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Microsoft says it offered to enter ‘Call of Duty’ consent decree with FTC for Activision deal

Microsoft’s last-ditch effort to avoid an Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over its $69 billion Activision-Blizzard deal included an offer to… Read More

Microsoft challenges Sony’s ‘Call of Duty’ stance in attempt to avoid FTC suit over Activision deal

Microsoft says it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make new “Call of Duty” games available on PlayStation at… Read More

Go inside the invite-only, climate tech summit in Seattle hosted by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy

Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the… Read More

Bill Gates encouraged by U.S. climate initiatives as ‘mega-region’ grapples with long-term challenges

BLAINE, Wash. — Wildfire smoke was hanging over the U.S.-Canada border in the distance as regional leaders from both countries… Read More

Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal raises red flags in UK despite ‘Call of Duty’ pledge

Regulators in the UK expressed concern about the competitive implications of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard, saying it… Read More

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Interview: Microsoft’s president on turbulent times for the company, country, and world

Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break. Halfway… Read More

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Microsoft’s union pledge, and the new era of organized labor in tech

Marcus Courtney was a Microsoft software tester who led a multi-year effort to unionize his fellow contract workers starting in… Read More

Microsoft promises ‘open and constructive’ approach to employee labor unions

Conceding that the rise of labor unions in tech may ultimately reach its own business, Microsoft released a new set… Read More

Microsoft changes cloud practices in Europe, acknowledges missteps in rivalry with Amazon

Microsoft responded to criticism of its cloud licensing policies in Europe with a series of promises to change its licensing… Read More

Microsoft president commits $5M to campaign to restore UW’s historic ‘Boys in the Boat’ Shell House

A campaign to restore the 104-year-old ASUW Shell House at the University of Washington in Seattle is getting a boost… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ‘the world’s first hybrid war’

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening not only by land, sea, and air, but through computers and the internet.… Read More

Where did Biden go for his private Seattle fundraiser? Of course, there are tech roots

President Joe Biden breezed into Seattle on Thursday, and continues his stay this morning with plans for Earth Day remarks… Read More

Microsoft suspends sales of products and services in Russia, condemns ‘unlawful’ invasion of Ukraine

Microsoft says it will suspend all new sales of its products and services in Russia and stop “many aspects” of… Read More

Microsoft detected ‘destructive cyberattacks’ against Ukraine hours before Russian invasion

Microsoft says it began detecting “destructive cyberattacks directed against Ukraine’s digital infrastructure” several hours before the Russian military began launching… Read More

Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

“Your code will be attacked.” That warning, so obvious today, was a blunt wake-up call 20 years ago for many… Read More

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Top Stories of ’21: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, COVID, and what’s next for tech in Seattle and beyond

Looking at GeekWire’s most-read stories for 2021, this series of headlines stands out as a symbol of the past year,… Read More

‘Mind-blowing’ gift to Univ. of Washington computer science honors Ed Lazowska’s ongoing legacy

Ed Lazowska has played an instrumental role in the growth of the Seattle region’s technology industry, as a driving force… Read More

Microsoft shareholders approve resolution calling for new insights into sexual harassment cases

Updated below with vote tallies. Microsoft pledged to release more information about sexual harassment cases after shareholders approved a resolution… Read More

Microsoft’s Vancouver B.C. employment tops 1,900 — more than doubling during pandemic

Microsoft now employs more than 1,900 people in Vancouver, B.C., up from less than 800 when the pandemic started in… Read More

Rapid rail for Cascadia? B.C., Washington and Oregon sign pact on high-speed transportation

Washington, Oregon and British Columbia agreed to work together to bring bullet trains or other forms of ultra-high-speed ground transportation… Read More

Microsoft allies with community colleges to help U.S. train 250k new cybersecurity workers by 2025

Microsoft announced a scholarship program for U.S. community colleges and other initiatives to address what it describes as a national… Read More

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Microsoft’s larger lesson from TikTok: Brad Smith on the future of U.S.-China tech relations

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week called the company’s unsuccessful efforts to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations last year “the strangest… Read More

Microsoft names Brad Smith vice chair, plans $60B share buyback, sets Nov. 30 annual meeting

Brad Smith, the Microsoft president who oversees the company’s government, legal and public affairs operations, has been named vice chair… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith warns that U.S. is repeating a key Sept. 11 mistake in digital era

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. government appears to be repeating, in the digital realm, one of the key… Read More

High-speed rail proponents make another push for Pacific Northwest project; poll shows voter support

Three of every five voters in Oregon and Washington support a regional, high-speed rail line, according to a poll released… Read More

Microsoft president says support of SEC climate disclosure rules goes beyond its own business

It’s little wonder that Microsoft is in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) creating robust regulations for publicly… Read More

Microsoft president says secret subpoenas, gag orders should be the exception not the rule

Microsoft President Brad Smith sharply criticized the former Trump administration and what he characterized as years of overreach by the… Read More

Sen. Patty Murray, Microsoft’s Brad Smith endorse greater internet access through Digital Equity Act

Calling a strong, affordable internet connection for every American a “must-have,” Sen. Patty Murray, was joined by Microsoft’s Brad Smith… Read More

Amazon extends ban on police use of Rekognition facial recognition technology

Amazon, which one year ago barred police from using its facial recognition software, is extending that moratorium indefinitely. The extension… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith goes after Google again over web content and digital advertising revenue

Microsoft President Brad Smith isn’t done battling with Google. Picking up where he left off last month during testimony in… Read More

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