Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 17 of 235

Sep 28, 2023, 3:56 PM

Report: Microsoft considered selling Bing to Apple to replace Google as default search engine

Microsoft considered selling its Bing search engine to Apple in a deal that would have replaced Google as the default… Read More

Sep 28, 2023, 7:00 AM

Lumen CEO Kate Johnson on Seattle tech, AI, lessons from Microsoft, and ‘cloudifying’ telecom

Kate Johnson is based in Denver in her role as Lumen Technologies CEO and president, but she has been spending… Read More

Sep 23, 2023, 7:27 AM

Longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley is our Copilot on this week’s GeekWire Podcast

It was a big week for Microsoft, with the unveiling of the company’s latest Windows and AI features and new… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 6:34 PM

Interview: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits Amazon and Microsoft; talks AI, China, economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, visited Seattle on Friday as part of a West Coast tour… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 7:21 AM

UK regulator: Microsoft concessions ‘substantially address’ concerns about Activision deal

Microsoft’s plan to sell Activision Blizzard’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft appears to have appeased UK antitrust regulators who previously… Read More

Sep 21, 2023, 10:16 AM

‘It’s kind of like the ’90s are back’: Microsoft previews unified AI ‘Copilot’ initiative

Microsoft executives appeared in New York City this morning to unveil a torrent of new AI features for Windows and… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 3:14 PM

Should Amazon be ‘pumped’ to land Panos Panay? A closer look at longtime Microsoft devices leader

Microsoft developed its first Surface tablet more than a decade ago under strict secrecy to give then-CEO Steve Ballmer the… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 10:24 AM

Major leak reveals Microsoft’s Xbox plans for 2024 and beyond

In a major leak, Microsoft has accidentally disclosed many of its past, present, and future plans for its gaming division,… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 10:40 AM

Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business

Amazon is expected to name Panos Panay, the longtime Microsoft Windows and Devices leader, as the new executive in charge… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 7:40 AM

Longtime Microsoft hardware leader Panos Panay is leaving the company after 19 years

UPDATE: Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief… Read More

Sep 14, 2023, 1:33 PM

Larry Ellison makes first-ever visit to Redmond to announce Oracle databases in Microsoft cloud

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison made a rare joint appearance this afternoon to announce… Read More

Sep 13, 2023, 5:51 AM

Interview: Microsoft President Brad Smith supports plan for AI ‘safety brakes’ in U.S. Senate hearing

Much like safety brakes in elevators make people comfortable using them in tall buildings, high-risk artificial intelligence systems need specialized… Read More

Sep 5, 2023, 9:55 AM

RIP, WordPad: Microsoft will remove this longtime word-processing app in a future Windows update

We probably should have known something was up when they didn’t give WordPad a dark mode. Just before the long… Read More

Aug 31, 2023, 9:35 AM

Microsoft will unbundle Teams in Europe in response to antitrust probe

Microsoft will no longer include Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 for its primary business customers in the… Read More

Aug 22, 2023, 7:24 AM

Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard cloud streaming rights to address UK regulator concerns

In order to address regulatory concerns in the UK, Microsoft has restructured the terms of its acquisition of $68.7 billion… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 12:21 PM

Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

It’s the end of an era. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft… Read More

Aug 11, 2023, 3:36 PM

Microsoft AI tool reveals swath of devastation from Maui wildfire

In Maui’s historic town of Lahaina, more than half of the community’s 2,810 buildings have been damaged by a wildfire… Read More

Jul 28, 2023, 7:44 AM

New numbers show how Microsoft’s job cuts have impacted its global workforce

Microsoft ended its fiscal 2023 in June with 221,000 employees globally, according to the company’s annual 10K filing Thursday with… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 5:12 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

— James Phillips, a former corporate vice president and president at Microsoft, joined Google Cloud as a vice president. Phillips… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 5:18 AM

Three years after Slack complaint, European Commission opens formal Microsoft Teams probe

Microsoft is officially back on the European Commission’s investigative agenda. European antitrust authorities opened a formal investigation Thursday into Microsoft’s… Read More

Jul 24, 2023, 10:28 AM

All eyes on AI as Microsoft prepares for pivotal earnings report

Investors will be looking for early signs of traction from Microsoft’s artificial intelligence investments Tuesday afternoon when the company reports… Read More

Jul 24, 2023, 9:09 AM

Slice of gamer life: Xbox cooks up pizza-scented controller for ‘Mutant Ninja Turtles’ fans

Recognizing that nothing goes better together than pizza and video games, Xbox has designed a pizza-scented wireless video game controller… Read More

Jul 22, 2023, 7:26 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s big bet on the AI economy, and the risks on the road ahead

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft staked its financial claim in the AI gold rush this week, announcing pricing… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 9:52 AM

Seattle Seahawks dial up a vintage web experience with Microsoft to unveil throwback uniforms

Paul Allen would be right at home scrolling the Seattle Seahawks internet experience today — so long as the late… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 7:13 AM

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to Oct. 18

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agreed to extend their merger agreement deadline by three months to help address regulatory concerns in… Read More

Jul 18, 2023, 9:51 AM

Microsoft sees ‘massive’ economic opportunity in AI; stock nears record on business pricing news

Microsoft will seek to capitalize on the intense interest in artificial intelligence at work with a significant price hike for… Read More

Jul 16, 2023, 9:55 AM

Microsoft inks deal with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft said Sunday that it signed a binding agreement with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the… Read More

Jul 14, 2023, 1:37 PM

Chinese hacking group exploited multiple Microsoft flaws to access U.S. government email accounts

Microsoft is providing new details about the techniques used by a Chinese hacking group to infiltrate the email accounts of… Read More

Jul 14, 2023, 12:18 PM

Xbox’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb ‘taking a step back’ from Microsoft

Larry Hryb, better known to the Xbox player community by his gamer tag “Major Nelson,” announced Friday that he’s “taking… Read More

Jul 13, 2023, 10:48 AM

Microsoft faces new scrutiny after Chinese hackers infiltrate U.S. government via Exchange Online

A U.S. government agency reportedly detected initial signs of an intrusion by a Chinese hacking group using a premium feature… Read More