… Read More

Microsoft surpasses 150,000 employees for 1st time as hiring surges outside Seattle-area HQ

by Nat Levy on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 at 10:49 amComment

For the first time in its 44-year history, Microsoft’s employee count surpassed 150,000 people, the latest sign of the tech giant’s continued resurgence. Microsoft listed its global headcount as 151,163… Read More

Microsoft Surface revenue falls short after Earbuds delay, as AirPods lift Apple results

by Todd Bishop on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 at 10:37 am1 Comment

Microsoft’s Surface hardware business reached an all-time high of nearly $2 billion in revenue for the December quarter, but the company indicated that the result would have been higher if… Read More

Xbox revenue falls 21% as Microsoft gears up for Xbox Series X debut

by Taylor Soper on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 at 2:47 pmComment

Microsoft’s Xbox business took a hit in the most recent quarter as the company prepares to debut its new Xbox Series X console this holiday season. Console vs. cloud: What… Read More

Microsoft revenue rises 14% to $36.9B, profits exceed estimates, cloud rises and games fall

by Todd Bishop on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 at 9:46 amComment

Microsoft posted revenue of $36.9 billion for the December quarter, up 14%, and surpassed Wall Street’s expectations with profits of $11.6 billion and earnings per share of $1.51. The stronger-than-expected… Read More

It’s Microsoft earnings day: Here’s what to watch as the tech giant reports its latest numbers

by Nat Levy on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 at 8:08 amComment

UPDATE: Microsoft revenue rises 14% to $36.9B, profits exceed estimates, cloud rises and games fall It’s that time of year again: Big tech earnings season. The action kicked off with… Read More

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Microsoft launches $40M initiative to solve global health challenges with AI

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 at 10:36 amComment

Microsoft launched a major health research initiative Wednesday to address some of the medical world’s most confounding challenges using artificial intelligence. The $40 million AI for Health initiative will focus… Read More

Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision, citing civil rights violations

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 at 4:37 pm1 Comment

Activists are planning a demonstration at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus Wednesday to protest the company’s relationship with Israeli security firm AnyVision. The protestors plan to deliver 75,000 petitions demanding Microsoft… Read More

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First woman to coach in Super Bowl is ‘the one’ for Microsoft in Surface ad about game changers

by Kurt Schlosser on January 28, 2020January 30, 2020 at 3:09 pm 2 Comments

Microsoft has struck a nerve over the past several years with Super Bowl ads that convey its mission and message around empowering individuals to achieve more. A new spot for… Read More

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Here’s how much Microsoft reportedly paid game streaming star Ninja to defect from Amazon’s Twitch

‘One of the dumbest things I’ve seen’: Backlash mounts against Microsoft’s plan to install Bing as default Chrome search for some Office users

by Nat Levy on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 at 5:56 am1 Comment

Microsoft’s plan to override Google’s search engine in its own Chrome browser for some Office customers has roiled users and led to widespread criticism on social media. What happened: The… Read More

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from working on JEDI cloud contract while court considers bias question

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 at 9:28 am 2 Comments

Amazon’s crusade to overturn the Department of Defense’s award of a lucrative cloud contract to rival Microsoft inched forward this week with a new court filing. What’s new: Amazon filed a… Read More

Videos: Here’s how browsing on Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo phone will work

by Nat Levy on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 at 7:16 am 8 Comments

Information is starting to trickle out about how Microsoft’s Surface Duo — the Android-powered, dual-screen device that marks the tech giant’s return to the smartphone market — will work when… Read More

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Microsoft to test ‘Total Recall’-style personnel scanners at two data centers, Redmond office and mystery East Coast location

by Mark Harris on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 at 12:28 pmComment

Microsoft is poised to test a new millimeter-wave body scanner at four locations, according to two filings made with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the past weeks. The device… Read More

Microsoft exposed 250M customer service records due to ‘misconfiguration’ of internal database

by Nat Levy on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 at 8:07 amComment

Microsoft exposed approximately 250 million customer service records due to what the company called a “misconfiguration of an internal customer support database” used for tracking support cases. Tech review company… Read More

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Microsoft Defender software to combat malware on iOS and Android mobile platforms

Microsoft launches Office mobile app and promises new features to simplify smartphone tasks

AI vs. humans? Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz sees the future as AI-human partnership

Microsoft opens its third India engineering center

GeekWire Podcast: We (almost) hacked the election; Amazon vs. Trump; cashless stadiums

LinkedIn cites ‘low adoption’ for decision to end Sales Navigator integration with Gmail

Hamburger expert Bill Gates tests plant-based meat, with Dick’s burgers as a scientific control

Microsoft for Startups now offers GitHub and Microsoft Power Platform to participating companies

Amazon pulls out of Mobile World Congress tech event due to coronavirus, no word from Microsoft

Analyst: Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 releases could be delayed due to coronavirus outbreak

Microsoft brings Windows UX and Surface teams together under exec Panos Panay in latest reorg

Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness

Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams is down due to an expired authentication certificate

Microsoft surpasses 150,000 employees for 1st time as hiring surges outside Seattle-area HQ

Microsoft Surface revenue falls short after Earbuds delay, as AirPods lift Apple results

Xbox revenue falls 21% as Microsoft gears up for Xbox Series X debut

Microsoft revenue rises 14% to $36.9B, profits exceed estimates, cloud rises and games fall

It’s Microsoft earnings day: Here’s what to watch as the tech giant reports its latest numbers

Microsoft launches $40M initiative to solve global health challenges with AI

Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision, citing civil rights violations

First woman to coach in Super Bowl is ‘the one’ for Microsoft in Surface ad about game changers

Here’s how much Microsoft reportedly paid game streaming star Ninja to defect from Amazon’s Twitch

‘One of the dumbest things I’ve seen’: Backlash mounts against Microsoft’s plan to install Bing as default Chrome search for some Office users

Videos: Here’s how browsing on Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo phone will work

Microsoft to test ‘Total Recall’-style personnel scanners at two data centers, Redmond office and mystery East Coast location

Microsoft exposed 250M customer service records due to ‘misconfiguration’ of internal database

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