Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 51 of 234

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

Ex-Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch is building an app store for autonomous machines

As a former longtime Microsoft chief technology officer, David Vaskevitch has seen most of the major computer revolutions. He’s ready… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 9:38 AM

Led by Microsoft vets and Intelius co-founder, Clocktree rolls out telehealth platform for healthcare counseling

Early Microsoft engineers and Intelius co-founder Chandan Chauhan are behind a stealthy telehealth startup that just launched its customer-facing product,… Read More

Mar 21, 2019, 9:00 AM

Spiral Genetics re-launches, inks Microsoft deal to predict heart disease with the human genome

It’s Day 1 again for Seattle-based Spiral Genetics. The decade-old DNA analysis startup has left its parent company Fabric and… Read More

Mar 20, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft’s investment arm M12 leads $28M round for work scheduling company Skedulo

Microsoft is investing in a startup that aims to simplify managing a mobile workforce and scheduling jobs for groups like… Read More

Mar 19, 2019, 8:13 AM

Microsoft Teams used by 500K organizations 2 years after launch, unveils new meeting and security features

Microsoft Teams is now used by more than 500,000 organizations, two years after the tool launched and kicked off a… Read More

Mar 15, 2019, 12:16 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conference

The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 2:44 PM

Paul Allen’s foundation opens challenge to combat Ebola outbreak in Congo

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is looking for smart ideas to fight Ebola and has opened a call for… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 8:00 AM

Microsoft to extend Xbox Live to Android and iOS, but company stays mum on Switch and PS4 compatibility

Microsoft plans to drastically expand the reach of Xbox Live, bringing the online community to iOS and Android devices. Hints… Read More

Mar 13, 2019, 11:41 AM

Microsoft launches ‘Station B,’ a new platform for biological programming

Microsoft has a new project for the biotech industry. It’s a platform, called Station B, for creating new biological formulations… Read More

Mar 12, 2019, 2:14 PM

Microsoft will add Minecraft to Xbox Game Pass subscription service, brings Halo Master Chief Collection to the PC

Microsoft is adding Minecraft to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service in the latest example of the company’s move into… Read More

Mar 11, 2019, 12:57 PM

Microsoft sues Foxconn parent company for allegedly failing to make device manufacturing royalty payments

Microsoft filed suit against the parent company of global manufacturing giant Foxconn, alleging it failed to live up to its… Read More

Mar 11, 2019, 12:06 PM

Microsoft President Brad Smith to release book on controlling the risks and potential of digital tech

As the call for regulating and even dismantling some of the U.S. technology giants grows louder, Microsoft President Brad Smith… Read More

Mar 11, 2019, 9:45 AM

Microsoft and Seattle Children’s study shows strong link between smoking and unexpected death in infants

Microsoft data scientists and researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital have teamed up to give a high-resolution picture of the link… Read More

Mar 9, 2019, 8:54 AM

Is it really time to break up Big Tech? A reality check on Sen. Warren’s ambitious proposal

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious plan to regulate Facebook, Google and Amazon as utilities and roll back some of their… Read More

Mar 8, 2019, 10:49 AM

Bing zing: Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren glad we’re not all ‘stuck’ with Microsoft’s search engine

“Aren’t we all glad that now we have the option of using Google instead of being stuck with Bing?” That… Read More

Mar 7, 2019, 10:59 AM

Microsoft’s Windows 10 now on 800M devices

Windows 10 is now installed on 800 million devices, bringing Microsoft closer to the goal of 1 billion active devices… Read More

Mar 7, 2019, 6:47 AM

From ‘evil empire’ to model citizen? How Microsoft’s good deeds work to its competitive advantage

Microsoft, the tech powerhouse once maligned as the “evil empire,” is engaged in a radical shift, taking on the mantle… Read More

Mar 6, 2019, 1:00 AM

Microsoft’s South African data centers are now open for Azure business

Microsoft is ready to start serving Africa with local data centers, bringing its previously announced South African data centers online… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 4:52 PM

Microsoft President Brad Smith on Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ visit: ‘We’ll partner where we can’

REDMOND, Wash. — In the months since First Lady Melania Trump announced that her advocacy would center on cyberbullying, she’s… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 1:36 PM

First Lady Melania Trump visits Microsoft to promote children’s safety online

REDMOND, Wash. — Melania Trump is visiting Microsoft’s headquarters Monday as part of her “Be Best” campaign, promoting the well-being… Read More

Mar 2, 2019, 9:52 AM

Beyond the console: Xbox leaders detail Microsoft’s gaming future, led by xCloud streaming service

The days of the Xbox console as the primary focus of Microsoft’s gaming division are numbered. Microsoft has spent the… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 3:33 PM

Bye bye, Band: Microsoft to end support for fitness wearable device and health dashboard

More than two years after taking its Band fitness tracker off the market, Microsoft is killing off the accompanying health… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 10:10 AM

Microsoft president says WA state privacy bill could impact facial recognition technology globally

Two of the top companies developing facial recognition software are in Washington state, where a bill that would regulate the… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft unveils new Azure Sentinel cloud security service to help manage threat detection and analysis

Ahead of next week’s big RSA security conference, Microsoft plans to introduce a new cloud service Thursday that will help… Read More

Feb 26, 2019, 10:48 AM

Microsoft reportedly exploring new partnership with VMware as Windows Server 2008 deadline looms

One of the biggest obstacles to the growth of cloud computing is inertia, as companies that spent tens of millions… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 4:02 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defends controversial $480M HoloLens-U.S. Army contract

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended a $480 million contract to outfit the U.S. Army with 100,000 HoloLens headsets that has… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 6:00 AM

Microsoft expands partnership deal with Telefonica with edge computing in mind

Microsoft’s annual Spanish holiday in Barcelona will include a revamped partnership agreement with Madrid-based telecom provider Telefonica, the companies plan… Read More