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
Nineteen Microsoft employees traveled to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday for a hearing in a critical immigration case that will decide their future. The court heard oral arguments in… Read More
There’s the service and security engineer — brought to the U.S. from Mexico when she was four years old — who took an early interest in technology. One of her… Read More
Steve Ballmer came out of his chair over his enthusiasm for new Microsoft devices. Brad Smith took a more measured, but equally determined approach, in reiterating his stance that Microsoft… Read More
For decades, sci-fi movies have predicted a future in which humans lose control of intelligent machines and chaos ensues. Those apocalyptic portrayals of artificial intelligence may seem like a distant… Read More
A group of Republican Senators said Huawei presents a “real and urgent” security threat in a letter to Microsoft President Brad Smith after he publicly called for more evidence behind… Read More
Brad Smith makes one hell of a convincing argument. How else can you explain the following from Bill Gates’ foreword to his book, “Tools & Weapons: The Promise and the… Read More
A new wave of employee activism is forcing tech companies to rethink — and in several cases cancel — contracts with the federal government because of some of President Donald… Read More
— Microsoft President Brad Smith thinks the tech industry needs to be careful about new advances and think mindfully about how they’re possibly changing the world in a negative way.… Read More
Nothing like an email from Taylor Swift’s lawyers to get your attention during vacation. That was the case for Microsoft President Brad Smith, who recounts in his new book a… Read More
“As an American company, why won’t you agree to help the US government spy on people in other countries?” An unnamed Trump adviser challenged Microsoft President Brad Smith with that… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith wants to see more evidence behind the Trump administration’s reasoning for cutting off Chinese tech giant Huawei from U.S. technology. Smith told Bloomberg Businessweek that the… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith has a light-up globe, a neon blue miniature likeness of Earth, spinning on his desk inside the company’s Redmond headquarters. When we sat down with him… Read More
Antitrust investigations, privacy issues, and a cloud of government scrutiny? Brad Smith has been dealing with this stuff since before Facebook and Google were born. Microsoft’s president helped the company… Read More
Here’s one potential solution to help Facebook recover from its recent controversies: hire Brad Smith. That’s the recommendation from Alex Stamos, Facebook’s former chief information security officer who thinks that… Read More
Six weeks ago, Microsoft President Brad Smith sat down with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss how to prevent the online spread of a violent attack, like the… Read More
Courtrooms around the world can be dangerous places for marginalized communities, journalists, and human rights advocates. Often justice systems are weaponized to suppress dissidents and discriminate against vulnerable populations. A… Read More
Microsoft is being selective about the government agencies that can buy the company’s facial recognition software. Speaking at a conference at Stanford University, Microsoft President Brad Smith gave examples of… Read More
Microsoft is amping up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and be a global leader in the fight against climate change. On Monday the software giant unveiled sweeping new sustainability… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith is calling for action from his tech industry peers in the wake of a massacre at two New Zealand mosques earlier this month. The shooter live-streamed… Read More
The Pacific Northwest may be known for tech icons like Microsoft and Amazon but when U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., was asked what advice she’d give to the researchers and… Read More
As the call for regulating and even dismantling some of the U.S. technology giants grows louder, Microsoft President Brad Smith has written a book about his company’s efforts to tackle… Read More
Microsoft, the tech powerhouse once maligned as the “evil empire,” is engaged in a radical shift, taking on the mantle of corporate responsibility and civic leadership. While its actions ring… Read More
Two of the top companies developing facial recognition software are in Washington state, where a bill that would regulate the technology is working its way through the legislature. Because Amazon… Read More
Microsoft will press the Washington state legislature to prioritize privacy legislation and infrastructure improvements this year, according to a blog post penned by Brad Smith, the company’s president and legal chief.… Read More
As two of the world’s most valuable companies, Amazon and Microsoft have created mind-boggling wealth and economic vitality in the Seattle region. But around them, housing prices have skyrocketed and… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith formally announced the company’s unprecedented $500 million commitment to support affordable housing development in the Seattle region at an event Thursday. “Every day for 40 years,… Read More
As 2018’s Computer Science Education Week comes to a close, a key detail has been revealed about the origins of the week’s organizer and now global computer-science advocate, Seattle-based nonprofit… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith is optimistic about the potential of facial recognition technology to solve a range of societal issues, like finding missing children and diagnosing diseases. But he also has… Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Q&A portion of Microsoft’s annual meeting is the one time each year that shareholders in the company get to stand up and grill the top executives… Read More