Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 43 of 234

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

Oct 8, 2019, 1:00 PM

Republican Senators call Huawei a ‘real and urgent’ threat in new letter to Microsoft exec

A group of Republican Senators said Huawei presents a “real and urgent” security threat in a letter to Microsoft President… Read More

Oct 7, 2019, 5:30 AM

New petition implores Microsoft to make foldable Surface Duo a true Windows phone

The new Microsoft Surface Duo — the surprising foldable device powered by Android that marks the tech giant’s return to… Read More

Oct 6, 2019, 8:00 AM

A former Microsoft security expert reviews Brad Smith’s ‘Tools and Weapons’ book

Brad Smith makes one hell of a convincing argument. How else can you explain the following from Bill Gates’ foreword… Read More

Oct 4, 2019, 11:30 AM

Iranian hacker group attacked email accounts tied to a US presidential candidate, Microsoft says

A hacker group with ties to the Iranian government attacked 241 Microsoft email accounts “associated with a U.S. presidential campaign,… Read More

Oct 4, 2019, 6:39 AM

Microsoft’s new era unfolds: Tech giant looks to take the lead in new category of computing

Microsoft is back in the smartphone business with the unveiling of its new Surface Duo dual-screen folding device this week.… Read More

Oct 3, 2019, 1:12 PM

Microsoft donates $223K to finish Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail feasibility study by 2020

Microsoft is determined to turn the Pacific Northwest into a connected innovation mega-region akin to Silicon Valley, starting with better… Read More

Oct 2, 2019, 8:16 AM

Microsoft unveils ‘Surface Neo’ hybrid folio laptop, and ‘Surface Duo’ dual-screen Android device

Wow, what the heck is this? Here’s everything Microsoft announced at its big Surface event, including a foldable smartphone That… Read More

Oct 2, 2019, 7:48 AM

Microsoft unveils Surface Earbuds for $249, taking on Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and others

Microsoft is the latest tech giant to roll out wireless earbuds. The company unveiled the Surface Earbuds at its big… Read More

Oct 2, 2019, 7:26 AM

Here’s everything Microsoft announced at its big Surface event, including a foldable smartphone

Microsoft on Wednesday introduced its next generation of hardware devices, with a pair of foldable, dual-screen devices headlining the event,… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 9:35 AM

Microsoft will use AI to supercharge Novartis’ giant drug-development engine

Microsoft has reached a deal with pharmaceutical giant Novartis that aims to bring the power of artificial intelligence to drug… Read More

Sep 30, 2019, 4:43 PM

Why Microsoft won’t unplug government agencies despite opposition to Trump policies

A new wave of employee activism is forcing tech companies to rethink — and in several cases cancel — contracts… Read More

Sep 30, 2019, 5:25 AM

Ahead of big Microsoft Surface event, leaks point to plans for device strategy and refreshed gadgets

With just a couple days to go before the big Microsoft Surface event in New York City, the leaks are… Read More

Sep 30, 2019, 12:01 AM

Flight Simulator is back, and it’s real: Microsoft uses cloud to help classic franchise soar again

RENTON, Wash. — Thanks to Microsoft’s hyper-realistic new version of Flight Simulator, I now know what it’s like to fly… Read More

Sep 29, 2019, 10:54 AM

Minecraft Earth early access rollout begins in October

Microsoft will begin releasing the highly anticipated augmented reality mobile game Minecraft Earth in October, following several months of beta… Read More

Sep 27, 2019, 5:54 AM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: AI and faith, a LEGO convention, advice for hardware startups, and more

– Advances in artificial intelligence raise new questions about the future of humanity. But what will AI mean for faith?… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 10:04 AM

Tech industry continues push to shape federal facial recognition laws

Tech companies developing facial recognition software want to write the rules that will govern the controversial technology. A coalition of… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 6:59 AM

Google Assistant can now control Xbox consoles in new voice integration between tech giants

The Google Assistant is coming to Xbox, the latest example of Microsoft adding more voice control to its flagship gaming… Read More