Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 68 of 234

Dec 5, 2017, 6:29 AM

Microsoft will renovate Silicon Valley campus into its ‘smartest, greenest office yet’

A week after announcing plans for a historic redevelopment of its original Redmond, Wash., headquarters, Microsoft this morning unveiled plans… Read More

Dec 2, 2017, 9:05 AM

Redmond 2.0: Inside Microsoft’s plan to rebuild its longtime home for a new generation

The land that is now the massive Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. has come a long way in the last… Read More

Nov 29, 2017, 8:40 AM

Microsoft Windows 10 active devices reach 600M for first time, CEO Satya Nadella says

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached a new milestone: 600 million active monthly devices. CEO Satya Nadella referenced… Read More

Nov 29, 2017, 8:08 AM

Microsoft annual meeting: Shareholders approve biggest board in company history

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft held its annual meeting Wednesday morning, with CEO Satya Nadella and other top executives briefing shareholders… Read More

Nov 28, 2017, 10:00 PM

Microsoft plans to knock down and rebuild original Redmond campus, creating room for 8K more workers in historic redevelopment project

Microsoft plans to tear down a dozen of the iconic original buildings at the heart of its 500-acre headquarters in… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 7:00 AM

Microsoft launches Azure Databricks, a new cloud data platform based on Apache Spark

Microsoft Azure customers interested in parsing large amounts of data to improve their businesses will soon be able to use… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 2:41 PM

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich hears your cloud lock-in concerns, but it’s complicated

As the technology leader for the second-place cloud computing vendor, Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich has a keen interest in finding ways… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 12:00 PM

Microsoft reports modest diversity gains, boosted by LinkedIn workforce and hiring initiatives

Microsoft says it’s seeing small but across-the-board increases in the number of women and racial and ethnic minorities working at… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 8:38 AM

Microsoft promises to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030 and hit Paris climate agreement targets

Microsoft said this morning it plans to cut carbon emissions by 75 percent by 2030, taking another step in a… Read More

Nov 11, 2017, 7:40 AM

Book Excerpt: How technology is enabling a new era of ‘deep listening,’ and why you should pay attention

[Editor’s Note: Aaron Painter is a vice president and general manager at Microsoft, based in Beijing. This excerpt is from… Read More

Nov 9, 2017, 10:47 AM

Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Tech giants must be the first line of defense in cyberspace arms race

Cyberspace has become our generation’s battlefield, replacing gunfights with hacks, and it’s up to tech companies and governments to come… Read More

Nov 9, 2017, 7:09 AM

The mind-blowing wealth of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett now exceeds the bottom half of the entire U.S. population, new report finds

A new report released this week titled Billionaire Bonanza points out the growing divide in the U.S. among the super… Read More

Nov 8, 2017, 10:47 AM

An Echo on every counter and a Google Home on every nightstand? Study says 55% of U.S. will own a smart speaker by 2022

A new study sheds some light on why tech companies across the world are in the midst of a digital… Read More

Nov 8, 2017, 9:00 AM

Microsoft’s new Resume Assistant uses LinkedIn data to help people write better resumes in Word

Microsoft today detailed one of the deepest integrations between Office 365 and its blue-chip acquisition LinkedIn: a new tool designed… Read More

Nov 7, 2017, 9:16 AM

Xbox One X launch: Microsoft’s new high-powered $500 console brings out lines and celebs

The Xbox One X has arrived. Microsoft’s new high-powered $500 console hit store shelves Tuesday, as gamers in 35 markets… Read More

Nov 5, 2017, 7:49 AM

The new world of tech: How Amazon and Google ended up inside a Microsoft database conference

Delivering the keynote address at the PASS Summit 2017 in Seattle this week, Microsoft’s general manager of database systems, Rohan… Read More

Nov 4, 2017, 9:55 AM

Microsoft and Princeton University sue Trump administration to keep ‘Dreamers’ program alive

Microsoft and Princeton University are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to preserve the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program.… Read More

Nov 3, 2017, 12:01 AM

Our week with Microsoft’s new Xbox One X: Is the ‘world’s most powerful console’ worth your $499?

Microsoft’s new Xbox One X is an incredible piece of hardware. Playing games and watching movies in 4K resolution is… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 2:51 PM

Microsoft wins dismissal of suit filed by former employees in ‘hostess bar’ expense case

A King County Superior Court judge has dismissed a wrongful termination case against Microsoft filed by two former employees in… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 12:16 PM

Microsoft plans to triple Azure cloud computing capacity in China over the next six months

The company that operates Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing business in China is planning a huge increase in capacity heading into… Read More

Nov 1, 2017, 10:02 AM

Microsoft announces hardhat accessory for HoloLens as it expands reach of mixed reality headset

Plenty of tech companies are seeking to revolutionize how people work, but the ideas are typically limited to office workers.… Read More

Oct 31, 2017, 11:58 AM

After 25 years, Julie Larson-Green leaving Microsoft ‘to pursue new entrepreneurial adventures’

Six months after she took on a new role for health reasons, and 25 years after she first joined the… Read More

Oct 31, 2017, 7:01 AM

Microsoft to release Surface Pro with LTE Advanced in December, looking to continue recent growth

Microsoft will begin shipping a new version of its Surface Pro tablet with LTE Advanced mobile connectivity for businesses in… Read More

Oct 27, 2017, 7:12 AM

Stephen ‘Stepto’ Toulouse, 1972-2017: Microsoft mainstay handled tough jobs with authority, humor

Stephen Toulouse, a former longtime Microsoft employee who became known to gamers around the world as the tough but good-natured… Read More

Oct 26, 2017, 1:45 PM

Amazon tops 540K employees after swallowing Whole Foods in $13.7B deal

Amazon added a whopping 159,500 employees in the last quarter, pushing its total employment to 541,900 people worldwide, according to… Read More

Oct 26, 2017, 1:22 PM

Microsoft revenue up 12% to $24.5 billion, powered by commercial cloud business

Microsoft posted revenue of $24.5 billion, up 12 percent, and profits of $6.6 billion, or 84 cents per share, exceeding… Read More

Oct 26, 2017, 1:15 PM

Microsoft hits its $20 billion commercial cloud revenue run-rate goal ahead of schedule

Three quarters before a self-imposed deadline to achieve $20 billion in annualized revenue from its commercial cloud products and services,… Read More

Oct 25, 2017, 4:39 PM

Cutting-edge Microsoft data center fuels a new vision for global energy efficiency

In an industrial Seattle warehouse with plywood walls and exposed pipes, a group of about 60 people gathered Wednesday to… Read More

Oct 25, 2017, 8:26 AM

Goodbye, Kinect: Microsoft stops manufacturing motion-sensing Xbox camera

So long, Kinect. Microsoft said Wednesday that the company will no longer manufacture the Kinect, a motion-tracking and microphone accessory device… Read More

Oct 24, 2017, 8:48 AM

New version of Microsoft’s Azure Container Service offers managed Kubernetes, with free clusters

Microsoft plans to step up its support for Kubernetes, announcing plans Tuesday for a new managed Kubernetes service that promises… Read More