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Feb 26, 2024, 10:24 AM

Microsoft invests in startup Mistral AI, outlines broader AI principles

Microsoft outlined a series of principles for its development and deployment of artificial intelligence, including a pledge to partner with… Read More

Feb 20, 2024, 8:05 AM

Microsoft to invest $2.1B in Spain to expand AI and cloud infrastructure

Microsoft is expanding its AI and cloud infrastructure investments in Spain by $2.1 billion over the next two years, company… Read More

Feb 15, 2024, 4:26 PM

Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its strategy against Sony and Nintendo

The console wars aren’t over, but they’ve mutated into a new phase. That’s my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new… Read More

Feb 14, 2024, 7:50 AM

Microsoft and OpenAI say they’re watching and thwarting AI use by Russian and Chinese hackers

State-affiliated online attackers are finding ChatGPT and other AI tools useful for improving their productivity, and streamlining and accelerating their… Read More

Feb 7, 2024, 8:05 AM

Microsoft’s Copilot Super Bowl ad signals an AI strategy shift

Microsoft unveiled a Super Bowl ad for its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant — seizing a high-profile opportunity to gloss over… Read More

Feb 5, 2024, 10:46 AM

Microsoft announces AI newsroom projects with Semafor and others, as NYT lawsuit looms

Microsoft announced five projects to help news organizations incorporate generative artificial intelligence into their operations, building on its existing efforts… Read More

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Feb 5, 2024, 9:27 AM

End of console wars? Microsoft could set new precedent by bringing Xbox games to PlayStation

Rumors have been in circulation for weeks that Microsoft might publish some of its exclusive games on competing consoles. Now… Read More

Feb 1, 2024, 7:00 AM

Microsoft’s resurgence: Reflecting on Satya Nadella’s leadership, a decade after he became CEO

When I met Satya Nadella in 1992, we were both engineers at Microsoft, and I never would have guessed we’d… Read More

Jan 31, 2024, 12:30 PM

Microsoft productivity apps and Copilot AI coming to Apple Vision Pro at launch

Despite their longstanding rivalry, Microsoft has made a tradition of developing software for Apple computers, stretching back to the early… Read More

Jan 30, 2024, 5:51 PM

Microsoft milestone: Games top Windows for first time, with addition of Activision Blizzard

Xbox is bigger than Windows. Revenue from Microsoft’s video-game business surpassed its Windows division for the first time in the… Read More

Jan 30, 2024, 1:33 PM

Microsoft Azure revenue up 30%, with help from AI, as tech giant beats overall expectations

Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform and related services rose 30% in the quarter ended Dec. 31, including a… Read More

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Jan 30, 2024, 10:12 AM

Microsoft AI engineer says company thwarted attempt to expose DALL-E 3 safety problems

This post has been updated with Microsoft and OpenAI comments, and additional context from Microsoft engineer Shane Jones in response… Read More

Jan 29, 2024, 7:27 AM

Risk vs. revenue: Microsoft results will offer a new AI benchmark after a tumultuous quarter

Some of the downsides of artificial intelligence have come into clearer focus for Microsoft recently, including high-profile AI deepfakes, an… Read More

Jan 26, 2024, 2:51 PM

Asked about Taylor Swift AI deepfake images, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘we have to act’

Updated below with Microsoft statement. NBC Nightly News released an early written excerpt from an interview scheduled to air Tuesday… Read More

Jan 25, 2024, 8:12 AM

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, about 9% of gaming unit, following Activision acquisition

Microsoft is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs in its gaming unit, or about 9% of gaming-related staff. The layoffs come three… Read More

Jan 20, 2024, 8:04 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Costco vs. Amazon, Microsoft’s latest Copilot, and a Zulily conspiracy theory

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we consider Microsoft’s latest AI product, the $20/month Copilot Pro subscription service, compare it… Read More

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Jan 19, 2024, 2:20 PM

Microsoft says exec emails accessed in hack by Russian group

Microsoft revealed Friday that a Russian state-sponsored actor known as Nobelium accessed its internal systems and executive email accounts.

Jan 16, 2024, 1:43 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

— Vahé Torossian, a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined software development startup Builder.ai as president and chief partner… Read More

Jan 16, 2024, 10:28 AM

Copilot Pro vs. ChatGPT Plus: Microsoft’s new paid service offers alternative to OpenAI subscription

Microsoft’s new $20/month AI chatbot subscription, Copilot Pro, promises to give individual users priority access to the latest AI models,… Read More

Jan 9, 2024, 8:00 AM

Microsoft and PNNL make a better battery, and show AI’s potential to supercharge science

Researchers at Microsoft and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) say they’ve discovered a way to reduce… Read More

Jan 4, 2024, 12:01 AM

Windows 11 devices will get new ‘Copilot’ AI key — biggest change to keyboards in nearly 30 years

AI is coming to the PC keyboard. Microsoft and computer makers plan to start shipping Windows 11 notebooks and other… Read More

Dec 28, 2023, 10:37 AM

NYT v. GPT: Microsoft finds itself on the other side of an industry-defining copyright dispute

“Who can afford to do professional work for nothing?” Bill Gates wrote those words in a landmark open letter in… Read More

Dec 27, 2023, 9:08 AM

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI chatbots on its copyrighted work

The New York Times filed a lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of copyright infringement for training… Read More

Dec 13, 2023, 4:28 PM

Microsoft targets CAPTCHA-cracking bot ring allegedly responsible for 750M fake accounts

Microsoft secured a court order to seize and take down websites used by a group that it describes as the… Read More

Dec 11, 2023, 8:16 AM

Microsoft tries to address AI labor concerns with new AFL-CIO pact and ‘neutrality framework’

Microsoft announced a new agreement with the AFL-CIO, the country’s largest federation of unions, that seeks to address concerns about… Read More

Dec 8, 2023, 7:32 AM

Judge dismisses Hold Security’s lawsuit over Microsoft’s use of stolen account credentials

A federal judge granted Microsoft’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the company misused a security threat intelligence firm’s proprietary… Read More

Dec 7, 2023, 10:47 AM

Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and other Microsoft shareholders press company on AI safety

Is Microsoft moving too quickly to capitalize on artificial intelligence at the expense of long-term shareholder value? That was a… Read More

Nov 29, 2023, 6:23 PM

Microsoft gets OpenAI board seat as non-voting observer

Microsoft is getting a voice on the revamped OpenAI board as a non-voting observer, according to a memo sent to… Read More

Nov 28, 2023, 8:30 AM

Holiday ‘Bliss’: Microsoft’s latest ugly sweater features iconic Windows XP desktop image

The hills are alive on this year’s ugly holiday sweater from Microsoft. Throwing things back to the early 2000s, the… Read More

Nov 25, 2023, 8:31 AM

GeekWire Podcast: What’s next for Microsoft and OpenAI; Amazon car sales; disappearing unicorns

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we assess the outcome of the drama at OpenAI, considering what the removal and… Read More

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