Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 72 of 234

Aug 28, 2017, 6:45 AM

Valve’s Steam and Microsoft’s Halo coming to Windows Mixed Reality headsets

Microsoft revealed new details about its Windows Mixed Reality headsets this morning. The company confirmed that headset and motion controller… Read More

Aug 22, 2017, 4:19 PM

Microsoft’s Project Brainwave puts ‘real-time artificial intelligence’ into high-tech chips

Microsoft has developed a new system for deep learning, dubbed Project Brainwave, that embeds deep neural network technology into the… Read More

Aug 22, 2017, 9:07 AM

Microsoft turns its physical stores into esports gaming arenas with new League of Legends events

There may be some heated League of Legends competitions going on the next time you pass by a Microsoft Store.… Read More

Aug 22, 2017, 9:00 AM

Microsoft and Red Hat expand partnership with focus on containers and hybrid cloud

Microsoft and Red Hat are expanding the parameters of a relationship first struck in 2015, bringing Microsoft Azure and SQL… Read More

Aug 21, 2017, 2:27 PM

Microsoft sells out pre-orders for new Xbox One X ‘Project Scorpio Edition’

Gamers are excited about the “world’s most powerful console.” Microsoft on Sunday opened pre-orders for its new Xbox One X… Read More

Aug 20, 2017, 7:44 PM

Microsoft claims new speech recognition record, achieving a super-human 5.1% error rate

Microsoft says its speech recognition technology has achieved a new industry milestone, reducing its error rate to 5.1 percent, matching… Read More

Aug 17, 2017, 8:31 AM

Microsoft delays major Xbox One X title Crackdown 3 to 2018, leaving hole in launch lineup

Microsoft is delaying the release of the highly anticipated game Crackdown 3 from Nov. 7, the same day the new… Read More

Aug 16, 2017, 2:08 PM

Microsoft President Brad Smith goes back to school to surprise math student who wrote him a letter

When Fernley, Nev., middle school student Sky Yi was assigned to write a letter to a favorite business, to learn… Read More

Aug 16, 2017, 9:50 AM

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Microsoft using artificial intelligence to teach a machine to stay aloft

Paying attention to the “rise of the machines” increasingly means scanning the skies for things other than conventional aircraft or… Read More

Aug 16, 2017, 8:00 AM

Microsoft continues its push into serverless tech with Azure Event Grid

Microsoft is making a big bet on serverless technologies this year, and it continued that push Wednesday with the release… Read More

Aug 15, 2017, 8:14 AM

Microsoft acquires Cycle Computing for its high-performance cloud computing expertise

Microsoft acquired Cycle Computing Tuesday, in a deal that should bolster its high-performance computing pitch to current and future Azure… Read More

Aug 14, 2017, 9:53 PM

Bill Gates’ stake in Microsoft dips below 2% with $4.6 billion stock gift

Bill Gates made a gift of 64 million Microsoft shares in June, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing… Read More

Aug 13, 2017, 7:28 AM

Baidu’s Qi Lu, former Microsoft exec, explains why Amazon’s Alexa took the industry by surprise

Qi Lu was a top engineering executive at Microsoft for eight years, leading products including Office and Bing, and shaping… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 10:55 AM

Consumer Reports pulls recommendation for Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets, citing reliability issues

Consumer Reports is no longer recommending several Microsoft Surface laptops and tablets, reporting that approximately a quarter of the machines… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 8:15 AM

NFL medical staff and referees will use Microsoft Surface tablet on the sidelines this season

As Microsoft enters the final year of its reported $400 million deal with the NFL, the Surface tablet will be… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft is working on its own commercial blockchain framework, expected to arrive in 2018

Starting next year, Microsoft plans to release an open-source framework that will allow businesses to implement blockchain technologies as part… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 10:50 AM

Microsoft rolls out Outlook.com beta program to test new features fueled by AI and design changes

Microsoft today announced Outlook.com Beta, a new opt-in program that lets users try new features powered by artificial intelligence and… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 8:07 AM

Spotify arrives on Xbox Live as Microsoft revamps Xbox dashboard with ‘Fluent Design’

Xbox Live is getting a new look. Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned homepage for Xbox Live that gives users… Read More

Aug 6, 2017, 7:30 PM

Microsoft’s Twitch rival Mixer sees ‘crazy awesome’ growth, aims to maintain its focus on community

Almost a year ago, Microsoft acquired the Seattle-based Beam game streaming service, a member of the TechStars Seattle 2016 class,… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 1:22 PM

New numbers show how Microsoft’s biggest businesses are really doing in the cloud era

Numbers released this week put Microsoft’s new era into clearer focus. The takeaway: The big Microsoft businesses that have shifted… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 8:27 AM

Microsoft reportedly testing Spotify app for Xbox

Streaming music service Spotify is coming to the Xbox One more than two years after it debuted on rival PlayStation… Read More

Aug 3, 2017, 5:57 PM

NFL referees use Microsoft Surface tablet for replay review, replacing ‘under-the-hood’ monitor

NFL players and coaches won’t be the only ones using a Microsoft Surface tablet on the sidelines this season. NFL… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 4:17 PM

Microsoft’s new corporate vision: artificial intelligence is in and mobile is out

Microsoft filed its annual report Wednesday, and among the many pages of documents and numbers are insights on what the… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 10:59 AM

Sounders explore new naming rights deals as Microsoft Xbox jersey sponsorship expires

The Sounders may look a little different after the 2018 season — aesthetically speaking, at least. Seattle’s MLS club announced… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 8:33 AM

PayPal partners with Microsoft’s Skype, lets users send money to each other via messaging app

Skype users can now send money to one another thanks to a new partnership with PayPal. Called “Send Money,” the… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 5:00 AM

Leader of Microsoft Mixer streaming service wants Apple to enable live screen broadcasts in iOS 11

Apple hinted at the possibility of live screen broadcasting from the iPhone and iPad in July with the appearance of… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 3:44 PM

What these teen tech entrepreneurs think about Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, AI, the cloud and more

Michael Royzen and Atul Ajoy have several things in common, besides being high-school students in the Seattle region. They’re both… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 1:22 PM

Catching up with former Microsoft exec and Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel

Lisa Brummel may have retired after 25 years at Microsoft, but the former executive is still certainly keeping busy. GeekWire… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 10:37 AM

Inspired by company hackathon, Microsoft to add eye-tracking support for Windows 10

What started as a request from Steve Gleason at Microsoft’s internal hackathon has turned into a new Windows 10 feature… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 8:09 AM

Microsoft targets Google and Apple in schools with ‘Surface Plus’ hardware subscription program

Microsoft is launching a new subscription program for buying Surface computers and tablets in much the same way that many… Read More