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Fake news detector comes to Microsoft’s Edge mobile browser to call out questionable sources

by Nat Levy on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 at 9:10 amComment

Microsoft is looking to warn users about unreliable news sources with a new feature on its Edge browser on mobile devices. In an extension of a partnership NewsGuard, alerts have… Read More

Microsoft’s Julie Brill backs Washington privacy bill: ‘I would urge you not to miss this opportunity’

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 at 2:22 pmComment

While many big tech companies are reticent about the seemingly inevitable tide of privacy regulations headed our way, Microsoft has made a point of inviting them. On Tuesday, the software… Read More

Microsoft debuts new low-cost laptops and ‘Classroom Pen’ for schools

by Nat Levy on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 at 2:09 pm 3 Comments

Microsoft is doubling down on the education market, a competitive arena for the world’s largest tech giants, with a series of new low-cost laptops and tools to help students and… Read More

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Amazon and Microsoft diverge on approach to housing crisis in their home region

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 at 10:35 amComment

As two of the world’s most valuable companies, Amazon and Microsoft have created mind-boggling wealth and economic vitality in the Seattle region. But around them, housing prices have skyrocketed and… Read More

Microsoft to kill off Windows 10 Mobile, advises remaining loyalists to jump to iOS or Android

by Nat Levy on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 at 1:09 pmComment

Microsoft will cut off the last remaining vestiges of its smartphone operating system, Windows 10 Mobile, later this year. Microsoft will stop providing security updates, patches and other support for… Read More

Can Big Tech solve the housing crisis? The politics of private companies taking on public issues

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 at 10:33 am 2 Comments

Big tech companies are stepping in to help solve the housing crunch in the face of mounting frustration from their communities, where big increases in home prices and homelessness are… Read More

Microsoft gives up on Cortana as an Alexa rival, now views assistant as cross-platform skill

by Nat Levy on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 at 8:20 amComment

Microsoft no longer views Cortana as a competitor to the Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa, and the priority has changed to make it a skill that works within other digital… Read More

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Q&A: What Microsoft President Brad Smith hopes to accomplish with new $500M housing fund

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 at 4:15 pm1 Comment

Over the past decade, the Seattle area has been adding jobs much faster than housing, resulting in much more demand than supply. The market, as Microsoft President Brad Smith sees… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on $500M housing pledge: ‘We want our success to support the region’

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 at 11:09 am 2 Comments

Microsoft President Brad Smith formally announced the company’s unprecedented $500 million commitment to support affordable housing development in the Seattle region at an event Thursday. “Every day for 40 years,… Read More

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Seattle Sounders and Reign FC unveil new jersey sponsor, replace Microsoft with online retailer Zulily

by Taylor Soper on January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 at 12:37 pmComment

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from the Sounders’ event announcing Zulily as its new jersey sponsor. [Follow up: From Microsoft to Zulily: Why the Sounders teamed up… Read More

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Microsoft commits $500M to address affordable housing and homelessness in the Seattle region

by Taylor Soper & Monica Nickelsburg on January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 at 10:53 am 3 Comments

Microsoft is dedicating $500 million to fund construction of affordable homes and homeless services in the Seattle region in an effort to alleviate a growing housing crisis driven by the city’s… Read More

Microsoft venture capital arm M12 expands to India, invests in healthcare data startup

by Nat Levy on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 at 9:44 amComment

Microsoft’s venture capital arm M12 has made its first ever investment in a startup based in India. M12 made an investment of an undisclosed amount in Innovaccer, a healthcare data… Read More

Microsoft wins $1.76 billion DoD deal as massive U.S. government cloud contract looms

by Tom Krazit on January 15, 2019January 16, 2019 at 10:21 amComment

Microsoft started off the year with two wins in the federal government sector, winning a $1.76 billion contract with the Department of Defense for software development services and a new… Read More

Microsoft counters Amazon again with big Walgreens partnership, aiming to reshape healthcare

by Todd Bishop on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 at 10:29 am1 Comment

A week after unveiling a plan to reinvent grocery shopping with Kroger, Microsoft announced another major retail partnership: a seven-year agreement with Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of the… Read More

Beware, Windows 7 hold-outs: Microsoft starts one-year clock to end support for popular operating system

by Nat Levy on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 at 2:47 pmComment

For the Windows 7 diehards out there — and there are a lot of them — Microsoft is only going to provide support for the popular operating system for one… Read More

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Glasses give sight to the legally blind, opening eyes to the broader potential of making tech accessible

by Starla Sampaco on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 at 10:53 amComment

LAS VEGAS ― More than 180,000 people attended CES to see the latest in consumer technology. From autonomous suitcases to a laundry-folding robot, there were many wacky gadgets making headlines throughout the… Read More

Building a wall around the cloud: Why China will soon be a very important cloud computing market

by Tom Krazit on January 13, 2019January 14, 2019 at 10:22 am1 Comment

Cloud computing was invented by American tech companies. By the end of the next decade, it might be the domain of Chinese tech companies. Like many other tech revolutions kicked… Read More

