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How Microsoft’s record-setting $10B gaming year compares to rivals Sony and Nintendo

by Nat Levy on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 at 11:04 amComment

In a fiscal year littered with firsts, Microsoft’s gaming division hit a new high water mark. RELATED: Microsoft closes record year with $110B in revenue, cruising past Wall Street expectations again… Read More

Updated: Microsoft records 23% jump in Intelligent Cloud revenue, Azure revenue up 89% but undisclosed

by Tom Krazit on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 at 3:22 pmComment

Microsoft’s cloud division remains one of the primary architects of its comeback in recent years, posting a 23 percent jump in revenue during the fourth quarter of its 2018 fiscal… Read More

Microsoft closes record year with $110B in revenue, cruising past Wall Street expectations again

by Nat Levy on July 19, 2018July 20, 2018 at 8:23 amComment

PREVIOUSLY: Microsoft caps off a historic fiscal year filled with firsts Microsoft finished off a record fiscal year by hitting all-time highs for both revenue and profit in its fourth quarter.… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: Tech giant caps off a historic fiscal year filled with firsts

by Nat Levy on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 at 1:30 pmComment

Microsoft will close out a record-setting fiscal year for the company today, reporting earnings for its fourth quarter. RELATED: Microsoft posts $110B in revenue for the year, cruising past Wall Street… Read More

How Microsoft is helping big retailers Walmart and Kroger compete with Amazon

by Nat Levy on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 at 10:57 amComment

Some of the world’s largest retailers staring down the juggernaut that is Amazon are turning to Microsoft to use its cloud services and productivity tools to compete, a trend that… Read More

Update: Microsoft says new Xbox hardware announcement was an error

by Taylor Soper on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 at 3:54 pmComment

Update, 3:50 p.m. PT: Microsoft said its blog post teasing new Xbox hardware was a “version control error.” It updated the post to clarify that the company will announce “new Xbox… Read More

Walmart signs sweeping cloud deal with Microsoft, joining forces against Amazon

by Tom Krazit on July 16, 2018July 17, 2018 at 12:36 amComment

Last year’s acquisition of Whole Foods raised tensions between Amazon and the retail community to new heights, and Walmart, the retail giant of the 20th century, is now making it… Read More

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TLDR: Prime Day problems & protests, regulating bikeshare in Seattle, Microsoft asks government to regulate facial recognition

by Starla Sampaco on July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 at 4:20 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Updated: Amazon Prime Day off to a rocky start as users report issues with e-commerce website Prime Day protests call for Amazon boycott, but avoiding the tech… Read More

Can Skype win you back? Microsoft unveils overhaul after backlash over changes to service

by Kurt Schlosser on July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 at 2:06 pmComment

Microsoft is attempting to rebound from the backlash it has suffered since acquiring and messing with Skype, the popular internet calling service that it paid $8.5 billion for in 2011.… Read More

Lessons learned from LinkedIn: How Microsoft’s biggest buy will influence $7.5B GitHub acquisition

by Nat Levy on July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 at 2:16 pmComment

Microsoft has learned a few lessons from the $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn that executives say they’re applying to the recently announced purchase of GitHub. At Microsoft Inspire, its annual… Read More

Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technology

by Nat Levy & Monica Nickelsburg on July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 at 10:23 am 4 Comments

Microsoft is calling for increased government oversight on companies developing facial recognition technology, at a time when public concern about the relationship between tech and the public sector is growing.… Read More

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TLDR: Microsoft vs. Slack, high-tech Nike store, Elon Musk wants to help Flint

by Starla Sampaco on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 4:09 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils free version of Teams productivity tool, upping the ante against rival Slack ‘Not like Amazon Go’: Nike debuts high-tech store that removes friction but keeps… Read More

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Top Microsoft chip researcher shifts to mysterious new Azure hardware division

by Tom Krazit on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 3:55 pm 2 Comments

When Microsoft shuffled the deck of cards that makes up its Azure cloud computing division a few months ago, it appears to have created a new hardware group that attracted… Read More

As cloud competition heats up, Microsoft will pitch its partners on new Azure and Power BI features

by Tom Krazit on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 11:03 am 2 Comments

Visiting Las Vegas in the middle of July seems like a questionable idea, but thousands of Microsoft partners will descend upon the desert next week to hear about a few… Read More

New Microsoft 365 tools will tell users to stop emailing after-hours, enable live video events

by Nat Levy on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 10:48 am1 Comment

At huge companies with people spread across different locations, employees aren’t always going to be in the same place, and today Microsoft released several new tools that aim to make… Read More

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Microsoft unveils free version of Teams productivity tool, upping the ante against rival Slack

by Nat Levy on July 12, 2018July 12, 2018 at 4:26 pm1 Comment

Microsoft today debuted a free version of Microsoft Teams, expanding the reach of the company’s Slack competitor beyond the Office 365 ecosystem. The company says more than 200,000 organizations use… Read More

Hot cloud database startup Snowflake Computing, born on Amazon Web Services, adds support for Microsoft Azure

by Tom Krazit on July 12, 2018July 13, 2018 at 2:14 pmComment

After establishing a foothold in the cloud-based data warehousing market on the infrastructure provided by Amazon Web Services, Snowflake Computing is expected to announce Thursday that its customers will now… Read More

