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Microsoft

Mar 15, 2017, 2:19 PM

Microsoft offers insights on the future of Windows 10 updates and reboots

With the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft is planning to change the way Windows 10 users update their systems — and the… Read More

Mar 15, 2017, 1:00 PM

Amazon, Microsoft and Apple back Google in overseas data storage dispute

Fellow tech giants Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Cisco have come out in support of Google’s resistance to hand over data… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 3:25 PM

Hands on with Microsoft Teams: All-in-one collaboration tool takes cues from relatives and rivals

Even though Microsoft just released its Teams enterprise collaboration tool today, there’s a familiar look and feel to a lot of the features,… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 1:54 PM

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman joins Microsoft board following $26B acquisition

Microsoft announced today that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has joined the company’s board of directors. Hoffman, who helped start LinkedIn in… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 12:25 PM

Q&A: Microsoft Office chief Kirk Koenigsbauer on his ‘aha’ moment with Teams, the new culture under Satya Nadella, and the competition

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft commemorated the launch of its Teams “chat-based workspace” for Office 365 in 181 markets around the… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 11:41 AM

Inside look: How Slack, Google Hangouts, and Microsoft Teams stack up in enterprise messaging

[Editor’s Note: Samir Diwan is the CEO of Seattle startup Polly, which makes a bot that runs polls and surveys in Slack,… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 8:30 AM

Microsoft Teams launches globally, taking on Slack, Amazon, Google, others in high-stakes chat battle

REDMOND, Wash. — After four months in preview, Microsoft is officially launching its Teams “chat-based workspace” for Office 365 in… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 8:06 PM

Here’s what people at the big SXSW conference think of Seattle (hint: rain and Microsoft)

AUSTIN, TX — SXSW has turned into one of the world’s largest annual tech events, where thousands of people from across the globe… Read More

Mar 10, 2017, 8:12 AM

A conversation with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: ‘It really is a golden age of what’s possible’

If Paul Allen were just starting out in computer science today, he might not know where to start. Robotics, artificial intelligence, computer… Read More

Mar 9, 2017, 10:23 AM

Google Cloud launches new Windows partner program, aims to be ‘a great Windows platform’

No, the image above isn’t from a Microsoft event. That’s the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco this morning, where… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 5:21 PM

Microsoft says Google’s cloud reliability claim vs. Azure and Amazon Web Services does not compute

A comment today by Google’s top cloud executive, taking a subtle jab at Amazon Web Services, isn’t sitting well with Microsoft for… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 9:28 AM

Microsoft’s #MakeWhat’sNext social campaign encourages more girls to stick with STEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjahbGqZu6U It’s a striking statistic: only 6.7 percent of women graduate with STEM degrees. It’s also the kicker for a new… Read More

Mar 8, 2017, 9:10 AM

Look out, Intel? Microsoft tries ARM processors in the cloud with Qualcomm partnership

Microsoft has started testing out ARM processors, power-efficient chips best known for running smartphones and other mobile devices, to run portions of… Read More

Mar 7, 2017, 10:34 AM

Microsoft set to take on Slack with global release of workplace chat app ‘Teams’ next week

Microsoft will release its answer to Slack, Microsoft Teams, on a global basis next week. The company is holding an… Read More

Mar 6, 2017, 8:54 AM

Microsoft Azure adds new data analytics, voice and facial recognition to its government cloud

Microsoft is beefing up its cloud capabilities for U.S. state and federal agencies, rolling out its PowerBI and HDInsight data… Read More

Mar 4, 2017, 4:06 PM

In new immigration twist, U.S. suspends option to pay for faster H-1B visa processing

Companies that bring software engineers and other highly skilled workers into the U.S. under H-1B visas will not be able to pay for… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 8:40 AM

Microsoft Ventures joins $4.6M funding round for Swedish image service startup Pickit

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that Microsoft Ventures led the investing round. It was a participant… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft employees donate a record $142M to non-profits, and have a lot of fun along the way

Microsoft has again broken its record for employee giving, donating $142 million to nearly 19,000 charities last year. That’s a… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 8:43 AM

Xbox introduces $9.99/month subscription service with access to 100 games like Halo, NBA2K, others

Microsoft today unveiled a new subscription service that gives Xbox owners another way to purchase and play games. Called “Xbox Game… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 4:20 PM

EA exec and former Xbox leader Peter Moore to become CEO of Liverpool FC

After stints with Electronic Arts, Microsoft and SEGA, Peter Moore has landed his “dream” job — but not at a company… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 12:19 PM

Microsoft donates $1M to new partnership of UW-UBC aiming to solve urban issues like traffic and homelessness through data

Microsoft is donating $1 million to a new partnership between the University of Washington and the University of British Columbia called the… Read More

Drone over water
Feb 23, 2017, 10:54 AM

Microsoft Ventures leads $26M round in AirMap, a startup that maps airspace in real time for drones

Microsoft and Airbus are investing in the future of autonomous drones that can communicate with one another as they fly… Read More

Feb 23, 2017, 8:00 AM

Ex-Microsoft Windows CMO launches data analytics-focused digital marketing firm Fjuri

Microsoft’s former Windows marketing chief is launching his own firm to help Fortune 500 companies improve their brand marketing strategies… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 7:00 AM

HoloLens and engineering: How this earth sciences firm is using mixed reality to create 3D maps

When Sébastien Motte and John Howard launched their holographic computing development studio last year, they did not expect to be working with customers in… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 6:00 AM

Microsoft Azure broadens support for popular open-source Kubernetes container manager

Microsoft is making the popular open source Kubernetes container orchestration service, originally designed by Google, generally available for use on… Read More

Feb 20, 2017, 7:13 AM

Microsoft strikes exclusive cloud deal with Flipkart, Amazon’s biggest online retail rival in India

Flipkart, the top online marketplace in India, has agreed to adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform, augmenting its own… Read More

Feb 18, 2017, 10:54 AM

Microsoft doubled its Azure cloud revenue to $2.7B last year, analysts estimate

Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform more than doubled in 2016, reaching $2.7 billion, according to an estimate from… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 11:34 AM

Microsoft’s new healthcare initiative, and the challenges of bridging tech and health

Healthcare is a cluttered industry, to say the least. A tangle of care providers, a complex payment system and a… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 3:46 PM

Microsoft hosts Halo Wars 2 launch event as it preps to debut new real-time strategy game

Microsoft’s newest Halo game is almost here. Halo Wars 2, a new real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft’s 343 Industries… Read More

Feb 15, 2017, 3:40 PM

Full Interview: Bill Gates on global health, clean energy, Trump, Microsoft and the future of the world

Nearly a decade after leaving his full-time job at Microsoft, Bill Gates sat down with GeekWire for an extensive interview… Read More

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