Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve demonstrated a quantum computing system that can reduce the error rate for data processing by a factor of 800. “Today signifies a major achievement for… Read More
LinkedIn wants to add a little more fun to its feed. Posts on social media and a report from TechCrunch over the weekend revealed the Microsoft-owned platform may add several… Read More
When Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman‘s son Judah needed help with a children’s book he wanted to write, Friedman went from Copilot to coauthor, of sorts. Friedman, a 20-year vet… Read More
Asha Sharma is headed back to Seattle full-time for a new role leading product for Microsoft’s AI platform. Sharma was most recently at Instacart, where she was chief operating officer… Read More
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Maria Cantwell met in Seattle on Friday with West Coast tech executives and leaders from national laboratories to strategize partnerships to more quickly… Read More
Grounded and Pentiment are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, as the first two former console exclusives that Xbox Game Studios plans to publish for competitors’ platforms. The… Read More
The console wars aren’t over, but they’ve mutated into a new phase. That’s my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new chapter for its Xbox business, where it both competes with… Read More
Rumors have been in circulation for weeks that Microsoft might publish some of its exclusive games on competing consoles. Now a new report indicates that one of the most anticipated… Read More
Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs is just a symptom of a much larger issue concerning labor rights and abuses, which could and should change the direction of the international games… Read More
A growing number of organizations as well as the U.S. government are moving beyond commitments to purchase 100% clean energy to power their operations. They’re aiming for carbon-free power 24-hours-a-day,… Read More
Just a few months after it looked like Seattle was being left out of the national conversation about artificial intelligence and the new tech economy, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim… Read More
— Emily Freeman, head of community for Amazon Web Services, is departing. “It’s been an incredible few years and I’ve learned a ton,” Freeman wrote on X. “I’m excited to… Read More
OK, now what? I wasn’t sure we’d ever get here, but 21 months later, Microsoft has successfully fended off the FTC, pacified the CMA, and completed its $69 billion acquisition… Read More
Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide. The facilities require significant amounts of concrete, which is a… Read More
One of the less visible reveals from Microsoft’s dramatic document leak is that Xbox head Phil Spencer and the Microsoft board of directors were interested in making a bid to… Read More
In a major leak, Microsoft has accidentally disclosed many of its past, present, and future plans for its gaming division, such as details about its next-generation Xbox, planned acquisitions, and… Read More
Geospatial data analysis promises to revolutionize the way agriculture, urban planning and disaster relief is done — and thanks to a variety of projects that make use of artificial intelligence,… Read More
In order to address regulatory concerns in the UK, Microsoft has restructured the terms of its acquisition of $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard to transfer its cloud streaming rights to a… Read More
It’s the end of an era. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will shut down the system’s digital… Read More
In Maui’s historic town of Lahaina, more than half of the community’s 2,810 buildings have been damaged by a wildfire that this week obliterated the landscape. More than 1,200 of… Read More
Larry Hryb, better known to the Xbox player community by his gamer tag “Major Nelson,” announced Friday that he’s “taking a step back” from his job at Microsoft. Hryb, a… Read More
— Diena Lee Mann, former senior vice president at Seattle startup SoundCommerce, launched a startup that aims to help business analysts work more effectively with platforms such as Tableau, Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft on Tuesday cleared a significant hurdle to its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as a federal judge sided with the company in a legal battle with the Federal… Read More
— Allen Institute for Immunology hired Ananda Goldrath as executive vice president. The University of California San Diego professor of molecular biology is an expert in the field of immune… Read More
From the start, Microsoft’s hearing against the US Federal Trade Commission was going to be interesting to anyone who follows the business end of the video games industry. As previously… Read More
Microsoft plans to bring the next generation of Xbox video game consoles to market in 2028, according to documents unsealed in Microsoft’s ongoing court battle with the FTC. Phil Spencer,… Read More
Today marked the first of a five-day court session that pits Microsoft against the US Federal Trade Commission, in the latest in a series of legal maneuverings over Microsoft’s proposed… Read More
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in court Monday to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game developer Activision Blizzard. The FTC seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary… Read More
Microsoft aired its pre-recorded Xbox Showcase June 11 to reveal what’s coming next for the Xbox video game platform. It included a deep dive into the systems and design of… Read More
The nonprofit sector — which encompasses some 1.6 million organizations in the U.S. alone — has joined the ChatGPT and AI digital frenzy. The philanthropic ventures are eager to use… Read More