Peggy Johnson, the former Microsoft executive who stepped down as Magic Leap CEO last fall, is the new CEO of Agility Robotics, the Corvalis, Ore.-based company known for the Digit… Read More
— Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. The notoriously secretive Silicon Valley… Read More
Microsoft leader Peggy Johnson is departing and will become the chief executive officer at high-profile augmented reality startup Magic Leap. Johnson’s last day at Microsoft is Tuesday, and she will… Read More
Women-led startups get only a drop of the pool of investment dollars out there, and Microsoft wants to change that. The company’s venture capital arm, M12, unveiled a new startup… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Can Microsoft put itself in the driver’s seat in the new world of cars? After working for more than 15 years in automotive technology, the tech giant will… Read More
Device maker Xiaomi has agreed to acquire nearly 1,500 Microsoft patents and pre-install Office and Skype on its Android-based smartphones and tablets, giving the Redmond company’s apps a new channel to reach… Read More
Microsoft has launched its first formal venture fund, planning to make new investments in companies that align with its own interests in areas including cloud computing, enterprise technologies and machine learning. The… Read More
Peggy Johnson has done a lot to change the face of Microsoft in year-and-a-half she’s served as executive vice president of business development. She’s behind the acquisition of a handful of cross-platform… Read More