Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 45 of 234

Aug 13, 2019, 12:33 PM

Bill Nye swears, and Microsoft Windows is cursed, in new promotion videos for Google’s Chromebook

Bill Nye is cursing (again) in the name of climate change. But this time he’s swearing by the need to… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 12:00 PM

Today on GeekWire: Satya and the Sounders; Cray goes nuclear; new Seattle startup fundings

Highlights from today’s top stories. Subscribe here to receive this rundown daily. Satya Nadella owns a soccer team. At least, he owns… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 10:02 AM

Xbox Chief Phil Spencer denies rumors of future streaming-only console to support Project xCloud

Rumors have persisted for a while now that Microsoft is working on a low-cost console to complement its upcoming Project… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 8:36 AM

Platform Power: Amazon, Facebook, Google, and the hidden forces driving the world’s top businesses

Amazon, Uber, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and many other big companies have something in common. They’re all platforms, providing underlying technologies… Read More

Aug 12, 2019, 3:57 PM

Microsoft’s Cortana will soon disappear from the Johnson Controls smart thermostat via a software update

Microsoft’s Cortana will soon be removed from the Johnson Controls GLAS smart thermostat, a device once thought to be a… Read More

Aug 10, 2019, 8:13 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s Samsung surprise, inside ReachNow’s shutdown, and ‘The Great Hack’

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s surprise appearance at Samsung’s big event unveiling signals a new… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 2:50 PM

Here’s why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just showed up on stage at Samsung’s big event

Follow up: Microsoft has finally found its smartphone: Why the Samsung Galaxy partnership is so promising Actors and musicians usually… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 9:54 AM

Report: Microsoft contractors review some private Skype calls and Cortana recordings

Microsoft contractors listen to certain types of Skype calls and Cortana recordings, Motherboard reported on Wednesday. The discovery adds to… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 8:00 AM

Tech companies step up to fund affordable housing, but experts say it’s not enough to curb shortages

Microsoft pledged $500 million for affordable housing in January. Five months later, Google said it would invest $1 billion to… Read More

Aug 5, 2019, 9:45 AM

Microsoft acquires e-commerce marketing company PromoteIQ to bolster advertising business

Microsoft scooped up New York-based PromoteIQ, a startup that helps retailers build digital advertising and e-commerce offerings, for an undisclosed… Read More

Aug 2, 2019, 9:27 AM

Windows no longer a ‘cornerstone’ for Microsoft, as company changes how it describes its business

Microsoft marked a major shift in its business with a subtle but significant change in the way it describes one… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 10:07 AM

Esports star Ninja ditches Amazon’s Twitch, inks exclusive streaming deal with Microsoft’s Mixer

It’s a huge day for Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform. Esports star Tyler Blevins, a.k.a. “Ninja,” announced Thursday that he will… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 4:42 PM

‘Mac vs. PC’ is back: New Microsoft ad touts Surface Laptop 2, roasts Apple’s MacBook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSS5SKs4UA0 Mac vs. PC is alive. The geeky advertising rivalry between Microsoft and Apple reignited Wednesday after Microsoft put out… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 10:00 AM

Microsoft, Amazon, other tech giants forge ahead on healthcare data sharing pledge

This past August, executives from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce banded together to promote data sharing in healthcare.… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 9:36 AM

Microsoft to retire Skype for Business Online in 2021; Teams taking over as default Office 365 meeting tool

Microsoft will retire Skype for Business Online in July 2021 and replace it with Microsoft Teams as the go-to product… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 8:57 AM

Nintendo Switch growth continues as aging rivals Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One stagnate

Nintendo, the youngster of the video game console market — well, at least the youngster the current console generation —… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 9:46 AM

Microsoft acquires BlueTalon to bolster its Azure Data Governance group

Microsoft has acquired BlueTalon, a Redwood City, Calif.-based startup that builds data governance and compliance software for Fortune 100 companies.… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 8:17 AM

Microsoft-owned GitHub restricts accounts in areas facing U.S. sanctions, including Iran and Syria

Developers using GitHub in Iran, Syria and other areas facing U.S. sanctions have been blocked from accessing important parts of… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 1:52 PM

Microsoft rebrands Office Offline to simply ‘Office’

Microsoft is rebranding its web-based Office product from “Office Online” to simply “Office.” It is also ditching the word “Online”… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 10:34 AM

Internal email: Microsoft suspends PAC donations temporarily following employee uproar

Microsoft is temporarily halting political donations through its political action committee after facing a backlash from employees protesting lack of… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 10:00 AM

‘Tools and Weapons’ at the GeekWire Summit: Hear Microsoft President Brad Smith on tech’s big issues

Antitrust investigations, privacy issues, and a cloud of government scrutiny? Brad Smith has been dealing with this stuff since before… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 3:02 PM

Microsoft milestone: Tech giant’s cloud revenue now matches traditional products, analyst says

Microsoft, which built its business on PC software like Windows and Office, has reached a tipping point in the cloud.… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 12:27 PM

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is moving to the public cloud, and guess which platform it’s choosing?

LinkedIn is moving all its data to the public cloud — bringing the professional information and networks of 645 million… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 9:58 AM

Microsoft agrees to $25M settlement following foreign bribery investigation in Hungary

Microsoft will pay more than $25 million to settle a bribery probe by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI, vows to build AI tech platform of ‘unprecedented scale’

Microsoft will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and work with the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence powerhouse to create a computational… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 4:18 PM

Microsoft’s gaming division stalls as countdown to the next generation of consoles begins

The clock is ticking on the current generation of gaming consoles, and as Microsoft gets ready to release its next… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 2:12 PM

Step aside, Windows and Office: Microsoft’s key cloud segment surges to the top for the first time

Quarterly revenue in Microsoft’s main cloud segment surged to $11.4 billion, topping each of the tech giant’s other major divisions… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 1:25 PM

Microsoft trumpets ‘record year’ with $126B in annual revenue, up 14%, as quarterly profits beat estimates

Microsoft capped off a “record year” that has seen the once forgotten tech giant become the most-valuable U.S. company, while… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 12:06 PM

Bill Gates: Biggest impact of AI may be decades away, but society needs to prepare now

Sometimes even Bill Gates’ crystal ball is cloudy. The Microsoft co-founder became one of the most successful tech moguls of… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 5:29 PM

Ex-Microsoft worker charged in alleged scheme to steal $10M in gift cards and use funds to buy a Tesla and lakefront home

A former Microsoft worker has been arrested and charged with mail fraud, in an alleged scheme to steal $10 million… Read More