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Microsoft

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

Eric Horvitz
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

Feb 10, 2020, 5:34 AM

Amazon pulls out of Mobile World Congress tech event due to coronavirus, no word from Microsoft

Amazon is the latest tech giant to pull out of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona later this… Read More

Feb 7, 2020, 5:47 AM

Analyst: Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 releases could be delayed due to coronavirus outbreak

Nintendo has already reported production delays from the outbreak of coronavirus in China, and a Wall Street firm thinks the… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 9:35 AM

Microsoft brings Windows UX and Surface teams together under exec Panos Panay in latest reorg

Microsoft is embarking on a reorganization that will bring part of the Windows team under the purview of Panos Panay,… Read More

Feb 4, 2020, 2:09 PM

Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness

The Seattle-area business community is throwing its weight behind a proposal to tax high-paying companies in the region to fund… Read More

Feb 3, 2020, 8:55 AM

Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams is down due to an expired authentication certificate

Microsoft Teams went down early Monday morning, gumming up the start of the week for millions of workers who rely… Read More

Jan 31, 2020, 8:27 AM

Microsoft surpasses 150,000 employees for 1st time as hiring surges outside Seattle-area HQ

For the first time in its 44-year history, Microsoft’s employee count surpassed 150,000 people, the latest sign of the tech… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 7:49 AM

Microsoft Surface revenue falls short after Earbuds delay, as AirPods lift Apple results

Microsoft’s Surface hardware business reached an all-time high of nearly $2 billion in revenue for the December quarter, but the… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 2:17 PM

Xbox revenue falls 21% as Microsoft gears up for Xbox Series X debut

Microsoft’s Xbox business took a hit in the most recent quarter as the company prepares to debut its new Xbox… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 1:23 PM

Microsoft revenue rises 14% to $36.9B, profits exceed estimates, cloud rises and games fall

Microsoft posted revenue of $36.9 billion for the December quarter, up 14%, and surpassed Wall Street’s expectations with profits of… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 10:16 AM

It’s Microsoft earnings day: Here’s what to watch as the tech giant reports its latest numbers

UPDATE: Microsoft revenue rises 14% to $36.9B, profits exceed estimates, cloud rises and games fall It’s that time of year… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 9:30 AM

Microsoft launches $40M initiative to solve global health challenges with AI

Microsoft launched a major health research initiative Wednesday to address some of the medical world’s most confounding challenges using artificial… Read More

Jan 28, 2020, 4:37 PM

Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision, citing civil rights violations

Activists are planning a demonstration at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus Wednesday to protest the company’s relationship with Israeli security firm… Read More

Jan 28, 2020, 3:13 PM

First woman to coach in Super Bowl is ‘the one’ for Microsoft in Surface ad about game changers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xPn4DXIj5w&feature=youtu.be Microsoft has struck a nerve over the past several years with Super Bowl ads that convey its mission and… Read More

Jan 27, 2020, 5:15 AM

Here’s how much Microsoft reportedly paid game streaming star Ninja to defect from Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft agreed to pay game streaming star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins between $20 million and $30 million per year to join… Read More

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