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May 10, 2025, 7:29 AM

AI boom and D.C. hot mics: OpenAI and Microsoft go to Washington, Amazon surveys the field

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence takes center stage in business technology spending, in… Read More

May 9, 2025, 10:05 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft AI adds CVP; WatchGuard CEO steps down; Amazon vet joins Hims & Hers

Former Meta and Time Warner exec Mark D’Arcy is joining Microsoft as a corporate vice president working on the tech… Read More

May 8, 2025, 10:43 AM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will ‘probably not’ replace Google as top search engine

A U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on American AI competitiveness this morning stretched for more than three hours — long enough… Read More

May 7, 2025, 12:25 PM

Microsoft protects Seattle-sized Washington forestland to help shrink its carbon footprint

Microsoft signed a deal to protect a swath of Washington forest that’s bigger than the city of Seattle as a… Read More

May 6, 2025, 7:57 AM

Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop and Pro have smaller screens, built-in AI, and USB-C charging

Microsoft announced new 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro starting at $899 and $799, respectively, featuring smaller screens and… Read More

Apr 30, 2025, 1:23 PM

Microsoft stock jumps 6% after topping estimates with $70.1B in revenue, $25.8B in profits

Microsoft on Wednesday reported $70.1 billion in revenue for the March quarter, up 13%, with earnings of $3.46/share, topping Wall Street’s expectations… Read More

Apr 30, 2025, 9:34 AM

Nadella and Zuckerberg: Microsoft and Meta see surge in AI-generated code at their own companies

Even Satya Nadella seemed taken aback by Mark Zuckerberg’s introduction of him Tuesday evening for their one-on-one chat at LlamaCon… Read More

Apr 29, 2025, 9:41 AM

126,151 AI learners set a Guinness World Record in kickoff event for Microsoft skills fest

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm — and the Guinness World Records. A kickoff celebration for the Microsoft… Read More

Apr 28, 2025, 12:14 PM

Microsoft earnings preview: Cloud and AI growth will be tested by economic turmoil

Microsoft’s business may not be as exposed to the risk of tariffs as some of its tech rivals, but economic… Read More

Apr 26, 2025, 6:48 AM

GeekWire Podcast: AI teammates, a fully remote unicorn, and the new world of work

On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft envisions a future where humans manage fleets of AI agents — fundamentally changing the… Read More

Apr 25, 2025, 10:25 AM

Microsoft rolls out Recall and other AI features to all Copilot+ PCs, nearly a year after unveiling

After a series of delays, Microsoft is broadly releasing its flagship AI-powered features for Copilot+ PCs, aiming to deliver on… Read More

Apr 23, 2025, 6:00 AM

Meet your new AI teammate: Microsoft sees humans as ‘agent bosses,’ upending the workplace

If you’re still getting used to the idea of using AI chatbots at work, brace yourself — Microsoft says that’s… Read More

Apr 19, 2025, 6:15 AM

Platforms, AI, and the future of software teams: Are we seeing a new era of human creativity?

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Marcus Fontoura, technical fellow at Microsoft and CTO for Azure Core.… Read More

Apr 12, 2025, 6:15 AM

Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold on Bill Gates, AI buzz, and his 2,500-page pastry book

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re featuring highlights from a live interview with Nathan Myhrvold, CEO of Intellectual Ventures… Read More

Apr 5, 2025, 8:56 AM

GeekWire Podcast with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company’s 50th anniversary

On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we talk with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the company’s 50th anniversary, and… Read More

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella at Microsoft's 50th anniversary event in Redmond on Friday. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Apr 4, 2025, 3:31 PM

Inside Microsoft’s 50th: Iconic moments, strong memories, and the realities of the outside world

It had been eleven years since Microsoft’s three CEOs had appeared together on stage, and the public reunion Friday of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella for the company’s 50th anniversary brought back brought a flood of memories for all three. Read More

Apr 4, 2025, 9:30 AM

Microsoft gives Copilot its own memory in new push to personalize its AI assistant

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft on Friday unveiled a series of updates to its Copilot AI assistant for consumers, including a… Read More

Apr 4, 2025, 9:26 AM

Gates, Ballmer, Nadella and Copilot: Microsoft CEOs past and present engage in podcast chat with AI

Maybe the fourth CEO of Microsoft will be some form of AI. Until then, artificial intelligence is left to serve… Read More

Apr 4, 2025, 5:02 AM

In their own words: Microsoft leaders, past and present, on the company’s legacy and impact

What’s the significance of Microsoft in modern business and tech history? For the past several months, in the course of reporting GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 series, we’ve asked variations of that question in interviews and email exchanges with key leaders from the company over the years. Read More

Apr 3, 2025, 7:08 AM

Interview: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the tech giant’s 50th anniversary — and what’s next

Satya Nadella sees in Microsoft’s history a blueprint for its future. “That very first product of ours — that BASIC interpreter for the Altair — I think says it all,” the Microsoft CEO said in an interview with GeekWire this week, as the company prepared to mark its 50th anniversary. Read More

Apr 2, 2025, 7:13 AM

Microsoft president: Business leaders ‘remarkably united’ in opposition to state tax proposals

A coalition of Washington state business leaders released a letter Wednesday urging state lawmakers to reconsider recently proposed tax and… Read More

Apr 1, 2025, 2:55 PM

Inside the Microsoft Archives: How the tech giant preserves, shares, and learns from its history

Founded in 1986 and staffed by a team of six, the Microsoft Archives preserve nearly 135,000 physical artifacts, 170,000 digital records, and half a petabyte of digitized video content. Read More

Mar 31, 2025, 3:05 PM

Remembering Microsoft’s other co-founder: How Paul Allen’s vision sparked a software revolution

As Microsoft prepares to mark its 50th anniversary, company veterans are reflecting on the pivotal role of the late Paul Allen, who started the company with Bill Gates in 1975. Read More

Mar 28, 2025, 11:19 AM

Standing up for Microsoft: Recognizing the company’s employees, back to one of its first

The crowd at GeekWire’s recent Microsoft@50 event included many current and former employees and executives from the company, and we… Read More

Mar 26, 2025, 8:43 AM

Microsoft@50: Former CEO Steve Ballmer on what worked, what didn’t, and what he still believes in

On this special episode of the GeekWire Podcast — part of our Microsoft@50 series — former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 1:27 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP leads new ‘Trusted Technology Group’; MicroVision adds CTO

Microsoft’s Teresa Hutson has taken the role of corporate vice president for the company’s newly created Trusted Technology Group. “We… Read More

Mar 24, 2025, 2:13 PM

Microsoft’s CEOs have this trait in common, says exec who has worked closely with all three

It would be hard to imagine three personalities more different than those of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella,… Read More

Mar 22, 2025, 10:10 AM

Microsoft President Brad Smith on AI, global turmoil, and key issues facing the tech giant at 50

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith, on stage at GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 event this… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold and Todd Bishop on stage at Town Hall Seattle
Mar 22, 2025, 8:00 AM

Human-level AI is a few ‘miracles’ away, Microsoft pioneer Nathan Myhrvold says

Will artificial intelligence ever catch up with human intelligence? And if it does, is humanity doomed? Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold, who had the job of predicting the future of tech during Microsoft’s early years, was ready with some answers at GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 anniversary event Thursday night. Read More

Mar 21, 2025, 10:48 AM

Microsoft@50 recap: Company faithful mark first 50 years and look to future at GeekWire event

GeekWire hosted hundreds of longtime Microsoft employees, key executives, company faithful and tech community members Thursday night in Seattle at Microsoft@50, a GeekWire event to mark the company’s 50th anniversary. Read More

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