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TLDR: Anti-Amazon graffiti, see Times Square under water with HoloLens, needle-free blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes

by Starla Sampaco on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 at 4:24 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle So much to sea in New York: Microsoft HoloLens a key part of… Read More

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So much to sea in New York: Microsoft HoloLens a key part of art exhibit that ‘sinks’ Times Square

by Kurt Schlosser on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 at 1:54 pmComment

New York City’s Times Square is already a bustling and chaotic location when experienced in everyday reality. In augmented reality, the center of Manhattan will become otherworldy, thanks to an… Read More

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TLDR: Microsoft unveils Surface Go, Demi Lovato to headline Amazon concert, new record for same-day delivery in space

by Starla Sampaco on July 10, 2018July 11, 2018 at 5:27 amComment

Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils $399 ‘Surface Go’ with 10-inch display and USB-C port to take on lower-cost iPads and Google Chromebooks Pop star Demi Lovato to headline Amazon’s Post-Prime… Read More

Current and former Microsoft employees appeal class-action denial in gender discrimination lawsuit

by Nat Levy & Kaitlyn Wang on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 at 3:19 pmComment

Updated at 3:20 p.m. with new details on ruling and appeal. Current and former technical employees at Microsoft are not giving up on a push to expand a three-year-old gender… Read More

Microsoft unveils $399 ‘Surface Go’ with 10-inch display and USB-C port to take on lower-cost iPads and Google Chromebooks

by Nat Levy on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 at 9:46 pm1 Comment

Microsoft Surface devices primarily target high-powered creative types at a substantial price point, but the tech giant is looking to change that with a new $399 hybrid tablet. Microsoft unveiled… Read More

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TLDR: Rumored Surface smartphone, Lime scooters in Uber app, dorm-style housing for adults

by Starla Sampaco on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 at 4:22 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda With $335M in fresh cash, Lime is rolling out electric scooters in the… Read More

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Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda

by Nat Levy on July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 at 4:36 pm 5 Comments

There’s still a rabid community of Windows Phone fanatics out there, and they really want to see a new smartphone and operating system from Microsoft. A change.org petition began circulating… Read More

A longtime Windows Phone fan tries out the Microsoft Launcher app for Android

by Nat Levy on July 8, 2018July 7, 2018 at 9:17 pm 28 Comments

I’m still sad Windows Phone isn’t really a thing anymore, and I imagine Microsoft is, too. After largely retreating from the smartphone hardware market when Windows Phone failed to catch… Read More

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Microsoft Azure CTO: AI and machine learning “are going to transform every industry”

by Tom Krazit on July 6, 2018July 3, 2018 at 4:03 pmComment

Now that the basic appeal of cloud computing has been established — compute and storage resources managed by your vendor instead of your employees — those cloud vendors are looking… Read More

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How Microsoft’s record-setting $10B gaming year compares to rivals Sony and Nintendo

Updated: Microsoft records 23% jump in Intelligent Cloud revenue, Azure revenue up 89% but undisclosed

Microsoft closes record year with $110B in revenue, cruising past Wall Street expectations again

Microsoft earnings preview: Tech giant caps off a historic fiscal year filled with firsts

How Microsoft is helping big retailers Walmart and Kroger compete with Amazon

Update: Microsoft says new Xbox hardware announcement was an error

Walmart signs sweeping cloud deal with Microsoft, joining forces against Amazon

TLDR: Prime Day problems & protests, regulating bikeshare in Seattle, Microsoft asks government to regulate facial recognition

Can Skype win you back? Microsoft unveils overhaul after backlash over changes to service

Lessons learned from LinkedIn: How Microsoft’s biggest buy will influence $7.5B GitHub acquisition

Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technology

TLDR: Microsoft vs. Slack, high-tech Nike store, Elon Musk wants to help Flint

Top Microsoft chip researcher shifts to mysterious new Azure hardware division

As cloud competition heats up, Microsoft will pitch its partners on new Azure and Power BI features

New Microsoft 365 tools will tell users to stop emailing after-hours, enable live video events

Microsoft unveils free version of Teams productivity tool, upping the ante against rival Slack

Hot cloud database startup Snowflake Computing, born on Amazon Web Services, adds support for Microsoft Azure

TLDR: Anti-Amazon graffiti, see Times Square under water with HoloLens, needle-free blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes

So much to sea in New York: Microsoft HoloLens a key part of art exhibit that ‘sinks’ Times Square

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Surface Go, Demi Lovato to headline Amazon concert, new record for same-day delivery in space

Current and former Microsoft employees appeal class-action denial in gender discrimination lawsuit

Microsoft unveils $399 ‘Surface Go’ with 10-inch display and USB-C port to take on lower-cost iPads and Google Chromebooks

TLDR: Rumored Surface smartphone, Lime scooters in Uber app, dorm-style housing for adults

Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda

A longtime Windows Phone fan tries out the Microsoft Launcher app for Android

TLDR Editor’s Picks: The state of the tech economy, from Seattle to Wall Street and beyond

Dark mode for Microsoft’s Outlook.com is on the way

‘Everybody is a gamer’: Inside the first-ever Xbox video game competition at the Special Olympics

Microsoft’s massive campus refresh starts later this year, as tech giant picks architects and contractors for the job

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