Washington, Oregon and British Columbia agreed to work together to bring bullet trains or other forms of ultra-high-speed ground transportation to connect the major population centers of the Cascadia region.… Read More
Microsoft announced a scholarship program for U.S. community colleges and other initiatives to address what it describes as a national cybersecurity skills crisis. The company says it will offer free… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week called the company’s unsuccessful efforts to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations last year “the strangest thing” he’s ever worked on. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and… Read More
Brad Smith, the Microsoft president who oversees the company’s government, legal and public affairs operations, has been named vice chair of the company, taking on an additional executive role as… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. government appears to be repeating, in the digital realm, one of the key missteps that preceded the Sept. 11 attacks. Tightly controlled silos… Read More
Three of every five voters in Oregon and Washington support a regional, high-speed rail line, according to a poll released by proponents of a proposed high-speed rail system to carry… Read More
It’s little wonder that Microsoft is in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) creating robust regulations for publicly traded companies to report on their climate impacts and risks.… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith sharply criticized the former Trump administration and what he characterized as years of overreach by the federal government when it seeks private citizens’ personal information from… Read More
Calling a strong, affordable internet connection for every American a “must-have,” Sen. Patty Murray, was joined by Microsoft’s Brad Smith and other digital access advocates to push for additional federal… Read More
Amazon, which one year ago barred police from using its facial recognition software, is extending that moratorium indefinitely. The extension of the ban on police use of Amazon’s facial identification… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith isn’t done battling with Google. Picking up where he left off last month during testimony in front of Congress, Smith said in an interview Wednesday with… Read More
Microsoft likes Australia’s plan to make Google and Facebook pay local publishers for content included in search results or news feeds so much that the company believes the U.S. should… Read More
Microsoft says its Political Action Committee (PAC) will suspend contributions for the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress who voted against certifying results of the U.S. presidential election,… Read More
Microsoft is wading into a dispute between Google and the Australian government by asserting that it would never threaten to leave the country, as Google did last week. Google is… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Microsoft underwrites GeekWire’s independent coverage of civic issues. Read more about underwriting on GeekWire here.] Advocates urged Microsoft to take bolder action on U.S. political reform, and to… Read More
Microsoft says it has detected cyberattacks by hackers operating in Russia and North Korea against seven companies working on COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. The tech giant described the cyberattacks in… Read More
Former vice president Joe Biden on Saturday released a list of 820 key fundraisers who’ve helped juice the candidate’s war chest as he looks to unseat President Donald Trump. The… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith advised a House antitrust subcommittee on competition in the tech industry during a private interview, The Information learned this week. The discussion primarily focused on Microsoft’s… Read More
Microsoft is on an extraordinary philanthropic marathon, announcing a new plan Tuesday to train 25 million people around the globe in the skills of the future. The announcement came one… Read More
Apple confirmed plans to shift its Mac lineup to its own processors, moving its notebook and desktop computers away from Intel chips after 15 years, and said Microsoft and Adobe… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Not everyone loves Apple’s App Store, it seems. This week, it became a target of criticism for its arcane… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith wants more scrutiny on app store policies imposed by its competitors such as Apple and Google. In an interview with Politico on Thursday, Smith did not… Read More
Microsoft pledged not to sell facial recognition software to police on Thursday, following similar announcements from Amazon and IBM that reflect the growing scrutiny of law enforcement technology in the… Read More
The U.S., China, and about 100 companies are poised to capture the majority of the world’s data, according to Microsoft. But despite being one of the beneficiaries of that data… Read More
Microsoft today announced a new environmental initiative focused on biodiversity, seeking to address the growing but often overlooked threat of disappearing wildlife species and the unraveling of ecosystems that sustain… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith took a break from responding to the COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday to praise Washington state’s landmark facial recognition regulations. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith said Tuesday that the time to regulate artificial intelligence is now, speaking at the annual gathering of the global elite, the World Economic Forum in Davos,… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith speculated last month that the U.S. and China were on the verge of a “Tech Cold War.” Even as the countries signed phase one of a… Read More
It’s only been a few weeks since Microsoft President Brad Smith completed his book tour, in which he reflected on the most important tech policy issues he’s experienced during his… Read More
Microsoft’s decision to retain former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate how one of its partner companies uses facial recognition technology, announced late last week, highlights one of the… Read More