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Apr 10, 2019, 2:16 PM

And then there were two: Amazon Web Services and Microsoft named finalists for the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract

The U.S. Department of Defense narrowed down the list of contenders for its ten-year $10 billion cloud contract to the… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AM

Google plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database

Google is expanding the quiet relationship it has with Microsoft’s commercial software division, with plans to offer a managed version… Read More

Apr 9, 2019, 9:00 AM

How Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approach

Dropbox’s decision to partner with Microsoft five years ago has paid off handsomely for the company. Tuesday it plans to… Read More

Apr 9, 2019, 8:00 AM

Slack unveils new integrations with Microsoft Office 365 apps, bringing key rival into its ecosystem

Slack is battling Microsoft in the competitive market for workplace collaboration apps, but that isn’t stopping the company from integrating… Read More

Apr 8, 2019, 1:54 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft Healthcare lands ex-Google leader; StubHub hires Amazon legal vet; and more

Dr. Gregory Moore has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president of health technology and alliances. Moore made the jump from… Read More

Apr 8, 2019, 10:35 AM

Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10

Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 2:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrating the first man in space and exploring underwater artifacts

More than 60 years ago, the world got serious about exploring space. The global fascination with the great beyond led… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 11:56 AM

Microsoft reportedly plans to bundle Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live for $15/month

As Microsoft embarks on a cloud-powered gaming future, the tech giant is reportedly planning to bundle Xbox Live Gold with… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 12:52 PM

In leaked emails, women at Microsoft share stories of alleged sexual harassment

An increasingly large group of women at Microsoft have been emailing back and forth for several weeks, sharing their stories… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 2:41 PM

In whistleblower suit, ex-Microsoft employee alleges she was terminated for reporting discrimination

A former Microsoft employee filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the tech giant, alleging she was terminated in retaliation for coming… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:17 AM

Microsoft and BMW add industrial IoT platform to their long-running cloud partnership

A giant shift is underway in manufacturing as sensors and robotics make their impact on the factory floor, and Microsoft… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 AM

Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2019 after focusing on making the popular software development tool easier to use

Developers planning to upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio code-writing platform will find a new and improved… Read More

Mar 30, 2019, 10:20 AM

GeekWire Podcast: How Microsoft is boxing Amazon into a corner on privacy and taxes

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft is putting Amazon into a difficult position by advocating a tax increase on… Read More

Mar 30, 2019, 8:36 AM

Tech worker charged in fatal Seattle rampage claims he was playing Xbox, drinking, blacked out and doesn’t remember anything

A tech worker accused of going on a fatal shooting rampage in Seattle says he was drinking heavily while playing… Read More

Mar 27, 2019, 10:24 AM

Why Microsoft is backing a major tax hike on itself … and Amazon

Microsoft is making an extraordinary habit of inviting regulation of itself, at least when the software giant has a say… Read More

Mar 27, 2019, 9:51 AM

Microsoft seized 99 websites from group associated with Iranian hackers

Microsoft said it received a court order to take over 99 websites used by a group associated with Iranian hackers… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 10:21 AM

Microsoft and Adobe team up to take on Salesforce, leveraging LinkedIn for marketing and sales tools

Microsoft and Adobe are teaming up again, announcing new tools today to give marketers and salespeople new insights into purchasing… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft’s M12 lays out investment strategy, aims to make the corporate VC community more ‘founder-friendly’

In just a matter of weeks, Microsoft went from a customer of Directly’s to an investor. The San Francisco-based company… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft Azure Stack now supports customers betting on hyperconverged infrastructure

Customers that want to run application workloads across their own servers and cloud providers continue to exemplify the second wave… Read More

Mar 25, 2019, 11:06 AM

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for action after New Zealand attacks: ‘Words alone are not enough’

Microsoft President Brad Smith is calling for action from his tech industry peers in the wake of a massacre at… Read More

Mar 23, 2019, 9:22 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Bezos and the bots, DNA data storage, and Seattle startups learn to co-exist with Silicon Valley giants

Every year, Amazon and Jeff Bezos hold an elite, invitation-only conference called MARS, for Machine learning, Automation, Robotics and Space, which doubles as an… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 10:48 AM

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