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Microsoft

Jun 5, 2020, 2:30 PM

LinkedIn CEO apologizes after employees make ‘appalling’ comments during virtual town hall

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky — just days into his new role — apologized to staff after employees made offensive comments… Read More

Jun 4, 2020, 10:11 AM

Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience

After receiving an offer letter in February to work as an intern at Amazon, Yaminee Patel envisioned a summer “running… Read More

Jun 2, 2020, 3:31 PM

Zoom revenue spikes to $328M in Q1; CEO thanks Amazon Web Services for help meeting demand

Zoom blew past expectations for its first quarter earnings as the video conferencing company added millions of new users amid… Read More

May 29, 2020, 4:53 PM

Report: Microsoft News reduces editorial staff amid rumored shift to algorithm-based robots

The pitch for Microsoft News reads “trusted news handpicked by editors.” But those editors may soon turn into robots. That’s… Read More

May 26, 2020, 7:32 AM

‘The Fight Is In Us’ blood plasma campaign deploys Microsoft bot in search of COVID-19 antibodies

A coalition of institutions from life sciences, technology and philanthropy launched a new campaign called “The Fight Is In Us,”… Read More

May 19, 2020, 10:30 AM

Microsoft’s ‘Project Reunion’ bridges Windows divide, revives classic Win32 apps with new APIs

Microsoft is bringing traditional Windows apps back into the fold, after years trying to get developers to shift focus to… Read More

May 19, 2020, 9:23 AM

Microsoft acquires RPA platform Softomotive, will add desktop automation tech to Power Automate

Microsoft today acquired Softomotive, a robotic process automation (RPA) company that will help beef up its Power Automate product. Founded… Read More

May 19, 2020, 8:40 AM

In virtual finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student competition, UW team finishes in top 3

A team of students from the University of Washington finished in the top three of the 2020 Imagine Cup, Microsoft’s… Read More

May 19, 2020, 8:00 AM

Microsoft enables Teams app development in Visual Studio, enlisting support for Slack battle

Microsoft is giving software developers the option to build apps for Teams in its Visual Studio development environment — making… Read More

May 19, 2020, 8:00 AM

Microsoft builds OpenAI’s ‘dream system,’ an Azure supercomputer that ranks among top 5 in the world

Microsoft says it has created one of the world’s top supercomputers for the exclusive use of OpenAI, the San Francisco-based… Read More

May 18, 2020, 1:57 PM

Sony to use Microsoft’s Azure AI technology in new smart camera sensors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20rXEtG4CjQ&feature=emb_title Sony Semiconductor Solutions says it will embed Microsoft’s Azure AI technology into its new intelligent vision sensor for smart… Read More

May 18, 2020, 9:09 AM

Minecraft sales hit 200M, with 126M monthly active players as usage spikes during pandemic

Microsoft revealed updated metrics for Minecraft today, reporting more than 200 million unit sales and 126 million monthly active users.… Read More

May 18, 2020, 8:58 AM

Microsoft and FedEx team up against Amazon with new tech and logistics partnership

Microsoft and FedEx will work together to develop new products and services under a multiyear technology and logistics partnership announced… Read More

May 18, 2020, 8:08 AM

Madrona, Microsoft, Salesforce invest in $40M round for online professional learning startup GO1.com

Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and the venture capital arms of Microsoft and Salesforce invested in a $40 million round for… Read More

May 15, 2020, 11:10 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns about the consequences of embracing remote work permanently

Microsoft is not taking the same financial beating as many of its peers due to the pandemic. Revenue jumped 15%… Read More

May 15, 2020, 7:55 AM

Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group app will quiz workers regularly to determine COVID-19 risk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=HnKokFBqrO0&feature=emb_title A new app from Microsoft and healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group will ask workers a series of questions to determine… Read More

May 14, 2020, 9:11 AM

Microsoft to acquire Metaswitch Networks, bolstering Azure telecommunications efforts

Microsoft said it will acquire Metaswitch Networks, a 39-year-old company that develops software for cloud-based communication networks. The acquisition builds… Read More

May 12, 2020, 7:00 AM

Why former Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky has been using PCs from the 1980s again

Next time you’re grumbling about figuring out the settings to join a video call, consider what Steven Sinofsky has been… Read More

May 11, 2020, 2:42 PM

Microsoft reportedly teamed up with Oracle to fend off Amazon for the Pentagon’s JEDI contract

The Information revealed Monday how Microsoft had a “secret ally” — Oracle — to help land the coveted Joint Enterprise… Read More

May 11, 2020, 9:43 AM

Microsoft releases ‘Reply All Storm Protection’ for Office 365, preps text prediction for Outlook on web

Microsoft is offering companies a new antidote to one of the most troublesome viral reactions in the workplace. The new… Read More

May 9, 2020, 10:31 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More

May 8, 2020, 9:29 AM

Amazon rips Microsoft for ‘spotty operational performance during the COVID-19 crisis’

Amazon took a swipe at Microsoft’s cloud computing technology performance this week, calling out the company’s “spotty operational performance during… Read More

May 7, 2020, 4:41 PM

Microsoft slams Amazon’s latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as ‘a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions’

Amazon is once again challenging the Department of Defense’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft. Amazon… Read More

May 6, 2020, 9:31 AM

Microsoft’s Surface surprise: $199 Earbuds coming in May, plus new Surface Headphones, Go 2, Book 3

Microsoft unveiled a refreshed lineup of Surface devices on Wednesday morning, and said it will release its delayed Surface Earbuds… Read More

May 5, 2020, 6:31 PM

Microsoft updates WFH policy, lets employees work remotely through October

Microsoft is giving employees the option to work remotely through October after revising its WFH policy this week. “On May… Read More

May 5, 2020, 10:44 AM

Microsoft and Adaptive launch quest for new COVID-19 test, seek 1k people for immune study

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJASgbcWVUc&feature=emb_title Microsoft and Seattle’s Adaptive Biotechnologies are seeking 1,000 people across the country for a “virtual clinical study” designed to… Read More

May 5, 2020, 9:27 AM

Windows 10X will debut initially on single-screen devices, Microsoft exec confirms

Microsoft confirmed this week that it will pause development of its Windows 10X operating system for dual-screen devices and instead… Read More

May 2, 2020, 8:57 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon faces the pandemic; Startup funding slump; How to reopen your office

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s sales rose 26% in the first quarter as… Read More

May 1, 2020, 9:00 AM

UW team imagines a better Parkinson’s test, lands in global finals for Microsoft student competition

A team of students from the University of Washington is among the global finalists in Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup after… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 12:28 PM

Microsoft Teams tops 75M daily active users, as Zoom adjusts its own user numbers

Microsoft is reporting another big jump in usage of its Teams communication and collaboration platform, reporting that it has surpassed… Read More

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