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Microsoft

KSAT Svalbard ground station
Sep 22, 2020, 8:00 AM

Azure Orbital launches Microsoft into cloud-based space race with Amazon

Call it the Clash of the Cloud Titans: Today Microsoft is taking the wraps off Azure Orbital, a cloud-based satellite… Read More

Nicolas Villar in lab
Sep 22, 2020, 8:00 AM

Buzzworthy AI: Microsoft expands its Premonition mosquito-tracking outbreak prediction system

Five years after starting out as an experimental project to see if advanced sensors and artificial intelligence could spot the… Read More

Sep 21, 2020, 12:43 PM

Microsoft and Cascadia group unveil proposal to build economic hubs between big Pacific NW cities

The Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference has made headlines over the past few years for its ambitious goal to connect Portland… Read More

Sep 21, 2020, 7:25 AM

Microsoft to acquire Elder Scrolls, Fallout, other hit games in $7.5B deal for Bethesda Softworks parent

Microsoft will pay $7.5 billion to acquire the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, the company behind The Elder Scrolls, Fallout,… Read More

Sep 20, 2020, 1:38 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella throws out virtual first pitch for Seattle Mariners — with ‘Halo’ helpers

Satya Nadella is a big fan of cricket. But on Sunday he wound up for a different sport as the… Read More

Sep 19, 2020, 8:52 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Snowflake, Madrona and a giant IPO; Bill Gates Sr.’s legacy; Apple, UW and COVID

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Snowflake, the data warehousing company, came out with a… Read More

Sep 18, 2020, 10:30 AM

No, Microsoft is not ‘still involved’ in TikTok discussions, despite President Trump’s statement

Microsoft is not back in the running to acquire TikTok, a source familiar with the situation said Friday morning, refuting… Read More

Sep 15, 2020, 4:16 PM

Bill Gates Sr., 1925-2020: Microsoft co-founder’s father made his own mark on Seattle and the world

Bill Gates Sr., a respected lawyer, devoted civic leader, trusted mentor, and influential philanthropist who helped to shape Seattle’s tech… Read More

Sep 14, 2020, 11:05 AM

Microsoft pulls underwater data center back to the surface to assess benefits of deep-sea cloud

Two years after deploying a shipping-container-size data center to the depths off Scotland’s Orkney Islands, Microsoft has reeled it back… Read More

Sep 14, 2020, 10:32 AM

What Microsoft wanted from a TikTok deal, and why its bid for the hit social video app didn’t pan out

Microsoft’s bid for TikTok fell through after the tech giant insisted on acquiring full control of the social video app’s… Read More

Sep 13, 2020, 4:33 PM

Microsoft’s bid for TikTok rejected by ByteDance as reports name Oracle the winner of modified deal

Microsoft will not acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations after ByteDance rejected the company’s offer. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant was seen… Read More

Sep 12, 2020, 10:49 AM

Apple tweaks App Store rules to allow game streaming services but Microsoft still isn’t satisfied

Apple will allow cloud game streaming services on its App Store, but its new guidelines are still not good enough… Read More

Sep 11, 2020, 4:17 PM

GeekWire Podcast: Surface Duo hands-on; NFL on Microsoft Teams; Coping with wildfire smoke

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: The new Microsoft dual-screen Surface Duo device has arrived… Read More

Sep 10, 2020, 1:27 PM

Microsoft details online attacks from Russia, China and Iran against U.S. presidential campaigns

Microsoft says hackers in Russia, China and Iran are escalating their efforts to disrupt the upcoming U.S. presidential election, with… Read More

Sep 10, 2020, 10:52 AM

Early reviews of Microsoft’s new Surface Duo praise hardware, pan buggy software and muddy camera

Microsoft released its first Android device, the dual-screen Surface Duo, to mixed reviews on Thursday morning. Tech reviewers are giving… Read More

Sep 10, 2020, 9:00 AM

Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working… Read More

Sep 9, 2020, 8:17 AM

Xbox pricing revealed: Xbox Series X will sell for $499, Xbox Series S at $299, both debut Nov. 10

Microsoft confirmed that it will sell two versions of its new Xbox console starting on Nov. 10. The Xbox Series… Read More

Sep 8, 2020, 6:47 PM

Slack warns investors about risk of possible retaliation from Microsoft over antitrust complaint

New language in Slack’s quarterly regulatory filing warns investors that Microsoft could retaliate against the workplace collaboration company over its… Read More

Sep 7, 2020, 11:43 PM

Microsoft reveals Xbox Series S, its ‘smallest Xbox ever’ priced at $299

Update, Sept. 8: After images of the new console leaked late Monday, Microsoft confirmed that it will sell the Xbox… Read More

Sep 5, 2020, 8:57 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Breaking the IPO glass ceiling; Who succeeds Bezos?; TikTok’s ticking clock

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. When Athira Pharma filed with the Nasdaq for a… Read More

Sep 4, 2020, 12:25 PM

Amazon tears into Trump after Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of $10B JEDI cloud contract

[Updated at 3 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Sept. 4.] Amazon issued a searing response Friday to the Department of Defense’s… Read More

President Donald Trump
Sep 1, 2020, 4:44 PM

President Trump says U.S. must be ‘well compensated’ in TikTok deal

President Trump again called for a payment to the U.S. Treasury as part of a deal with TikTok. Speaking to… Read More

Aug 31, 2020, 10:41 AM

Report: TikTok chooses buyer for U.S. operations, deal could be announced Tuesday

After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become… Read More

Aug 27, 2020, 10:35 AM

Walmart joining Microsoft’s TikTok bid; social video app’s CEO quits after being excluded from talks

Walmart says it’s teaming with Microsoft on the Redmond company’s bid to acquire TikTok, the popular social video app facing… Read More

Aug 26, 2020, 4:14 PM

Microsoft-supported effort to advise female-led software startups unveils new cohort

SaaS Launch Lab, a new effort to boost female-led enterprise software companies, announced the 12 companies selected to participate in… Read More

Aug 25, 2020, 10:20 AM

Microsoft adds automatic transcription to Word on the web — here’s how it works

Microsoft is adding automated transcription to Word on the web, giving Microsoft 365 subscribers unlimited transcriptions of recordings made through… Read More

Aug 24, 2020, 10:57 AM

Microsoft makes case against Apple with filing in support of Fortnite maker Epic Games

For the second time this month, Microsoft is speaking out publicly against Apple’s actions toward third-party developers, making a statement… Read More

Aug 23, 2020, 6:00 AM

Former Microsoft leader and FiftyThree co-founder Georg Petschnigg on TikTok, Surface Duo, more

Georg Petschnigg learned a lot during an 10-year career at Microsoft, where he worked on various consumer products such as… Read More

Aug 22, 2020, 8:09 AM

GeekWire Podcast: We tested Microsoft’s virtual fan experience at an NBA game — here’s how it works

If you’ve seen fans appearing on live video on the sidelines of this year’s NBA playoffs, powered by Microsoft Teams,… Read More

Aug 21, 2020, 8:31 AM

I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams

I had one of the more memorable sports moments of my life last night, rooting for my favorite team in… Read More

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