Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 62 of 234

Jun 6, 2018, 4:02 PM

TLDR: Elon Musk gets emotional at Tesla’s shareholder meeting, Microsoft’s underwater data center, Amazon’s $200 Echo Look

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Jun 6, 2018, 9:28 AM

Clouds under the sea: Microsoft deploys its Project Natick data center off the coast of Scotland

Microsoft kicked off the second phase of its experimental underwater data center project Wednesday, submerging a shipping-container sized data center… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 11:00 PM

Microsoft shows new big-screen Windows Collaboration Displays for conference room computing

Microsoft is expanding its big-screen computing initiatives beyond its own Surface Hub, partnering with hardware makers to release a new… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 11:00 PM

Microsoft adds decade-long Windows support and other services for IoT device makers

Microsoft is doubling down on its Internet of Things operating system, showing a new set of services designed to support… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 2:15 PM

Lightform unveils $699 augmented-reality projection device from the brains behind Xbox IllumiRoom

Almost five years ago, Microsoft showed off an eye-catching prototype of an Xbox feature that projected games beyond the monitor and… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 9:00 AM

New Microsoft Azure tech could let smart building operators model the links between people and objects at work

As Microsoft leans into its focus this year on cloud services for the internet of things, it’s introducing new platform… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 4:11 PM

TLDR: Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub, tech for women’s safety, Alexa & Google Assistant coming to Xbox

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Jun 4, 2018, 3:03 PM

Here’s where Microsoft’s GitHub acquisition ranks among the tech giant’s largest deals

Bigger than Nokia and Minecraft, smaller than LinkedIn and Skype. And nowhere near Yahoo, but that doesn’t count because it… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 10:45 AM

Developers and cloud rivals will be watching Microsoft’s plans for Azure and GitHub very closely

It’s probably the central question surrounding Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of coding repository GitHub: how will the owner of the… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 9:16 AM

Google to link Meet business video-calling app with Microsoft Skype and other rivals

Google announced Monday morning that its enterprise video calling app, Hangouts Meet, will be capable of connecting directly to competing… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 8:55 AM

Alexa and the Google Assistant are reportedly coming soon to Microsoft’s Xbox

Alexa is moving even deeper into Microsoft territory. Amazon’s digital brain and the Google Assistant appear bound for Xbox to… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 6:16 AM

Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub for $7.5B, vows to let popular coding site operate independently

Microsoft has agreed to pay $7.5 billion in stock to acquire GitHub, giving the Redmond tech giant new inroads to… Read More

Jun 4, 2018, 6:15 AM

Why would Microsoft want GitHub? Developers, developers, developers ― and the cloud

Post updated on Monday morning, after Microsoft announced its agreement to acquire GitHub. Microsoft has long understood the power that… Read More

Jun 3, 2018, 3:16 PM

Microsoft reaches deal to buy GitHub; announcement could come Monday, report says

Update, Monday morning: Microsoft confirmed the deal, announcing an agreement to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock. Microsoft has… Read More

Jun 2, 2018, 10:04 AM

Alexa Inside: What it’s really like to use Amazon’s voice assistant on a new Windows 10 laptop

Alexa is all over the place these days, from the fridge to the bathroom mirror, and now on Windows 10… Read More

Jun 1, 2018, 12:35 PM

Report: Microsoft has talked with GitHub about possible acquisition

Microsoft and GitHub have talked in recent weeks about a possible acquisition of the popular software development platform by the… Read More

May 31, 2018, 4:39 PM

TLDR: Microsoft’s Ability Summit, Amazon’s 4th pillar, testing out Getaround

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May 31, 2018, 2:23 PM

From AI to inclusive hiring, Satya Nadella seeks further inspiration at Microsoft’s Ability Summit

Microsoft’s mission to create technology that can empower every person doesn’t just begin and end with the products it is… Read More

May 31, 2018, 9:02 AM

Microsoft mixed reality exec Kudo Tsunoda in limbo as engineering reorganization continues

The future of one of Microsoft’s top executives is in limbo as the company continues to shuffle its engineering teams, following… Read More

May 31, 2018, 8:36 AM

Microsoft and Apple collaborate to help visually impaired people use braille displays across operating systems

Microsoft, Apple, and other tech companies are working together to make it easier for people with impaired vision to use… Read More

May 30, 2018, 8:28 PM

Amazon, Microsoft, and more Seattle-area businesses donate $7M to Special Olympics ahead of the 2018 games

Seattle-area businesses — including Amazon, Boeing, and Microsoft — have given $7 million in cash and $2 million in in-kind donations… Read More

May 30, 2018, 10:30 AM

Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich: cloud-based blockchain services are ready for prime time, even inside Microsoft

Among the emerging technologies of our time, blockchain technology has somehow been the recipient of both the most hype and… Read More

May 30, 2018, 5:00 AM

Travel giant Sabre bets big on multicloud, signing deal with Microsoft Azure weeks after a new deal with Amazon Web Services

Thanks to investments in container technology and microservices, Sabre is ready to embark on a multicloud infrastructure strategy, signing a… Read More

May 29, 2018, 9:44 PM

Microsoft’s Brad Smith explains what Zuckerberg did right, what Microsoft missed, and how the company has changed

One of the biggest mistakes of Microsoft’s antitrust era was not coming to terms sooner with the U.S. government, but… Read More

May 29, 2018, 3:28 PM

Microsoft passes Google parent Alphabet in market value, now trails just Apple and Amazon

Microsoft passed Google parent Alphabet in market capitalization for the first time in three years on Tuesday, reflecting the company’s… Read More

May 25, 2018, 9:38 AM

Xbox 360 lives on with a surprising system update — the first in more than two years

Xbox 360 owners, Microsoft hasn’t totally forgotten about you even as it has moved on to bigger and better consoles.… Read More

May 24, 2018, 4:44 PM

TLDR: How Europe’s new privacy law affects U.S. tech companies, Getaround expands to Seattle, ‘float’ above Seattle on the Space Needle

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May 24, 2018, 10:58 AM

Microsoft streaming site Mixer marks one-year anniversary with website revamp, new features

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=39&v=HIgMcwvMv_w It’s been one year since Microsoft rebranded Beam, the game-streaming service it bought in 2016, as Mixer, and it… Read More

May 23, 2018, 3:16 PM

Microsoft says AI is finally ready for broader use to help solve Earth’s environmental woes

REDMOND, Wash. — Lucas Joppa agrees we’re living in the Information Age. But he wishes that the present tech era… Read More

May 22, 2018, 3:43 PM

TLDR: ACLU asks Amazon to stop selling facial recognition tech to police, Paul Allen’s $1M donation to gun safety initiative, GlimpseCam

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