Sep 27, 2018, 3:27 PM TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting… Read More
Sep 27, 2018, 10:46 AM SwiftKey adds Microsoft Translator to third-party keyboard for real-time translations in 60 languages SwiftKey — the Microsoft-owned third-party mobile keyboard for iOS and Android — can now translate text to and from more than… Read More
Sep 27, 2018, 6:42 AM Consumer Reports reinstates recommendation for Microsoft Surface laptops on new reliability surveys More than a year after pulling its recommendation for several Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets, Consumer Reports is reversing itself.… Read More
Sep 27, 2018, 6:00 AM Permit analysis shows flurry of construction activity at Microsoft HQ, beyond original campus refresh Microsoft is preparing for the biggest campus renovation project it has undertaken in years, but the tech giant is also… Read More
Sep 26, 2018, 4:41 PM TLDR: Microsoft & Green Bay Packers win fight over domain name Today’s featured stories Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets and tablets Amazon… Read More
Sep 26, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft employees say goodbye to original buildings as massive campus refresh rolls on Microsoft staff are beginning their building farewells as the company prepares for a major overhaul of its Redmond, Wash. headquarters… Read More
Sep 25, 2018, 3:19 PM Microsoft adds Xbox One keyboard and mouse support, partners with hardware maker Razer Microsoft is enabling keyboard and mouse support for Xbox One, adding a new way for gamers to play and more… Read More
Sep 25, 2018, 5:30 AM LinkedIn aims to share its trove of intel on companies and workers through new Talent Insights tool LinkedIn has a ton of data — thanks to 575 million worldwide members, 20 million companies and 15 million job… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 3:48 PM TLDR: New study says Uber drivers are earning less Today’s featured stories Uber drivers are earning less, Airbnb hosts are making more, and other insights from a new study… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 10:11 AM Here are the 9 biggest announcements from the Microsoft Ignite tech conference Microsoft is announcing a slew of new features and products across a variety of business areas at the Ignite conference… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 8:16 AM Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella cites BMW’s integration of Alexa and Cortana as a model for modern tech partnerships Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has some words of advice for companies navigating today’s tech landscape: own the process, be original… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 7:11 AM Microsoft teams up with Adobe and SAP on Open Data Initiative to link data across their products Modern enterprise technology generates a ton of valuable data, but putting that data together can be quite tricky. Microsoft introduced… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft deepens LinkedIn-Office 365 ties with ability to co-author docs through social network LinkedIn users will soon be able to co-author documents on Office 365 programs with their contacts on the business social… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Hybrid cloud customers are getting new services — and new hardware — from Microsoft Azure It’s become pretty clear this year that cloud vendors have decided that the hybrid cloud is here to stay, and… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Next-generation Microsoft Surface Hub coming in ‘phased introduction’ starting in 2019 Microsoft on Monday detailed a two-pronged debut for the second generation Surface Hub, the massive conference room computer concept, that… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft commits $40M over 5 years to AI for Humanitarian Action initiative Microsoft is investing in a new program employing its vast artificial intelligence resources to deal with humanitarian crisis. Set against… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft Azure customers will be able to make digital replicas of physical spaces with Digital Twins Microsoft’s emphasis on the industrial internet of things this year has produced a new service that will let customers create… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft makes its case that Azure and Microsoft 365 are the safest spaces in the cloud Despite the fact that cloud vendors are very good at security, and your average IT department is not, worries about… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft’s Slack competitor Teams now used by 329k organizations, as tech giant adds new tools Microsoft wants to spread the use of its Slack rival Teams, so it is introducing tools for specialized groups like… Read More
Sep 24, 2018, 6:00 AM Microsoft updates its database story with SQL Server 2019 and new cloud database features One of the most fundamental aspects of computing infrastructure will play a key role in Microsoft’s Ignite 2018 pitch to… Read More
Sep 19, 2018, 7:00 PM Microsoft researcher cautions media not to fall prey to fringe groups flying ‘false flag of conservatism’ Fringe groups are seeking to manipulate the media and tech companies with accusations of anti-conservative bias, aiming to invoke anger… Read More
Sep 18, 2018, 1:48 PM Microsoft launches ‘groundbreaking’ Flagship School initiative with 17 schools globally Microsoft is deepening its efforts in education by literally getting in on the ground floor. On Tuesday, it launched its… Read More
Sep 18, 2018, 12:00 PM Microsoft adds AI and mixed reality capabilities to Dynamics 365 business apps as it battles Salesforce Microsoft is putting some additional horsepower behind its Dynamics 365 business applications, with the addition of new artificial intelligence tools… Read More
Sep 18, 2018, 12:01 AM Microsoft tops Seattle-area tech companies in ranking of ’employer brand’ by job seekers Microsoft has climbed the ranks to number one in the Seattle area when it comes to how tech workers view… Read More
Sep 17, 2018, 2:17 PM Microsoft will manage Windows 10 devices for corporate customers through new subscription service Microsoft is taking over management of Windows 10 devices at big companies, with a new service it says is meant… Read More
Sep 13, 2018, 10:38 AM Microsoft acquires Lobe, an AI startup working on easy-to-use deep-learning development tools Artificial intelligence tools will never be widely used if it takes decades of expertise to put them into action, which… Read More
Sep 12, 2018, 11:43 AM Make room Google: Microsoft announces new Canadian HQ in Toronto Microsoft is the latest American tech titan to see something special in Toronto. The Redmond, Wash., software giant announced plans… Read More
Sep 11, 2018, 3:45 PM Microsoft releases details on last week’s big Azure outage, during which servers were damaged but no data was lost A severe lightning storm in the San Antonio area last week not only disrupted the power supply to Microsoft Azure’s… Read More
Sep 7, 2018, 10:58 AM Microsoft devices event set for Oct. 2 in New York Microsoft will hold an event focused on devices in New York City next month, as it prepares for the busy… Read More
Sep 6, 2018, 3:58 PM TLDR: Amazon HQ2 hints? Today’s featured stories Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears ‘Alexa, start Halo’:… Read More
