Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 18 of 234

May 9, 2023, 6:36 AM

Microsoft’s optimistic view of AI sees technology ending the drudgery of ‘digital debt’

A new report from Microsoft acknowledges the burden that technology has placed on many information workers — describing a growing… Read More

May 6, 2023, 7:31 AM

We had our AI voice clones read an AI-generated GeekWire Podcast script — listen to the result

For all the hype over generative artificial intelligence, how far has AI really advanced? Where is the new line between… Read More

May 4, 2023, 10:41 AM

Brains vs. bots in the newsroom: Can AI generate better story ideas than humans can?

Gathered around a conference room table, with one person scribbling on the whiteboard, a group of industry veterans sizzles with… Read More

May 4, 2023, 12:01 AM

Microsoft Bing adds AI chat history, exports, visual search results, new web integrations

Microsoft is updating its OpenAI-powered Bing search chatbot with several new features, and expanding its availability beyond the initial limited… Read More

May 2, 2023, 7:32 AM

A setback for Microsoft: New Xbox exclusive ‘Redfall’ gets negative reviews on launch day

One of the big system exclusives for Microsoft’s Xbox video game system was met with poor critical reception on Monday,… Read More

Apr 26, 2023, 5:58 AM

UK’s rejection of $69B Activision Blizzard deal leaves Microsoft fighting battles on two continents

Fifteen months after Microsoft started its journey to join forces with Activision Blizzard, another boss is now standing in its… Read More

Apr 25, 2023, 1:27 PM

Microsoft stock rises 4% as tech giant beats expectations with $52.9B in Q3 revenue

Microsoft reported revenue of $52.9 billion for its fiscal third quarter, a 7% increase from last year. The company beat… Read More

Apr 24, 2023, 8:35 AM

Microsoft earnings preview: Growth slows as tech giant awaits payoff from big AI bets

Barring a big surprise, the sluggish economy will continue to take a toll on Microsoft’s overall growth in its financial… Read More

Apr 12, 2023, 10:35 AM

Microsoft’s ‘Verified ID’ will confirm that LinkedIn members actually work where they say they do

Microsoft is expanding its digital identity technology to LinkedIn with a new tool that lets companies give their employees a… Read More

Mar 30, 2023, 8:21 AM

Microsoft Research head Peter Lee on the applications of GPT-4 in medicine and life sciences

Peter Lee has spent a lot of time recently with GPT-4, the AI-powered tool that simulates human conversation, built by… Read More

Mar 28, 2023, 9:28 AM

New ‘Security Copilot’ is Microsoft’s latest integration of OpenAI’s GPT-4

Microsoft previewed new technology that uses artificial intelligence to defend against hackers by identifying, analyzing, and understanding the inner workings… Read More

Mar 27, 2023, 5:43 PM

Microsoft job cuts surpass 2,700 in Seattle region; security technology group hit in latest round

Microsoft made another 559 job cuts in the Seattle region on Monday, according to a filing with the state Employment… Read More

Mar 27, 2023, 5:00 AM

Microsoft buying TikTok wouldn’t be so strange after all — here’s why it’s still unlikely to happen

With the future of TikTok in the U.S. in doubt again, there’s a fresh round of speculation about potential buyers… Read More

Mar 25, 2023, 9:17 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft, OpenAI, and the AI opportunity for startups, with Neo CEO Ali Partovi

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: what AI means for startups. We’re joined by Ali Partovi, a technology investor, entrepreneur,… Read More

Mar 22, 2023, 10:04 AM

Lessons in virtual reality: What these computer science students built (and learned) in 10 weeks

The tech world is abuzz about artificial intelligence, but there’s still plenty to learn and accomplish in virtual and augmented… Read More

Mar 21, 2023, 10:13 AM

Bill Gates: AI breakthroughs are the biggest tech advance since the graphical user interface

One of the pivotal figures in the rise of the graphical user interface says he sees a similar revolution in… Read More

Mar 20, 2023, 10:24 AM

Microsoft subsidiary Nuance is using GPT-4 for a new physician notes app

Microsoft-owned AI company Nuance is leveraging GPT-4 to power new software designed to ease the burden of clinical documentation for… Read More

Mar 18, 2023, 7:41 AM

GeekWire Podcast: SVB aftermath; the ‘affliction’ of remote work; and Microsoft puts AI to work

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and consider the… Read More

Mar 16, 2023, 10:32 AM

Microsoft’s real AI battle against Google begins with the promise of new superpowers for work

Microsoft was encroaching onto Google’s turf when it announced an AI-powered Bing search engine last month. This morning, Microsoft started… Read More

Mar 14, 2023, 2:01 PM

Microsoft confirms Bing’s AI-powered search chatbot is running on OpenAI’s new GPT-4

With OpenAI’s unveiling of GPT-4 today, its partner Microsoft acknowledged something that had been largely assumed but never confirmed: its… Read More

Mar 9, 2023, 2:05 PM

Suspect in alleged stabbing of fellow Microsoft employee pleads not guilty to attempted murder

A 27-year-old engineer who joined Microsoft last year pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to a charge of attempted second-degree murder… Read More

Feb 28, 2023, 9:49 AM

Microsoft’s Windows 11 is getting Bing AI taskbar search and new iPhone integration

Microsoft announced an update to Windows 11 with the ability to query the company’s AI-powered Bing search chatbot directly from… Read More

Feb 22, 2023, 8:25 AM

Microsoft expands AI chatbot to Bing and Edge mobile apps after adjusting limits on chat sessions

Microsoft is expanding the preview of its AI-powered search and composition features to its Bing and Edge mobile apps starting… Read More

Feb 20, 2023, 11:32 PM

Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal

Microsoft’s deal with Nintendo to bring “Call of Duty” games to Nintendo systems — if Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition… Read More

Feb 16, 2023, 8:12 AM

Microsoft now says AI-powered Bing chatbot is ‘not a replacement or substitute for the search engine’

“We think of it, humbly, as the next generation of search and browsing.” That was a comment by Yusuf Mehdi,… Read More

Feb 13, 2023, 7:20 AM

The future of the information economy is in flux as internet search industry enters new area

Editor’s note: This is a guest commentary from Oren Etzioni, former CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), a… Read More

Feb 11, 2023, 9:46 AM

GeekWire Podcast: The new Microsoft Bing, and how artificial intelligence is changing the web

The new Microsoft Bing drafted the introduction for this week’s GeekWire Podcast, with this prompt: Write an intro for a… Read More

Feb 10, 2023, 10:13 AM

Microsoft continues with previously announced layoffs, as Seattle-area total nears 1,500 people

Microsoft notified another round of workers this week that they’re losing their jobs as part of the 10,000 layoffs announced… Read More

Feb 10, 2023, 7:31 AM

Arguing with AI: My first dispute with Microsoft’s brilliant and boneheaded Bing search engine

For the past couple days, I’ve been trying out Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing search engine, a chatbot that uses an… Read More

Feb 7, 2023, 10:59 AM

Microsoft reveals new search engine and browser with AI ‘copilot,’ escalating battle with Google

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser that take advantage of next-generation… Read More