Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 9 of 235

Jun 8, 2025, 4:50 PM

Xbox Ally vs. Nintendo Switch 2: Microsoft enters a handheld console war that lacks actual competition

This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chapter… Read More

Jun 8, 2025, 1:39 PM

Microsoft reveals new handheld Xbox Ally gaming PC in partnership with Asus

Follow-up: Xbox Ally vs. Nintendo Switch 2: Microsoft enters a handheld console war that lacks actual competition After months of… Read More

Jun 7, 2025, 6:18 AM

15 years, 5 big shifts: What we’ve seen in Seattle tech since starting the GeekWire Podcast

Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple had just introduced the first iPad, Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft had been left for… Read More

Jun 4, 2025, 8:15 AM

Microsoft taps LinkedIn CEO for dual role leading Office in AI strategy shift

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will take on a second role under a new Microsoft organizational structure, overseeing Office apps in… Read More

Jun 3, 2025, 3:30 PM

Reality check: Microsoft Azure CTO pushes back on AI vibe coding hype, sees ‘upper limit’

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich cautioned that “vibe coding” and AI-driven software development tools aren’t capable of… Read More

Jun 3, 2025, 12:18 PM

Latest Microsoft layoffs target engineering, product and legal roles, records show

Software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, product marketers, and legal staff were most impacted by Microsoft’s latest round of… Read More

Jun 2, 2025, 2:10 PM

Microsoft makes additional job cuts, laying off more than 300 in Washington state

Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Microsoft statement. Microsoft is making another round of layoffs, a few weeks after cutting nearly… Read More

Jun 2, 2025, 12:39 PM

Steve Ballmer nearly dumped his Microsoft stock after leaving — here’s why he decided to hold on

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer came close to selling his entire stake in the company around 2015 or 2016, after… Read More

May 31, 2025, 7:45 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft, Remitly, and the new shape of work — plus, Amazon’s NYT AI deal

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Amazon’s new licensing agreement with The New York Times to train its… Read More

May 24, 2025, 7:57 AM

Did Elon Musk really intern at Microsoft? Plus: AI agents, job cuts, and an economic warning

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Satya Nadella’s offhand remark at Microsoft Build, about Elon Musk once interning at Microsoft,… Read More

May 23, 2025, 10:14 AM

Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal

Like a seasoned gamer navigating a tricky boss fight, Microsoft has completed one of the most high-stakes regulatory campaigns in… Read More

May 22, 2025, 7:52 AM

Securing the brand: Microsoft surges up annual reputation poll as top-ranked tech company

Axios released the Axios Harris Poll 100 for 2025 and it’s got news that will have them cheering in Redmond.… Read More

May 21, 2025, 9:47 AM

Microsoft leads crackdown on ‘Lumma Stealer’ malware with DOJ, Europol, and others

Microsoft announced a coordinated effort to hobble Lumma Stealer, a widely used piece of malware known for stealing personal information… Read More

May 21, 2025, 9:45 AM

Microsoft makes largest-ever biochar carbon removal deal as AI boom threatens climate ambitions

Microsoft today announced the world’s largest deal ever for biochar carbon removal: an agreement with Exomad Green to remove at… Read More

May 20, 2025, 5:21 PM

‘We better wake up’: Microsoft’s Brad Smith sounds alarm as state enacts controversial tax plan

Microsoft President Brad Smith issued a stark warning about Washington state’s economic future, saying the tech industry that fuels its… Read More

May 20, 2025, 11:55 AM

Microsoft expands AI roster with Anthropic and xAI integrations, looking beyond OpenAI alliance

Microsoft is continuing to expand its fleet of AI partners, hedging its bets beyond its high-profile partnership with OpenAI —… Read More

May 19, 2025, 10:38 AM

Elon and Satya, together again: Microsoft brings Musk’s xAI models to Azure, despite OpenAI feud

Microsoft is bringing the Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini AI models from Elon Musk’s xAI to its Azure AI… Read More

May 19, 2025, 5:38 AM

What AI can learn from the browser wars: Microsoft CTO calls for open standards to fuel ‘agentic web’

[Updated below with related announcements from Microsoft Build.] REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is pitching a future built on the “agentic… Read More

May 15, 2025, 5:46 PM

Microsoft: No evidence Israeli military used its technology to harm civilians, reviews find

[Updated below with comments from the employee group No Azure for Apartheid.] Microsoft said Thursday that it found no evidence… Read More

May 15, 2025, 8:10 AM

Box tightens Microsoft ties with new Copilot integration, builds out its own suite of AI agents

Box is deepening its connection to Microsoft’s productivity platform through a new AI agent that works with Microsoft 365 Copilot,… Read More

May 13, 2025, 12:14 PM

Microsoft will cut nearly 2,000 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs

Microsoft will lay off 1,985 workers in Washington state effective July 12, part of its broader global workforce reduction announced… Read More

May 13, 2025, 7:31 AM

Microsoft cuts nearly 3% of global workforce, about 6,000 jobs, in latest push for efficiency

Microsoft began issuing layoff notices to thousands of employees Tuesday morning, two weeks after hinting at plans to streamline its… Read More

May 11, 2025, 10:28 AM

OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly renegotiating partnership to allow for potential IPO

The news: OpenAI and Microsoft are reworking the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership, according to a report from the Financial… Read More

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