Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 13 of 234

Jul 23, 2024, 7:20 AM

Business lessons from Windows Vista: Insights from a forgotten trove of internal Microsoft emails

There’s still a lot to learn from Vista. That thought struck me this weekend as I was reading through a… Read More

Jul 22, 2024, 2:48 PM

Seattle health provider appeals to blood donors after CrowdStrike outage impacts collections

In the latest sign of the fallout from the CrowdStrike outage, Seattle-based Bloodworks Northwest says the incident delayed shipments of… Read More

Jul 20, 2024, 10:09 AM

CrowdStrike outage hits 8.5M Windows devices; Microsoft collaborates with Amazon and Google

The flawed update from cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike has affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft said in a post Saturday… Read More

Jul 19, 2024, 10:00 AM

‘A little frightening’: CrowdStrike outage puts Microsoft’s role in global IT back in the spotlight

Microsoft didn’t create the defective CrowdStrike update that crippled Windows machines around the world Friday morning, but its reputation took… Read More

Jul 18, 2024, 8:53 AM

Microsoft D&I cuts impact two positions — company says main team and larger goals remain intact

Reports of D&I’s death at Microsoft are greatly exaggerated. That’s the gist of the company’s response to a media snowball… Read More

Jul 10, 2024, 9:46 AM

Microsoft inks the largest carbon removal deal ever

Microsoft has made a deal to buy 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from a subsidiary of Occidental… Read More

Jul 10, 2024, 9:32 AM

Microsoft relinquishes role as OpenAI board observer amid FTC scrutiny of AI investments

Microsoft will no longer serve as an observer on the OpenAI board, despite a multi-billion dollar investment that gives the… Read More

Jul 8, 2024, 9:59 AM

New York Times Co. fights OpenAI’s request for reporters’ source materials in copyright dispute

The New York Times Co. is asking a federal judge to deny OpenAI’s request to turn over reporters’ notes, interview… Read More

Jul 3, 2024, 12:32 PM

Microsoft lays off employees in new round of cuts

Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week in the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this… Read More

Jun 27, 2024, 10:43 AM

Microsoft and Amazon team up to launch Xbox cloud gaming app on Fire TV devices

Microsoft and Amazon announced Thursday that they are partnering to bring the Xbox gaming app to two models of Fire… Read More

Jun 26, 2024, 8:11 AM

Under fire in the U.S. and Europe, Microsoft tests its new approach to government scrutiny

In the giant dog park of global government regulation, Microsoft is showing its belly. What happens next remains to be… Read More

Jun 18, 2024, 10:34 AM

Microsoft and PC makers release first Copilot+ PCs without flagship ‘Recall’ AI feature at launch

Microsoft and its PC partners Tuesday pressed ahead with the release of the first Copilot+ PCs despite delaying the AI-powered… Read More

Jun 13, 2024, 7:56 AM

Congressional hearing pits Microsoft’s actions vs. words in public grilling over security failures

Updated below with details from hearing. Microsoft President Brad Smith previewed his approach in prepared written testimony for his appearance… Read More

Jun 7, 2024, 10:49 AM

Microsoft updates Recall feature after security and privacy backlash

Microsoft announced Friday that it is making changes to a new feature called “Recall,” turning it into an opt-in experience… Read More

Jun 5, 2024, 10:25 PM

Reports: Microsoft under new antitrust scrutiny over Inflection deal and AI dominance

Microsoft is facing a pair of new antitrust probes from the Federal Trade Commission, according to reports Wednesday evening from… Read More

Jun 4, 2024, 9:02 AM

80 years after D-Day, Microsoft uses AI to enhance archival materials and keep memories alive

Microsoft is using artificial intelligence to help preserve the history of D-Day, 80 years after allied forces landed on the… Read More

Jun 4, 2024, 7:00 AM

Bill Gates announces new book, ‘Source Code,’ a memoir about his early years, coming in 2025

Not just books but entire bookshelves have been devoted to the life and career of Bill Gates at this point,… Read More

Jun 3, 2024, 4:03 PM

Microsoft cuts jobs in Azure, HoloLens, and other units in latest move to control costs

Microsoft is cutting a total of around 1,000 jobs across the company, in areas including its Azure cloud unit and… Read More

May 25, 2024, 8:35 AM

Microsoft Copilot+ PCs: Is this the AI computer revolution we’ve been looking for?

Microsoft and major PC makers this week announced a plan to incorporate artificial intelligence directly into personal computers, adding on-board… Read More

May 21, 2024, 12:51 PM

OpenAI’s Sam Altman appears at Microsoft Build amid dustup over voice technologies

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman played the role of closing act for the opening keynote at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in… Read More

May 21, 2024, 8:30 AM

Microsoft will make Khan Academy’s Khanmigo AI tool free to U.S. teachers in cloud shift

Online education platform Khan Academy is shifting a portion of its cloud workload to Microsoft Azure under a partnership announced… Read More

May 21, 2024, 8:30 AM

Microsoft’s new ‘Team Copilot’ AI assistant runs meetings, manages projects, assigns tasks

Microsoft will test the limits of artificial intelligence in group collaboration with a new AI assistant that keeps meetings on… Read More

May 15, 2024, 9:00 AM

Microsoft’s carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center expansions

In 2020, Microsoft made an ambitious commitment to make its operations carbon negative within a decade, removing more carbon from… Read More

May 13, 2024, 3:49 PM

Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company

Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as… Read More

May 9, 2024, 6:45 AM

Shift AI Podcast: How AI is evolving in 2024, with Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Pablo Castro

As a distinguished engineer working on the Microsoft Azure AI Search team, Pablo Castro has insight into the inner workings… Read More

May 8, 2024, 10:43 AM

Microsoft to invest $3.3B in Wisconsin AI data center as Biden hits at Trump over jobs creation

Microsoft plans to invest $3.3 billion in an artificial intelligence-related initiative in Wisconsin, giving a boost to President Joe Biden’s… Read More

May 8, 2024, 5:00 AM

Microsoft study: 75% of knowledge workers using AI at work, nearly doubling in six months

Microsoft released a new version of a study that has documented the transformation of work over the past few years,… Read More

May 4, 2024, 7:41 AM

Amazon vs. Trader Joe’s; Bill Gates still a force at Microsoft; Inside the Binance founder’s sentencing

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Amazon’s efforts to compete with Trader Joe’s, and the related tactics revealed… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Build 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)

May 3, 2024, 9:44 AM

Internal memo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a new mandate on security

This is the text of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s internal memo sent to employees Friday, May 3, about the company’s… Read More

May 3, 2024, 7:55 AM

Microsoft will base part of senior exec comp on security, add deputy CISOs to product groups

Microsoft is changing its security practices, organizational structure, and executive compensation in an attempt to address a series of major… Read More