Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 38 of 234

Mar 10, 2020, 11:24 AM

Microsoft helps take control of Necurs, a ‘prolific’ botnet that infected 9M computers worldwide

Microsoft worked with partners across 35 countries to disrupt Necurs, one of “the world’s most prolific botnets” that infected more… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 1:57 PM

Shares of Seattle tech companies sink as stock market sees worst drop since 2008

Fears over the novel coronavirus outbreak and an oil price war led to the worst day for U.S. stocks since… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 8:49 AM

Microsoft, Amazon and others form $2.5M coronavirus response fund

Microsoft, Amazon, and other Seattle-area companies are partnering with nonprofits and governments to launch a relief fund in response to… Read More

Mar 7, 2020, 8:23 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Seattle struggles with coronavirus; Microsoft renews NFL deal

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Seattle became ground zero in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak… Read More

Mar 6, 2020, 4:20 PM

Amazon: Pentagon should have tossed Microsoft’s JEDI bid over ‘noncompliant storage solution’

Amazon claims that Microsoft’s winning bid for the Pentagon’s coveted $10 billion cloud computing contract should have been disqualified after… Read More

Mar 6, 2020, 4:45 AM

Two Microsoft employees test positive for coronavirus

Two Microsoft workers based in the Seattle area have contracted the novel coronavirus, the company said. One of the employees… Read More

Mar 4, 2020, 5:25 PM

Microsoft’s new coronavirus plan: Seattle-area employees to work from home for next 3 weeks

Microsoft is recommending that all of its Seattle-area employees who can do their jobs from home do so for the… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 1:02 PM

The hidden history of Microsoft and Facebook, and what it says about the social network’s future

Could Microsoft’s renaissance give Facebook a blueprint for its own? That’s one of the questions I asked veteran tech journalist… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 9:00 AM

Surface stays on the sidelines: Microsoft and NFL expand tech partnership, add Teams tool to deal

Microsoft and the NFL are expanding their alliance to bring more technology to one of the world’s most popular professional… Read More

Mar 2, 2020, 2:21 PM

Microsoft cancels MVP Summit in Seattle area amid coronavirus outbreak

Microsoft is canceling its Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Summit and moving the event online due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The… Read More

Feb 28, 2020, 1:05 PM

Public health agency to evaluate 150 Microsoft vendors for TB after exposure to infected employee

Nearly 150 vendor employees at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., will need to be evaluated for tuberculosis after a fellow vendor… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 12:57 PM

Wellpepper acquired by Caravan Health in sign of growing market for digital patient treatment plans

Seattle-based health technology startup Wellpepper has been sold to Caravan Health in a deal that promises to expand the reach… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 10:47 AM

Microsoft pulls out of Game Developers Conference due to coronavirus risk

Microsoft said it will not attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco due to the coronavirus outbreak. Sony, Facebook,… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 10:38 AM

After flying in space twice, Microsoft billionaire Charles Simonyi follows his passion: whiteboards

Billionaire software executive Charles Simonyi spent tens of millions of dollars on trips to the International Space Station, but something… Read More

Feb 26, 2020, 2:09 PM

Microsoft says it will miss revenue forecast for Windows business segment due to coronavirus

Microsoft said Wednesday it will miss quarterly revenue guidance for its “More Personal Computing” business segment due to the coronavirus… Read More

Feb 25, 2020, 3:14 PM

Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currency

A former Microsoft worker was convicted of 18 federal felonies after he stole $10 million worth of digital currency from… Read More

Feb 24, 2020, 8:19 AM

Lime scooters are returning to Microsoft’s hometown

Lime is bringing its signature green, rentable electric scooters back to Redmond, Wash., March 1. Lime scooters were available in… Read More

Feb 24, 2020, 6:51 AM

Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will support 4 generations of games, deliver ‘generational leap in processing’

Microsoft has called the upcoming Xbox Series X its most powerful console yet, and the tech giant wants to back… Read More

Feb 21, 2020, 12:01 AM

Microsoft launches entrepreneurship program to support startups tackling societal challenges

Microsoft unveiled its new Global Social Entrepreneurship program Friday, in an effort to support small businesses addressing societal and environmental… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 11:16 AM

Microsoft Defender software to combat malware on iOS and Android mobile platforms

Microsoft is bringing its fight against cyber criminals to more smartphone users as the tech giant announced Thursday that its… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 10:30 AM

Microsoft to spend $1.1B in Mexico on digital access programs

Microsoft is putting $1.1 billion into a variety of initiatives in Mexico designed to expand digital access in the country.… Read More

Feb 19, 2020, 8:00 AM

Microsoft launches Office mobile app and promises new features to simplify smartphone tasks

Microsoft is launching an Office mobile app today for Android and iOS designed to make some of its signature software… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 8:00 AM

AI vs. humans? Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz sees the future as AI-human partnership

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a rising competitor for human intelligence, in settings ranging from human-vs.-machine card games to… Read More

Feb 17, 2020, 5:00 AM

Microsoft opens its third India engineering center

Microsoft today announced the launch of a new engineering center in India, doubling down on the country where it first… Read More

Feb 15, 2020, 6:07 AM

GeekWire Podcast: We (almost) hacked the election; Amazon vs. Trump; cashless stadiums

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Voting online is fast, convenient and also … vulnerable.… Read More

Feb 14, 2020, 9:43 AM

LinkedIn cites ‘low adoption’ for decision to end Sales Navigator integration with Gmail

LinkedIn plans to pull the plug next month on a Chrome browser extension that lets Gmail and GSuite users see… Read More

Feb 14, 2020, 5:53 AM

Hamburger expert Bill Gates tests plant-based meat, with Dick’s burgers as a scientific control

Bill Gates knows burgers. When Microsoft moved from Albuquerque to the Seattle region back in the 1980s, the nearby Burgermaster… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 11:33 AM

Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagon’s $10B JEDI contract pending Amazon’s lawsuit

A federal judge has paused work on a hotly contested cloud contract that the Defense Department awarded to Microsoft in… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 10:03 AM

Microsoft for Startups now offers GitHub and Microsoft Power Platform to participating companies

Microsoft for Startups announced new milestones and offerings to companies participating in the program designed to support B2B startups. The… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 8:49 AM

Amazon asks to depose Trump in lawsuit challenging Pentagon’s award of major cloud contract to Microsoft

Amazon is asking a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials to prove bias… Read More