Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 56 of 234

Oct 27, 2018, 10:08 AM

Microsoft becomes 2nd-most valuable U.S. company as Amazon slips in wild week on Wall Street

With the dust settled on a wild earnings week, Microsoft has passed Amazon to become the second most valuable U.S.… Read More

Oct 27, 2018, 10:00 AM

Microsoft’s fiscal 2019 already ranks among its biggest years for acquisition spending

Just four months into Microsoft’s fiscal year, the company has spent more on acquisitions than it has in many entire… Read More

Oct 26, 2018, 12:00 PM

Microsoft defends bid for $10B Pentagon cloud contract amid criticism over government use of technology

Microsoft will not pull out of the competition for a $10 billion cloud contract for the Department of Defense, despite… Read More

Oct 26, 2018, 10:00 AM

The cost of the cloud: Amazon takes a breath, while Microsoft and Google plunge ahead

Building and maintaining a modern cloud computing service requires billions of dollars in capital expenditures every quarter. Microsoft and Google… Read More

Oct 26, 2018, 6:30 AM

Microsoft completes $7.5B GitHub acquisition, says user base has grown to 31M developers

Microsoft just completed its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, officially taking ownership of what it describes as the world’s largest… Read More

Oct 24, 2018, 1:30 PM

Microsoft stock rises as tech giant posts $29B in revenue powered by cloud, gaming growth

Following a record year, Microsoft started its 2019 fiscal year off strong, cruising past Wall Street expectations. The tech giant… Read More

Oct 24, 2018, 1:25 PM

Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenue jumped 47 percent in its fiscal Q1, but Azure growth slows

Microsoft’s transformation into a cloud computing company continued apace in during its first fiscal quarter, which saw a 47 percent… Read More

Oct 24, 2018, 10:45 AM

Amid signs of a sagging stock market, can Microsoft and Amazon earnings turn the tide?

After years of gains, the stock market is starting to show signs of a broader slowdown, at least in the… Read More

Oct 23, 2018, 7:02 AM

What’s next for Terry Myerson: Former Microsoft exec takes on dual roles with Madrona and Carlyle

Terry Myerson, the longtime Microsoft executive who most recently led the Windows and Devices Group, is joining Madrona Venture Group… Read More

Oct 22, 2018, 9:47 AM

GitHub recovering after a widespread outage caused by networking and database issues

Software teams were stymied late Sunday and early Monday by a widespread GitHub outage that prevented developers from using the… Read More

Oct 19, 2018, 8:16 AM

European regulators sign off on Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of GitHub

Microsoft’s deal to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion cleared a major regulatory hurdle Friday. The European Commission, the regulatory arm of… Read More

Oct 18, 2018, 6:02 PM

TLDR: LA Clippers & Steve Ballmer unveil augmented reality NBA experience

Thanks to ReachNow, this show was shot on location at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer… Read More

Oct 18, 2018, 4:04 PM

Microsoft sues ‘prolific distributor’ of pirated Office and Windows software

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against a “prolific distributor of infringing Microsoft software,” alleging that a Texas man displayed online… Read More

Oct 17, 2018, 6:00 PM

Ex-Microsoft sports director charged with attempting to steal $1.5M and selling employee Super Bowl tickets

Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing and alliances at Microsoft, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud… Read More

Oct 17, 2018, 4:23 PM

TLDR: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $25M in 2018

Today’s featured stories Microsoft’s record year helps CEO Satya Nadella earn more than $25M in 2018 compensation Seattle startup vets… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 5:03 PM

TLDR: Remembering Paul Allen

Today’s featured stories Bill Gates pays tribute to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘Personal computing would not have existed without him’… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 4:31 PM

Insights from Paul Allen: How the ‘Idea Man’ made a vast impact beyond Microsoft

Who founded Microsoft? Ask almost anyone that question, and they’ll say Bill Gates. But the software icon himself told the… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 1:14 PM

Microsoft’s record year helps CEO Satya Nadella earn more than $25M in 2018 compensation

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella steered the tech giant to one of its best years ever, and he has been handsomely… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 10:00 AM

GitHub introduces GitHub Actions to further automate the art of software development

GitHub isn’t content with being the storage locker for your code: it thinks it has come up with a better… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 9:03 AM

Paul Allen shaped Seattle as we know it, and his successors promise to carry on his legacy

The tech workers who line up to rent kayaks and paddleboards on Seattle’s Lake Union in the summertime are rewarded… Read More

Oct 15, 2018, 6:33 PM

Hear Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen reflect on his life and legacy in rare public interview

It’s hard to overstate the impact Paul Allen has had on technology, philanthropy and, really, the world. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Oct 15, 2018, 6:08 PM

TLDR: Paul Allen at the University of Washington

GeekWire is sad to report that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died from cancer at the age of 65. Instead… Read More

Oct 15, 2018, 4:41 PM

Bill Gates pays tribute to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘Personal computing would not have existed without him’

UPDATE: Bill Gates penned extended thoughts about the passing of his friend and and fellow Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen on… Read More

Oct 15, 2018, 3:09 PM

Paul G. Allen, 1953-2018: Microsoft co-founder leaves legacy of innovation, philanthropy, bold bets

Paul G. Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates before making his mark in technology investing, sports ownership, commercial space,… Read More

Oct 13, 2018, 12:01 PM

Sounders soccer stars compete for video game bragging rights at FIFA 19 tournament

There were slick passes, booming shots, big saves, and tough tackles. But this time, Seattle Sounders soccer stars took their competition… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 4:09 PM

TLDR: Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend on smart bat

Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 11:30 AM

Alexa and Cortana can now control Xbox devices as new ‘skill’ for digital assistants rolls out broadly

Amazon’s virtual brain Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana can now turn on Xbox devices, launch games, take screenshots and more under… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 10:22 AM

Patent filings reveal new details about Microsoft’s vision for a foldable, dual-screen Surface device

A patent application published today adds more fuel to the fire about the possibility of a new hybrid dual-screen Microsoft Surface… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 9:48 AM

Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics

Microsoft deepened its connection to cricket and continued its edge computing push on Thursday, announcing a new smart cricket bat… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 3:47 PM

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

Tech stocks had their worst day in years, as a mass sell-off caused major drops for some of the world’s… Read More