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Facebook, groceries and … divorce? Catch up on the week’s big stories with the GeekWire Podcast

by Todd Bishop on January 12, 2019January 15, 2019 at 8:10 pmComment

We’re back! John Cook, Monica Nickelsburg and Todd Bishop get the GeekWire Podcast rolling for 2019 with our weekly news discussion, exploring the potential implications of Jeff Bezos’ divorce for… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Supporting women in tech, and exploring the mysteries of the universe

by Nicole Tanner on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 at 1:34 pmComment

Women in Cloud: If you’re like most women who work in the tech industry, you’ve probably experienced a hurdle or two over the course of your career. The Women in… Read More

Microsoft spotlights efforts to help retailers modernize and compete with Amazon

by Nat Levy on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 at 8:58 amComment

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft isn’t as visible as Google or Amazon at CES this year, choosing to mostly lay low behind the scenes, schmooze with partners and hold small gatherings… Read More

Investigation reveals that Microsoft Bing surfaces and recommends child pornography

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 at 12:11 pm1 Comment

Microsoft’s search engine has been serving and recommending child pornography, according to an investigation by TechCrunch and third-party researchers. After receiving an anonymous tip that illegal images of children were… Read More

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Seattle startup Lubn wins CES Innovation Award for smart key box

by Starla Sampaco on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 at 10:18 am1 Comment

LAS VEGAS — From a laundry-folding robot to Alexa-enabled mirrors, smart home technology is all the rage at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Among this year’s recipients of the… Read More

New features for Microsoft Teams chat app further company’s push to woo retail and service workers

by Nat Levy on January 9, 2019January 8, 2019 at 11:11 pmComment

Microsoft’s play to become the tech provider of choice for so-called “first-line workers” — people in fields like retail, hospitality and manufacturing — is taking another step forward with a set… Read More

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Microsoft says goodbye to its past as demolition begins on original buildings ahead of big renovation

by Kurt Schlosser on January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 at 10:24 am 5 Comments

REDMOND, Wash. — Matthew Whilden has been at Microsoft for 11 years. For about 30 minutes on Tuesday, the senior software engineer did his best to erase a 34-year-old piece… Read More

Is this the future of retail? We checked out the new high-tech store from Microsoft and Kroger

by Kurt Schlosser on January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 at 12:08 pm 5 Comments

REDMOND, Wash. ― Attention shoppers, new technology on aisle seven. There were no audible announcements like that Monday morning at the QFC grocery store in the Seattle suburbs but the… Read More

GitHub introduces new product tier that lets free users keep their code private

by Tom Krazit on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 at 11:42 am1 Comment

GitHub will kick off the new year by allowing free users of the code repository service to maintain private projects, which should encourage smaller developers wary of its new corporate… Read More

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Fake news detector comes to Microsoft’s Edge mobile browser to call out questionable sources

Microsoft’s Julie Brill backs Washington privacy bill: ‘I would urge you not to miss this opportunity’

Microsoft debuts new low-cost laptops and ‘Classroom Pen’ for schools

Amazon and Microsoft diverge on approach to housing crisis in their home region

Microsoft to kill off Windows 10 Mobile, advises remaining loyalists to jump to iOS or Android

Can Big Tech solve the housing crisis? The politics of private companies taking on public issues

Microsoft gives up on Cortana as an Alexa rival, now views assistant as cross-platform skill

Q&A: What Microsoft President Brad Smith hopes to accomplish with new $500M housing fund

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on $500M housing pledge: ‘We want our success to support the region’

Seattle Sounders and Reign FC unveil new jersey sponsor, replace Microsoft with online retailer Zulily

Microsoft commits $500M to address affordable housing and homelessness in the Seattle region

Microsoft venture capital arm M12 expands to India, invests in healthcare data startup

Microsoft wins $1.76 billion DoD deal as massive U.S. government cloud contract looms

Microsoft counters Amazon again with big Walgreens partnership, aiming to reshape healthcare

Beware, Windows 7 hold-outs: Microsoft starts one-year clock to end support for popular operating system

Glasses give sight to the legally blind, opening eyes to the broader potential of making tech accessible

Building a wall around the cloud: Why China will soon be a very important cloud computing market

Facebook, groceries and … divorce? Catch up on the week’s big stories with the GeekWire Podcast

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Supporting women in tech, and exploring the mysteries of the universe

Microsoft spotlights efforts to help retailers modernize and compete with Amazon

Investigation reveals that Microsoft Bing surfaces and recommends child pornography

Seattle startup Lubn wins CES Innovation Award for smart key box

New features for Microsoft Teams chat app further company’s push to woo retail and service workers

Microsoft says goodbye to its past as demolition begins on original buildings ahead of big renovation

Is this the future of retail? We checked out the new high-tech store from Microsoft and Kroger

GitHub introduces new product tier that lets free users keep their code private

Microsoft and Kroger to challenge Amazon and Whole Foods with futuristic retail technology

Beyond email: Microsoft time management exec and Satya Nadella mentee on the future of Outlook

Microsoft reportedly testing a tool for managing and deleting personal data collected online

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies go live with AI engine for universal diagnostic blood test

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