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Microsoft

Feb 12, 2025, 7:30 AM

Bill Gates on Microsoft at 50, and what’s next for AI and innovation

Bill Gates talks about Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, parallels between AI and the early days of the PC, and where he sees the next big opportunities for innovation. Read More

Feb 11, 2025, 10:48 AM

How to avoid a $97 billion distraction: What Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI means for Microsoft

Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion bid for the nonprofit that controls OpenAI could have significant implications for Microsoft, as the ChatGPT… Read More

Feb 10, 2025, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec Hayete Gallot in new president role; Impinj CRO retires; WSU names president

— Google named Hayete Gallot, most recently Microsoft’s corporate vice president of commercial solutions, to the newly created position of… Read More

Feb 6, 2025, 9:28 AM

Microsoft alums were surprised by the sheer scale of its success, new oral history project shows

Even with Microsoft’s hard-driving culture, and its vision for a computer on every desk and in every home (running Microsoft software), the magnitude of its success took many of the company’s early employees by surprise, a new oral history project shows. Read More

Feb 4, 2025, 8:09 AM

Interview: Bill Gates on his early years, key influences, and outlook on the world today

In advance of the release of his new memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for… Read More

Feb 2, 2025, 9:00 PM

Bill Gates’ book ‘Source Code’ is a surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul’s early years

Never go to the dentist the morning after an LSD trip. That’s one of the more unexpected takeaways from Bill… Read More

Feb 1, 2025, 7:29 AM

Podcast: DeepSeek reality check; Amazon, Bezos, and the Post; lost in the Microsoft garage

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive deep into DeepSeek, the AI project shaking up the tech world, to… Read More

Jan 30, 2025, 7:00 AM

Microsoft’s new Surface Copilot+ PCs use Intel’s Lunar Lake chips in push for business adoption

Microsoft announced new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices for businesses running on Intel Core Ultra series 2 processors —… Read More

Jan 29, 2025, 1:15 PM

Microsoft’s AI revenue run rate reaches $13B annually as tech giant tops earnings expectations

Microsoft says it’s generating revenue from its artificial intelligence products and services at a rate of $13 billion annually, exceeding… Read More

Jan 28, 2025, 2:09 PM

DeepSeek defense: Microsoft earnings will offer new chance to detail AI capital spending plans

Reporting quarterly earnings Wednesday afternoon, it will be tough for Microsoft to avoid the issue of the AI breakthroughs from… Read More

Jan 28, 2025, 8:29 AM

Microsoft + TikTok, 2025 edition: Trump comment stirs new speculation about possible deal

The potential for Microsoft to acquire TikTok is looping back around again like a viral social dance clip on endless… Read More

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, addresses a crowd in Redmond.
Jan 27, 2025, 9:04 AM

Microsoft CEO says AI use will ‘skyrocket’ with more efficiency amid craze over DeepSeek

In an apparent response to the attention on a new AI model out of China, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted… Read More

Jan 25, 2025, 9:09 AM

‘I’m good for my $80 billion’: What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella really meant by his Stargate zinger

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had the quote of the week in response to a question from CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin… Read More

Jan 24, 2025, 7:17 AM

‘The Road Ahead’ at 30: What Bill Gates’ classic book about the future says about the world today

GeekWire revisits Bill Gates’ classic book, The Road Ahead, with insights from one of his coauthors, and finds parallels to the AI revolution happening now. Read More

Jan 22, 2025, 3:05 PM

Filing: Microsoft executive Chris Young resigns as business development and strategy leader

Chris Young, a tech industry veteran who joined Microsoft to lead its business development initiatives in 2020, turned in his… Read More

Jan 22, 2025, 6:12 AM

Microsoft launches $5M grant program for AI projects in WA state as part of 50th anniversary

Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab is offering a total of $5 million in cloud computing credits in its home state… Read More

Jan 21, 2025, 7:21 PM

Microsoft and OpenAI tweak the terms of their cloud deal, enabling $500B Stargate AI project

Microsoft will no longer be the exclusive provider of new cloud computing capacity to OpenAI — a new twist in… Read More

Jan 16, 2025, 2:34 PM

Microsoft increases price of Microsoft 365 bundle for consumers — the first bump in 12 years

Microsoft is increasing the price of its consumer Microsoft 365 bundle by $3 per month as it adds AI features… Read More

Jan 15, 2025, 9:05 AM

Microsoft’s free 365 Copilot Chat will let business users access AI agents in bid to expand adoption

Microsoft is adding a new wrinkle to Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI service for businesses, with a free chat experience… Read More

Jan 14, 2025, 5:35 PM

Microsoft’s former head of Windows and Devices design to lead Amazon Devices & Services design

Ralf Groene, a key figure in the design of Microsoft’s devices for more than 17 years, has emerged from a… Read More

Jan 13, 2025, 8:26 AM

Microsoft creates new AI platform and tools division, led by former Facebook engineering chief

Microsoft is creating a new engineering division, led by the former global head of engineering at Facebook (now Meta), that… Read More

Jan 10, 2025, 9:02 AM

Mike Maples Sr., 1942-2025: Microsoft’s ‘adult in the room’ had a deep impact on the company

Mike Maples Sr. faced no shortage of skepticism when he joined Microsoft in 1988, after being personally (and persistently) recruited… Read More

Jan 8, 2025, 10:29 AM

Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance

Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to… Read More

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Jan 6, 2025, 1:32 PM

Google calls out Microsoft for trickery over Bing’s response to ‘Google’ search query

Searching for “Google” on Microsoft Bing right now (when logged out) brings up a search experience that looks a lot… Read More

Jan 6, 2025, 6:00 AM

Windows 10’s days are numbered, and Microsoft is starting a big push for Windows 11 upgrades

Microsoft is looking to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week as a catalyst for Windows users to… Read More

Jan 3, 2025, 1:17 PM

Microsoft offers U.S. a roadmap to win AI race vs. China, signals $80B in FY25 capital spending

The United States needs an overarching national strategy to ensure it prevails in the global AI race — focusing on… Read More

Dec 30, 2024, 10:32 AM

Can Microsoft avoid the ghost of Clippy? Familiar theme emerges in Copilot rollout for Office apps

In late October, Microsoft announced that it was starting to test the integration of its Copilot AI assistant into Microsoft… Read More

Dec 18, 2024, 10:23 AM

A new era for Windows: Can Microsoft’s longtime engine power another tech revolution?

Microsoft is betting Windows on AI, hoping to breathe new life into one of the most successful products in tech history. Read More

Dec 18, 2024, 9:00 AM

Microsoft’s new open-source AI solution will beam wildlife data from remote corners of the world

Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab this morning unveiled a new open-source project and AI-powered edge computing device designed to improve… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 3:42 PM

Bitcoin gets almost no support from Microsoft shareholders, as AI data scrutiny tops voting

None of the six outside shareholder proposals at Microsoft’s annual meeting Tuesday won enough support for adoption, but the specific… Read More

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