Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 60 of 234

Jul 9, 2018, 4:22 PM

TLDR: Rumored Surface smartphone, Lime scooters in Uber app, dorm-style housing for adults

Today’s featured stories Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda With $335M in… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 9:22 AM

Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda

There’s still a rabid community of Windows Phone fanatics out there, and they really want to see a new smartphone… Read More

Jul 8, 2018, 7:00 AM

A longtime Windows Phone fan tries out the Microsoft Launcher app for Android

I’m still sad Windows Phone isn’t really a thing anymore, and I imagine Microsoft is, too. After largely retreating from… Read More

Jul 6, 2018, 8:00 AM

Microsoft Azure CTO: AI and machine learning “are going to transform every industry”

Now that the basic appeal of cloud computing has been established — compute and storage resources managed by your vendor… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 3:50 PM

TLDR Editor’s Picks: The state of the tech economy, from Seattle to Wall Street and beyond

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today: the ups… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 12:00 PM

Dark mode for Microsoft’s Outlook.com is on the way

Many Microsoft products have long supported a “dark mode” to make late night work easier on the eyes, though that… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 2:30 PM

‘Everybody is a gamer’: Inside the first-ever Xbox video game competition at the Special Olympics

Tim Dempsey and Nicholas Rasmussen didn’t even know each other until a few months ago. Now they’re good buddies and… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 11:22 AM

Microsoft’s massive campus refresh starts later this year, as tech giant picks architects and contractors for the job

Microsoft is one step closer to getting underway with the sweeping refresh of its Redmond, Wash. headquarters campus, with construction… Read More

Jun 29, 2018, 12:09 PM

Resilience and risk-taking: How the immigration experience shapes the path of foreign-born entrepreneurs

First- and second-generation immigrants make up only 27 percent of the U.S. population, yet more than half of the most… Read More

Jun 29, 2018, 10:49 AM

‘Defining moment’ for Seattle as Microsoft, Amazon, others support Special Olympics USA Games

Seattle-area tech companies are making a statement about building an inclusive workforce as the city hosts one of the largest… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 12:11 PM

Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and tech’s battle for the hearts and classrooms of teachers

If the ISTE 2018 exhibit hall was a high school, then Google and Microsoft were the enthusiastically competitive drama and… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 8:45 AM

LinkedIn taps Microsoft’s language skills for new translation tool within main feed

LinkedIn has added a new feature that allows immediate translation of posts in its news feed. Now, below a post… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 11:53 PM

Google Cloud CEO wanted to buy GitHub, hopes Microsoft really keeps it neutral; Azure CTO vows not to mess with it

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene was interested in buying GitHub, but she isn’t ready to buy Microsoft’s promise to keep… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 4:38 PM

David vs. Goliath in the cloud: Do investors see an opening for startups to take on AWS and Azure?

Cloud computing is big business dominated by the world’s largest tech companies. Three of the four most valuable tech companies… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 4:19 PM

Venture capitalists ‘love’ Microsoft’s buy of GitHub, call it a ‘super smart’ move to win developers and compete against AWS

Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of GitHub is a whopper by nearly every standard — creating a path into 28 million… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 10:31 AM

Microsoft Azure CTO: 2018 is the year blockchain becomes a real thing

Blockchain has been around for a while, but it’s mostly played a supporting role as the backbone behind Bitcoin and… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 9:00 AM

Microsoft introduces new data and edge-computing services for Azure customers at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

Microsoft rolled out several new Azure services Wednesday at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, making a key part of its… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 12:20 PM

Microsoft establishes formal healthcare group, hires two new health leaders

Like many large tech players, Microsoft has been steadily increasing its healthcare work over the past few years. Today, that… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 11:41 AM

Judge denies former Microsoft employees’ bid to expand gender discrimination suit against tech giant

A federal judge has denied class action status in a three-year-old gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Microsoft by current and… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 9:06 AM

Microsoft and Razer reportedly adding mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One

Gamers may soon be able to use a mouse and keyboard with their Xbox One console. That’s according to a… Read More

Jun 24, 2018, 6:00 AM

Secrets of a PowerPoint champ: What it takes to win a national title in a Microsoft Office program

Used by many, banned by some and parodied by others, Microsoft PowerPoint is a staple of modern corporate life. But who… Read More

Jun 22, 2018, 9:49 AM

Apple’s striking new Seattle store, cloaked in secrecy, appears almost completed

Apple still isn’t talking about its new Seattle store, but it looks almost ready for prime time. GeekWire first unearthed… Read More

Jun 21, 2018, 11:58 AM

Microsoft unveils Bing’s new Visual Search object recognition tool, rivaling Google Lens

Microsoft today launched a new Visual Search capability within the Bing app that can identify objects in photos and give… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 2:39 PM

Microsoft spends whopping $250M on huge office complex near its HQ campus

Microsoft just paid nearly $250 million for a 725,000-square-foot office complex that represents something of a missing piece of the puzzle… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 10:05 AM

Microsoft to acquire machine learning startup Bonsai, fueling AI efforts

Microsoft is adding more firepower to its artificial intelligence arm. The tech giant has agreed to acquire Bonsai, a San… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 9:56 AM

Refreshed Microsoft News engine to power personalized news across Windows, mobile and web

Microsoft is tweaking how it delivers news after more than two decades of experience. Newly named Microsoft News will be… Read More

Jun 19, 2018, 8:46 PM

Microsoft CEO says company isn’t aiding ‘cruel and abusive’ border tactics, doesn’t address calls to cancel ICE contract

In a company-wide email to employees Tuesday night, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called the separation of families and children at… Read More

Jun 19, 2018, 6:40 PM

Microsoft employees ask company to cancel contract with ICE in open letter to CEO

Update: Microsoft CEO calls border policy ‘cruel and abusive,’ says company’s technology isn’t aiding separation of parents and children More… Read More

Jun 19, 2018, 4:15 PM

TLDR:Microsoft responds to separation of families at the border, Alexa targets hotels, GameStop’s potential buyout

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Jun 19, 2018, 10:00 AM

With Microsoft deal pending, GitHub launches new educational package for students

GitHub, the software development platform that recently agreed to be acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion, is expanding its services… Read More