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Jul 18, 2017, 9:48 AM

Modeling agency sues Microsoft, alleging unpaid bills and sexual harassment while working HoloLens account

A Seattle modeling company filed a federal lawsuit against Microsoft last week, claiming that it “incurred hundreds of thousands of… Read More

Jul 17, 2017, 10:22 AM

Microsoft begins rolling out LinkedIn app for Windows 10 following $26.2B acquisition

Microsoft today is beginning to roll out the new LinkedIn app for Windows 10, displaying some of the integration promised… Read More

Jul 14, 2017, 10:48 AM

A love letter to my Windows Phone, which I still miss 5 years later

This week, Microsoft ended support for Windows Phone 8.1, or the final operating system tied to the glorious failure that… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 4:26 PM

Testing Microsoft’s new AI for iPhone: Can this app really detect our ages and sense our moods?

Microsoft released a new app called Seeing AI for the iPhone this week. It’s billed as a “talking camera for… Read More

Jul 13, 2017, 2:28 PM

Microsoft and Puget Sound Energy get OK for clean-energy deal to help power software giant’s campus

A deal allowing Microsoft to directly purchase clean energy to power its Redmond, Wash., headquarters campus has been approved by… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 12:00 PM

What’s ahead for the historic UW-China tech school in the Seattle region as it prepares for 1st students

This fall, the Global Innovation Exchange will welcome its first student cohort, representing the culmination of close to five years… Read More

Jul 12, 2017, 7:08 AM

Microsoft’s new AI app describes the world for the visually impaired — now available on iPhone

Microsoft released a new artificial intelligence app for iPhone this morning that can read text from signs and documents aloud,… Read More

Jul 11, 2017, 12:54 PM

Microsoft is closing its Surface Hub manufacturing plant outside Portland and laying off 124 workers

Starting in September, Microsoft plans to shut down a manufacturing facility outside of Portland where it built the Surface Hub.… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 9:00 PM

Microsoft outlines plan to help bring broadband internet to 2M rural Americans within 5 years

Microsoft wants to work with the government to help connect rural Americans to broadband internet. The tech giant on Monday… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft expands HoloLens partner program to develop better mixed reality experiences

Microsoft is expanding the network of companies eligible to build mixed reality applications for HoloLens. The new Mixed Reality Partner… Read More

Jul 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

New ‘Microsoft 365’ package bundles Windows and Office for businesses

Microsoft is giving its partners a new package of some of its most popular PC software to sell, rather than… Read More

Jul 7, 2017, 9:34 AM

Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois departs amid layoffs; Kurt DelBene named chief digital officer

Microsoft’s Chief Information Officer Jim DuBois has left his post, the company confirmed Friday. DuBois was on sabbatical and decided… Read More

Jul 6, 2017, 9:15 AM

Microsoft confirms layoffs impacting thousands of positions globally, mostly in sales

RELATED: Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois departs amid layoffs; Kurt DelBene named chief digital officer Microsoft confirmed a series of rumored… Read More

Jul 5, 2017, 9:00 AM

New Microsoft tool aims to make teams more efficient by learning how they spend their days

Microsoft today released a new tool that lets company leaders track how teams spend their time. The new program, Microsoft Workplace… Read More

Microsoft shows off Windows Timeline running in the Cortana app on an iPhone. (GeekWire photo / Todd Bishop)

Jul 3, 2017, 11:40 AM

Microsoft delays Timeline, a Windows 10 feature that will sync between Android and iOS devices

It seemed like Microsoft had taken another step toward its pledge to be device-agnostic earlier this year, when it announced… Read More

Jul 3, 2017, 10:58 AM

Internal memo details big Microsoft reorganization, no mention of layoffs

As Microsoft’s new fiscal year begins, the company this morning sent out an internal memo to employees detailing a shift… Read More

Jul 2, 2017, 3:42 PM

Microsoft reportedly set to lay off thousands as part of massive sales reorganization

Thousands of layoffs are planned to hit Microsoft’s global workforce this week, part of a shakeup of the company’s sales… Read More

(L to R): Charles Fitzgerald, Platformonomics; Frank Artale, Ignition Partners; Shelia Gulati, Tola Capital; S. "Soma" Somasegar, Madrona Venture Group

Jul 1, 2017, 10:39 AM

Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google

When it comes to the public cloud, there are three companies at the forefront of everyone’s mind: Amazon Web Services,… Read More

Jun 30, 2017, 12:55 PM

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Modeling agency sues Microsoft, alleging unpaid bills and sexual harassment while working HoloLens account

Microsoft begins rolling out LinkedIn app for Windows 10 following $26.2B acquisition

A love letter to my Windows Phone, which I still miss 5 years later

Testing Microsoft’s new AI for iPhone: Can this app really detect our ages and sense our moods?

Microsoft and Puget Sound Energy get OK for clean-energy deal to help power software giant’s campus

What’s ahead for the historic UW-China tech school in the Seattle region as it prepares for 1st students

Microsoft’s new AI app describes the world for the visually impaired — now available on iPhone

Microsoft is closing its Surface Hub manufacturing plant outside Portland and laying off 124 workers

Microsoft outlines plan to help bring broadband internet to 2M rural Americans within 5 years

Microsoft expands HoloLens partner program to develop better mixed reality experiences

New ‘Microsoft 365’ package bundles Windows and Office for businesses

Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois departs amid layoffs; Kurt DelBene named chief digital officer

Microsoft confirms layoffs impacting thousands of positions globally, mostly in sales

New Microsoft tool aims to make teams more efficient by learning how they spend their days

Microsoft delays Timeline, a Windows 10 feature that will sync between Android and iOS devices

Internal memo details big Microsoft reorganization, no mention of layoffs

Microsoft reportedly set to lay off thousands as part of massive sales reorganization

Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google

Report: Microsoft reorganizing its sales organization around cloud strategy

Microsoft acquires Cloudyn for reported $50M, continuing Azure buying spree

Global ransomware attack spreads through Europe

Microsoft debuts ‘Sports Performance Platform’ to help teams make data-driven decisions

Microsoft starts offering 4 weeks paid leave for employees caring for sick family members

Microsoft and Box strike another partnership deal, this time for Box on Azure and AI

Microsoft calls DOJ’s Supreme Court appeal in email case ‘backward’ given progress on new law

Transcript: Here’s what Microsoft, Amazon and Apple CEOs told Trump about tech this week

Leaders of top tech companies land on Glassdoor’s list of the 100 highest-rated CEOs

Microsoft Azure, Baidu embrace AMD’s new Epyc data center processor

Microsoft Azure’s Scott Guthrie: Serverless technology will drive further cost reductions in the cloud

Microsoft’s new internal video hub, Microsoft Stream, is now generally available