Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 42 of 234

Oct 29, 2019, 8:52 AM

Microsoft discovers Russian hackers targeted sports organizations ahead of 2020 Olympics

A hacking group tied to the Russian government has been targeting sporting organizations ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in… Read More

Oct 28, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft doubles down on Internet of Things with new features to simplify building connected devices

Microsoft today announced a series of new Internet of Things tools and features to make it easier for customers to… Read More

Oct 27, 2019, 5:45 PM

Microsoft and Jackson Lab tackle cancer genetics with ‘human-computer symbiosis’

The rise of therapies that target tumors based on their genetic profile is revolutionizing how we treat cancer. It’s also… Read More

Oct 26, 2019, 4:20 PM

Microsoft: ‘We are proud that we are an integral partner’ of DoD after winning $10B JEDI contract

Microsoft finally issued a statement after the Department of Defense announced late Friday that it awarded a $10 billion cloud… Read More

Oct 26, 2019, 7:19 AM

AI Rising: How companies, police and the public are already grappling with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence might sound like a futuristic concept, and it may be true that we’re years or decades away from… Read More

Oct 25, 2019, 4:31 PM

Amazon ‘surprised’ after Pentagon awards coveted $10 billion JEDI cloud contract to rival Microsoft

The Department of Defense announced Friday it is awarding the coveted $10 billion, 10-year contract to build the military’s war… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 9:21 AM

Microsoft Teams-Slack rivalry heats up as CEOs brag about their collaboration tools

Microsoft Teams is the top dog in the competitive collaboration tool market — at least, Satya Nadella certainly thinks so.… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 1:15 PM

Cloud growth continues to power Microsoft as company beats estimates with $33.1B in revenue

Microsoft’s cloud division continues to boost its balance sheet as the tech giant beat expectations for its fiscal first quarter.… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 4:00 PM

How Microsoft learned to tell compelling stories: Tech giant shares its secrets in new handbook

The 2012 publication of the New York Times multimedia story “Snow Fall,” about a deadly avalanche earlier that year in… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 1:25 PM

Facebook launches $1B affordable housing initiative, joining tech peers trying to close the gap

Big tech companies are spending big money to address the affordable housing shortage plaguing their communities. The latest is Facebook,… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 10:39 AM

Microsoft to host Seattle summit on high-speed rail connecting Pacific Northwest cities

High-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest has long been a dream of Microsoft and the tech giant is accelerating efforts… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 4:56 PM

Tech Moves: Google names ex-Cortana chief to lead G Suite; Twitch hires ex-Zynga exec as CMO

— Amazon-owned Twitch hired Doug Scott as chief marketing officer of the live streaming platform, based out of San Francisco.… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 2:39 PM

Microsoft lands another healthcare partnership, this time with Humana to take care of aging seniors

Microsoft has signed yet another partnership with a major healthcare organization, this time with insurance giant Humana on digital health… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 2:00 PM

Testing Microsoft’s Project xCloud: New streaming service feels like a magic trick

Microsoft’s Project xCloud has gone live. Last week, Microsoft began rolling out a public preview for its new cloud-based gaming… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 10:20 AM

Microsoft makes another cloud acquisition, swoops up file migration startup Mover

Another day, another cloud-related acquisition for Microsoft. The tech giant has purchased Mover, an Edmonton, Canada-based cloud storage migration startup.… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 8:31 AM

Microsoft ‘DreamWalker’ VR lets users traverse real world while immersed in virtual reality

A new virtual reality system developed by Microsoft researchers lets users walk through the real world while fully immersed in… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft’s new ‘Secured-core PCs’ aim to help companies protect sensitive information from hackers

Microsoft today announced a series of new, ultra-secure, Windows-powered PCs to protect customers that handle highly sensitive information from cyberattacks.… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 5:49 AM

SAP and Microsoft team up on 3-year cloud deal, strengthening relationship between tech giants

SAP and Microsoft struck a three-year partnership to help companies move their data to the cloud, a move that tightens… Read More

Oct 18, 2019, 5:29 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s M12 director departs; Nordstrom loses accounting chief to another retailer

— Lisa Nelson is leaving her role as managing director of M12, the corporate venture arm of Microsoft. Nelson is… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 3:17 PM

Here’s why Microsoft just invested $1.5M in a North Dakota high-tech farm project

Microsoft is headed to the farm. The Redmond, Wash. tech giant today announced a $1.5 million investment in Grand Farm,… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 8:55 AM

Microsoft’s venture fund teams up with Melinda Gates for $6M Female Founders Competition

Microsoft’s venture arm M12 is launching another Female Founders Competition, this time with some help from Melinda Gates and Silicon… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 8:02 AM

Microsoft’s 2019 acquisition spree: 20 deals totaling $9.1B, led by blockbuster GitHub buy

Microsoft’s 2019 fiscal year was one of its busiest ever for acquisitions, led by its $7.5 billion GitHub deal. The… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft and Nuance team up on ‘exam room of the future’ to end doctor burnout

Microsoft is teaming up with Nuance Communications to revamp hospital exam rooms with artificial intelligence and natural language processing, creating… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 10:44 AM

Andrew Yang’s Bing ding creates a debate of its own over Microsoft, Google and tech history

Andrew Yang, the data-driven candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, delivered a real zinger of a line at Microsoft’s expense… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 5:29 AM

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn jumps into real-life networking with new event planning feature

LinkedIn is getting into networking in the physical world for the first time, expanding on its bread-and-butter of connecting professionals… Read More

Oct 14, 2019, 2:16 PM

Microsoft launches Project xCloud preview, lets users start testing new game streaming service

Microsoft on Monday kicked off public trials of its Project xCloud game streaming service that lets users play high-powered Xbox… Read More

Oct 14, 2019, 5:33 AM

Mixer co-founders depart as Microsoft’s game streaming service battles Amazon’s Twitch

Mixer has lost both of its co-founders as the Microsoft-owned streaming service looks to mount a challenge to the incumbent… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 4:35 PM

Microsoft and GitHub workers protest ICE contracts in latest demonstration of employee activism

Microsoft employees are showing solidarity with workers at GitHub, a subsidiary of the company, who want their employer to cancel… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 7:46 AM

Universal blood test from Microsoft and Adaptive is a Google-sized data challenge

A novel effort from Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies to diagnose multiple diseases from a single blood test is a data… Read More

Oct 8, 2019, 2:30 PM

Microsoft’s Brad Smith cites Boeing crisis as cautionary tale for intelligent machines, calls for AI kill switch

For decades, sci-fi movies have predicted a future in which humans lose control of intelligent machines and chaos ensues. Those… Read More