Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 29 of 234

Mar 2, 2021, 5:14 PM

Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president

Tony Mestres, a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years,… Read More

Mar 2, 2021, 10:01 AM

Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

The avatar will see you now. Or at least Microsoft hopes so. In a world still adjusting to the realities… Read More

Mar 2, 2021, 6:00 AM

Microsoft Teams getting shared external channels, smart speakers, new presenter modes

Microsoft Teams will let users create shared channels for communicating and collaborating outside their organization, extending the reach of its… Read More

Feb 26, 2021, 8:27 AM

Viva la growth? What Microsoft’s bet means for this longtime player in employee experience tech

Microsoft doesn’t bet big on small markets. With more than $150 billion in annual revenue and a market value that… Read More

Feb 23, 2021, 11:27 AM

LinkedIn is down: ‘An error has occured’ (Update: Resolved)

LinkedIn is down today with a generic “An error has occured” (sic) message. You know it’s not a typical outage… Read More

Feb 19, 2021, 12:31 PM

This former Microsoft engineering exec is now working to fix bugs in the U.S. political system

Jon DeVaan, a former Microsoft Windows engineering leader, knows a thing or two about addressing flaws in complex systems. “When… Read More

Feb 19, 2021, 11:25 AM

How researchers are mapping the future of quantum computing, using the tech of today

Imagine a future where new therapeutic drugs are designed far faster and at a fraction of the cost they are… Read More

Feb 13, 2021, 8:58 AM

How to upgrade democracy: Former Microsoft executive Jon DeVaan’s primer on political reform

The Jan. 6 breach and riot at the U.S. Capitol, and the larger effort to overturn the results of the… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 12:46 PM

Why Microsoft is Pinterested

The Financial Times reported Wednesday that Microsoft has held talks in recent months to acquire Pinterest. The talks, which are… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 12:29 PM

Microsoft says U.S. should copy Australian law targeting Google and Facebook over news content

Microsoft likes Australia’s plan to make Google and Facebook pay local publishers for content included in search results or news… Read More

Feb 10, 2021, 9:40 AM

Biden’s latest move confirms Microsoft avoided political nightmare when it lost TikTok deal

The news this morning that the Biden administration has halted the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations further illustrates the extraordinary… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 12:09 PM

Microsoft’s M12 venture fund chief Nagraj Kashyap departs for SoftBank

Nagraj Kashyap, the global head of Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, has taken a new job at SoftBank’s Vision Fund as… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 10:00 AM

Microsoft: PAC won’t donate in 2022 cycle to politicians who sought to overturn election

Microsoft says its Political Action Committee (PAC) will suspend contributions for the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 6:00 AM

Microsoft unveils ‘Viva’ on Teams in bid to shake up $300B employee experience technology market

Nearly a year into a pandemic that ushered in a new era of virtual work, Microsoft announced a new tech… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 8:37 AM

As Google fights with Australia, Microsoft promotes Bing and says it wouldn’t threaten to leave country

Microsoft is wading into a dispute between Google and the Australian government by asserting that it would never threaten to… Read More

Jan 30, 2021, 8:56 AM

GeekWire Podcast: The state of Microsoft, with special guest, tech journalist Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft’s profits rose 33% in the December quarter as CEO Satya Nadella touted a “second wave of digital transformation.” But… Read More

Jan 27, 2021, 11:55 AM

Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more

— Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role… Read More

Jan 26, 2021, 1:22 PM

Microsoft profits jump 33% as CEO Satya Nadella cites a ‘second wave of digital transformation’

Microsoft’s revenue climbed 17% to more than $43 billion for the December quarter, and profits rose 33% to $15.5 billion,… Read More

Jan 25, 2021, 10:56 AM

Dustup over Microsoft PAC’s contributions brings calls for company to lead political reform

[Editor’s Note: Microsoft underwrites GeekWire’s independent coverage of civic issues. Read more about underwriting on GeekWire here.] Advocates urged Microsoft… Read More

Jan 23, 2021, 9:43 AM

What the Biden administration means for tech, from the future of work to regulatory crackdowns

As Joe Biden settles into the Oval Office, tech companies in the Seattle region and elsewhere are watching with a… Read More

Jan 19, 2021, 9:38 AM

Microsoft joins $2B investment in Cruise to speed commercialization of self-driving vehicles

Microsoft is partnering with Cruise and General Motors to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles by bringing its cloud computing… Read More

Jan 18, 2021, 9:38 PM

Microsoft campus near Seattle will be used to administer COVID-19 vaccine

Microsoft is turning its mostly vacant campus into a COVID-19 vaccination site. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is working with… Read More

Jan 11, 2021, 10:25 AM

Microsoft suspends political spending to ‘assess implications’ of violence at US Capitol

Microsoft has halted its political contributions in the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. The move… Read More

Dec 31, 2020, 10:49 AM

Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers viewed source code, but its defenses thwarted further access

An illicit account associated with the widespread SolarWinds hack was used to view some of Microsoft’s internal source code, the… Read More

Dec 29, 2020, 1:59 PM

Dept. of Justice credits Microsoft with identifying tech-support fraud scheme that targeted seniors

The perpetrators of an online tech-support fraud scheme, originally brought to the attention of U.S. authorities by Microsoft, have been… Read More

Dec 18, 2020, 3:26 PM

Xbox users who bought ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ can get a full refund after disastrous launch for popular game

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox refund policy specifically to accommodate consumers looking to return digital copies of the recently-released action… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 6:41 PM

Microsoft says internal probe finds malicious SolarWinds code, no sign of further impact yet

Microsoft says an investigation of its internal systems has found evidence of malicious SolarWinds software code, indicating that the tech… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 1:57 PM

Microsoft commits $110M more to support workers, non-profits and schools during COVID-19

Microsoft announced Thursday that it is committing more than $110 million in additional funds to help Washington state continue to… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 3:20 PM

Microsoft unleashes ‘Death Star’ on SolarWinds hackers in extraordinary response to breach

[Editor’s Note: Independent security consultant Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] “Now witness the… Read More

Dec 15, 2020, 5:22 PM

Amazon: Trump corruption the only plausible explanation for Microsoft winning $10B cloud deal

In a newly unsealed court filing, Amazon blames an “extraordinary environment of corruption, interference, and retribution” by President Donald Trump… Read More