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Microsoft

Oct 23, 2017, 8:17 PM

Microsoft drops suit over U.S. secrecy rules after DOJ limits use of gag orders by prosecutors

Microsoft says it’s dropping a suit against the U.S. Justice Department that targeted a tactic commonly used by prosecutors to prevent… Read More

Oct 23, 2017, 10:24 AM

Microsoft-owned Mixer debuts new interactive streaming tools for Minecraft

Minecraft is getting even more interactive thanks to a new tool from Mixer. The Microsoft-owned streaming platform today announced new… Read More

Oct 23, 2017, 7:53 AM

Cray teams up with Microsoft to offer Azure customers new supercomputing options

Microsoft Azure cloud computing customers that would like to tap into true supercomputing power have a new option thanks to… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 2:37 PM

LinkedIn CEO says they’re ‘open to the idea’ of original video content

Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Video. LinkedIn? The Microsoft-owned business social network, best known for displaying the career histories of tens of… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 9:19 AM

Report: Tech titans are forming a coalition to lobby Congress on behalf of ‘Dreamers’

Big tech companies are forming a coalition to pressure Congress to provide a path to permanent residency for illegal immigrants… Read More

Oct 20, 2017, 7:39 AM

Microsoft’s Cortana finally gets her own speaker: Hands-on with the $199 Harman Kardon Invoke

Alexa has a bunch of them. Siri is getting one. So why not Cortana, too? A new smart speaker from… Read More

Oct 19, 2017, 10:59 AM

Microsoft and Green Bay Packers team up to create new tech hub near Lambeau Field

Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers are teaming up for a unique partnership designed to spur innovation and economic growth… Read More

Oct 18, 2017, 7:00 PM

Satya Nadella, the full GeekWire Summit interview: Microsoft’s transformation and the future of tech

Satya Nadella is most well known for transforming Microsoft as its third, and current, CEO. He’s taken the company in… Read More

Microsoft campus
Oct 17, 2017, 10:05 AM

Report: Microsoft never disclosed a breach of its vulnerability database in 2013

Microsoft’s internal database of known software vulnerabilities, which included details of flaws in both its software and software made by… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 6:15 AM

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 refresh is here: What to expect in the Fall Creators Update

Microsoft will start rolling out the fourth major update to its Windows 10 operating system today, the Fall Creators Update.… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft unveils Surface Book 2, promising double the power and speed of Apple MacBook Pro

Microsoft this morning announced the second generation of its laptop-tablet hybrid Surface Book — a long-awaited refresh to one of… Read More

Oct 17, 2017, 5:00 AM

Microsoft unveils Azure Government Secret to help U.S. agencies handle classified data

More and more government agencies are realizing the benefits of cloud computing, and Microsoft is poised to unveil several new… Read More

Oct 16, 2017, 3:55 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella clears $20M in compensation following strong year for tech giant

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will make more than $20 million in total compensation, thanks to a more than $7 million bonus… Read More

Microsoft treehouse
Oct 16, 2017, 9:56 AM

Microsoft’s new treehouse meeting spaces take advantage of nature around its sprawling campus

Microsoft employees looking to connect with nature can bring their laptops with them when they visit a new spot on… Read More

Oct 16, 2017, 9:02 AM

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Microsoft-DOJ dispute over emails stored at Ireland data center

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a long-running case between Microsoft and the Department of Justice that could… Read More

Oct 14, 2017, 9:00 AM

Here’s the line of poetry Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says best describes the future

When he isn’t reimagining Microsoft’s culture and direction, Satya Nadella is a man of many varied interests, from cricket to… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 5:08 PM

Microsoft’s quantum future: Satya Nadella gives company alums a glimpse of what’s coming

Will Microsoft’s quantum computing technology be a hardware division unto itself, like Xbox, or something that the company offers to… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 9:59 AM

Video: Microsoft President Brad Smith explains why the company took a stand on DACA

Microsoft President Brad Smith has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 6:31 AM

Amazon and Microsoft unveil ‘Gluon’ neural network technology, teaming up on machine learning

Microsoft and Amazon, which surprised the tech world with a partnership between their Cortana and Alexa virtual assistants, are back… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 12:24 PM

Three technologies Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks will shape the future

With a rueful smile, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged on stage at the GeekWire Summit that “one of the (really… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 11:34 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on leadership lessons from cricket and team sports

Company executives across all industries can learn a lot from team sports. That was the message from Microsoft CEO Satya… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 11:23 AM

How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella got Wall Street to look past its cloud battle with Amazon Web Services

About a year after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella became the third chief executive officer in the company’s history, he outlined… Read More

Satya Nadella
Oct 11, 2017, 10:55 AM

Microsoft HQ2? ‘We are very, very happy where we are,’ says CEO Satya Nadella

Amazon’s decision to open a second headquarters equal to its hometown Seattle campuses is largely unprecedented in modern business history,… Read More

Satya Nadella
Oct 11, 2017, 10:44 AM

After struggling with ‘Why us?’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella credits son with shaping who he is

When he was 29 years old, Satya Nadella was looking forward to the birth of his first child. Like many… Read More

Oct 10, 2017, 10:34 AM

Microsoft’s SDK for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update now generally available

All developers interested in building apps for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update can now download the software-development kit now… Read More

Oct 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft Ventures launches global AI startup competition with top VC firms

In the latest sign of Microsoft’s continued investment in artificial intelligence, Microsoft Ventures announced today that it is teaming up… Read More

Oct 9, 2017, 8:38 AM

Straight talk on Windows Mobile: Microsoft exec explains why smartphone hardware is no longer a focus

A Microsoft executive confirmed on Twitter over the weekend something we already knew but hadn’t been said officially: Building new… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 1:04 PM

Behind-the-scenes with NFL sideline technology: Microsoft and Bose power team communication

Much like how technology has changed the way you communicate with friends, family, and co-workers, it has also revolutionized how… Read More

Oct 5, 2017, 7:29 AM

At long last, Microsoft is releasing its Edge browser for iPhone and Android

Microsoft Edge, the default web browser for Windows 10, will be available as a preview for iPhone starting today and… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 1:46 PM

Microsoft Azure fire system glitch shows why everyone benefits from transparent cloud outage reports

Outage reports issued by most cloud companies tend to be meaningless exercises in brevity, designed by lawyers and put into… Read More

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