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Microsoft

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

Apr 29, 2020, 1:28 PM

Microsoft posts $35B in revenue, up 15%, sees ‘minimal net impact’ from COVID-19 in quarter

Microsoft reported $35 billion in revenue, an increase of 15% from a year ago, as increased demand for its productivity,… Read More

Apr 29, 2020, 9:57 AM

How will Microsoft weather the storm? Earnings will serve as a status report on its evolution

UPDATE: Microsoft posts $35B in revenue, up 15%, sees ‘minimal net impact’ from COVID-19 in quarter Will problems in the… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 8:07 AM

Microsoft signs Coca-Cola to 5-year cloud technology and business software deal

Coca-Cola Co. will standardize its business operations on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, Dynamics 365 customer service software and Microsoft 365… Read More

Apr 23, 2020, 9:52 AM

Big Tech’s reputation is rising as governments tap the industry in coronavirus response

The coronavirus crisis quickly became an unexpected life raft for the technology industry’s image as even its biggest critics enlist… Read More

Apr 23, 2020, 6:00 AM

Bill Gates on life after lockdown, and what it will really take to defeat ‘the first modern pandemic’

Bill Gates, who predicted this pandemic five years ago, is now turning his attention to what’s next — and the… Read More

Apr 21, 2020, 5:00 AM

Microsoft launches Open Data Campaign to narrow ‘data divide’ as information is consolidated

The U.S., China, and about 100 companies are poised to capture the majority of the world’s data, according to Microsoft.… Read More

Apr 20, 2020, 12:33 PM

Bing makes COVID-19 dataset available to academia and research, creates GoFundMe module

Microsoft Bing on Monday rolled out new COVID-19 data features and a partnership with GoFundMe. Last month Bing debuted a… Read More

Apr 17, 2020, 1:46 PM

Dispute between Microsoft and Amazon over JEDI cloud contract is delayed

The protracted saga over a $10 billion Defense Department contract that pits Microsoft and Amazon against each other will be… Read More

Apr 16, 2020, 11:11 AM

Microsoft partners with NBA to create direct-to-consumer platform for live and on-demand games

Microsoft on Thursday announced a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association and will help create a new direct-to-consumer platform… Read More

Apr 15, 2020, 3:50 PM

Amazon ‘bid high and lost’ on JEDI, Microsoft says after release of DoD watchdog report

Microsoft took aim at Amazon in a blog post Wednesday, accusing its rival of seeking an unfair advantage as the… Read More

Apr 15, 2020, 9:37 AM

DoD watchdog affirms JEDI award to Microsoft over Amazon, calls bias claims unfounded

A new report by the Defense Department’s inspector general found no evidence that President Donald Trump improperly influenced the award… Read More

Apr 11, 2020, 8:54 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on the future of work; Vicis reborn; Nintendo meets Lego

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Bill Gates talks about how work will change after… Read More

Apr 9, 2020, 10:28 AM

No Neo in 2020: Microsoft pauses work on dual-screen device running Windows 10X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fssZICsV4Rg&feature=emb_title Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Neo device, running a special version of Windows 10, won’t be released this year as originally… Read More

Apr 9, 2020, 7:04 AM

Microsoft reports new spike in Teams usage as work habits change around the world

Microsoft Teams logged a new daily record of 2.7 billion total meeting minutes in a single day, on Tuesday, March… Read More

Apr 7, 2020, 4:37 PM

Microsoft ‘temporarily pausing recruitment’ for certain roles due to COVID-19 crisis

Microsoft is halting new hires for specific roles due to the novel coronavirus crisis. Business Insider first reported the news.… Read More

Apr 7, 2020, 10:28 AM

The quest for a better blockchain: Former Microsoft AI chief invests in Seattle startup Asensys

Asensys, a Seattle startup promising to build a more scalable and efficient blockchain infrastructure, has landed noted computer scientist and… Read More

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