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Oct 24, 2016, 12:51 PM

Is Amazon or Microsoft a better place to work? Advice for an MBA student

Competition for tech talent in the Seattle area is fierce, and Amazon and Microsoft are the heavyweights in this fight.… Read More

Oct 24, 2016, 10:55 AM

What to expect from Microsoft’s big Windows 10 event in NYC this week

Coming off a great quarter that saw its stock hit an all-time high, Microsoft is set to make a series… Read More

Oct 22, 2016, 12:43 PM

Microsoft closes week at all-time stock high of $59.66, eclipsing previous 1999 record and signaling new era

It took 17 years, but Microsoft has eclipsed its all-time stock high. The company, under the leadership of CEO Satya… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 4:00 PM

Microsoft’s cloud computing business posts $6.4B in Q1 revenue, accounts for 29% of total sales, run rate tops $13B

Microsoft’s cloud computing business continued to fuel growth for the software giant in its most recent quarter ending Sept. 30, as it produced $6.4 billion… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 3:27 PM

Microsoft not slowing down LinkedIn acquisition despite Salesforce opposition

Microsoft is still buying LinkedIn, in case anyone is wondering. Last month, rival LinkedIn bidder Salesforce indicated it planned to ask… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 1:27 PM

Microsoft stock hits all-time high after beating earnings expectations with $22.3B in revenue and $6B profit

Microsoft’s cloud computing business helped the company beat earnings expectations for the second straight quarter with adjusted quarterly revenue of… Read More

Oct 18, 2016, 6:31 PM

Microsoft predictions expert: Clinton has a 91% chance of winning and Cubs will win World Series

Hillary Clinton has a 91 percent chance to the win presidency, according to Microsoft Research economist David Rothschild, higher odds than any candidate… Read More

Oct 18, 2016, 9:40 AM

Clinton or Trump? Here are Microsoft Bing’s data-driven election predictions

Microsoft Bing is out with its election predictions again this year with a few new features that detail campaign spending… Read More

Oct 18, 2016, 6:00 AM

Microsoft continues Power BI data visualization push, rolls out new program for journalists

Microsoft is continuing to invest in its Power BI platform and today the tech giant released a new pilot program… Read More

Oct 17, 2016, 6:00 AM

Voyager and Microsoft Ventures invest $9M in business text messaging platform Zipwhip

With the proliferation of so many messaging apps, from Facebook Messenger to WhatsApp to Snapchat, it may seem like SMS texting is… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 1:27 PM

High-ranking Microsoft engineering exec David Treadwell leaving for Amazon after 27 years

David Treadwell, the veteran Microsoft engineering executive who made his mark on Windows, Xbox and many other key products, is leaving to… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 12:14 PM

Nathan Myhrvold: If you obsess about what people think of you, you’ll never change the world

Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold is one of the most controversial figures in the technology industry — a lightning rod for… Read More

Oct 12, 2016, 8:17 AM

HoloLens launches in 6 new countries in first overseas expansion for Microsoft’s mixed reality headset

  Microsoft, which previously sold its HoloLens headset in the U.S. and Canada only, is expanding the mix-reality headset to six new countries… Read More

Oct 11, 2016, 3:03 PM

Microsoft unveils features of Dynamics 365, its new bid to bring AI to the business world

Microsoft in an extensive demo today unveiled the capabilities of its Azure-based Dynamics 365 service announced in July — describing it as a significant undertaking combining its… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 10:03 AM

Microsoft sets Windows 10 event for Oct. 26 in NYC, amid Surface PC rumors

Amid widespread speculation about a possible Surface PC unveiling, Microsoft this morning sent out media invites to “see what’s next… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 11:18 AM

Microsoft Ventures makes 13 investments in first five months — here are the startups it’s backing

Microsoft Ventures has invested in 13 startups since launching in late May as the Redmond company’s first formal venture fund… Read More

Oct 4, 2016, 11:07 AM

Live blog: Microsoft Executive VP Peggy Johnson at the GeekWire Summit

Peggy Johnson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of business development, talked about a number of topics related to Microsoft’s ambitions at the… Read More

Oct 3, 2016, 1:30 PM

Microsoft pulls Band fitness trackers from online store, no timeline for new version

Microsoft has scrubbed its online store of its Band wearable fitness tracking device, and it is unclear if Microsoft plans to… Read More

Oct 3, 2016, 4:19 AM

Microsoft unveils 217-page book in bid to influence global cloud policy

Microsoft this morning unveiled a book titled “A Cloud for Global Good,” which CEO Satya Nadella called “a set of policy… Read More

Sep 30, 2016, 4:02 PM

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s AI moonshot, behind the scenes at GeekGirlCon, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we kick things off with a look into Microsoft’s huge new move… Read More

Sep 29, 2016, 5:11 PM

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Microsoft employees want to reinvent email with TouchMail app for Windows

A Seattle startup thinks there is a better way to manage email. Founded in 2013 by two former Microsoft employees,… Read More

Sep 29, 2016, 11:25 AM

GeekWire Summit panel to feature New York Times, Wall Street Journal and ZDNet journalists

We’ll be kicking off the 2016 GeekWire Summit next Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, with something new: a panel of veteran… Read More

Sep 29, 2016, 6:52 AM

Internal email: Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division; key exec Qi Lu leaving after bike injury

Microsoft says it has formed a new 5,000-person engineering and research team to focus on its artificial intelligence products — a major reshaping… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 12:56 PM

Microsoft agrees to provide more financial data on cloud, games and Windows

Microsoft will provide three new financial metrics for the first time when it releases Q1 FY2017 earnings on Oct. 20, but… Read More

Sep 28, 2016, 10:48 AM

Microsoft supplier Lionbridge laying off all its unionized workers

Microsoft supplier Lionbridge Technologies is laying off all union employees, about two months after completing its first contract with a group of… Read More

Sep 27, 2016, 4:09 PM

Amazon launching new bus service in the Seattle region for employees, and their dogs, too

Amazon plans to debut its own pilot commuter service Monday, joining the ranks of major tech companies that offer private shuttles as… Read More

Sep 27, 2016, 10:54 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: ‘We are not pursuing AI to beat humans at games’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has long credited the democratizing effect of technology for his rise to the top. As part… Read More

Sep 27, 2016, 9:49 AM

WTIA apprenticeship program awarded $7.5M to expand nationally, tackle diversity and talent gap

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced today that its apprenticeship program, Apprenti, was awarded a $7.5 million contract from… Read More

Sep 27, 2016, 6:57 AM

How Microsoft’s new Adobe partnership brings its LinkedIn acquisition into clearer focus

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft’s ambitious acquisition of LinkedIn raised some eyebrows with its $26B price tag. Monday’s announcement of a strategic partnership… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 3:19 PM

Microsoft demonstrates the world’s ‘first AI supercomputer,’ using programmable hardware in the cloud

Microsoft has quietly installed an esoteric, powerful piece of silicon across its cloud-oriented data centers, and it’s saying the new chips… Read More

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