Podcast Microsoft President Brad Smith: Tech sector needs to face up to responsibility and embrace regulation Microsoft President Brad Smith has a light-up globe, a neon blue miniature likeness of Earth, spinning on his desk inside… Read More
Podcast Microsoft has finally found its smartphone: Why the Samsung Galaxy partnership is so promising Do I really have to email pictures to myself? How can I get text messages on my PC? Those were… Read More
Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI, vows to build AI tech platform of ‘unprecedented scale’ Microsoft will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and work with the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence powerhouse to create a computational… Read More
Podcast How Microsoft became a secret startup ingredient, and what the trend says about the tech world Would you have guessed that nearly 25 percent of the Seattle region’s top tech startups are led by CEOs with… Read More
Satya Nadella’s ‘karma’ gaffe was ‘one of the best things that ever happened for Microsoft,’ says former board member who was on stage with him It has been five years since Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe — on… Read More
How Melinda Gates made her mark at Microsoft by not fitting in, and her thoughts on its culture now After graduating from Duke University with degrees in computer science and business, Melinda Gates could have worked for any number… Read More
Podcast Which tech giant do you trust? How Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are doing privacy There’s a common theme running through the spring season of developer conferences and tech events: trust and privacy. With the… Read More
Trust, privacy, and then what? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella opens Build developer conference Over the decades, Microsoft’s developer conferences have provided the first glimpse of some of the company’s most important products, from… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Celebrating $1 trillion market cap would be ‘the beginning of the end’ Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has returned to the tech elite, punctuated by the company hitting a financial milestone of a… Read More
Satya Nadella shares Microsoft’s inclusion strategy amid sexual harassment claims Microsoft’s workplace culture is under a magnifying glass now that emails from dozens of women have surfaced with damning stories… Read More
Internal memo: Satya Nadella promises Microsoft HR overhaul following new sexual harassment complaints Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is pledging to take action as women at the company share a growing number of allegations… Read More
From ‘evil empire’ to model citizen? How Microsoft’s good deeds work to its competitive advantage Microsoft, the tech powerhouse once maligned as the “evil empire,” is engaged in a radical shift, taking on the mantle… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defends controversial $480M HoloLens-U.S. Army contract Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended a $480 million contract to outfit the U.S. Army with 100,000 HoloLens headsets that has… Read More
Beyond email: Microsoft time management exec and Satya Nadella mentee on the future of Outlook Outlook is one of Microsoft’s oldest products — at nearly 22 years old, it is the same age as some… Read More
Q&A: Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott talks diversity, taking some load off Satya Nadella, and whether the company needs to be cool A company doesn’t have to be cool to make an impact — just ask Microsoft. The tech giant is, depending… Read More
Microsoft and BlackRock aim to solve retirement planning crisis in new alliance between tech and finance giants Microsoft and BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, are coming together in a new partnership focused on changing how people… Read More
Microsoft tops Forbes ‘Just 100’ list of most responsible companies Microsoft has taken the top spot on the annual “Just 100” list of the most responsible U.S. companies, compiled by… Read More
Microsoft CEO joins tech leaders at White House summit on emerging technologies Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is heading to the nation’s capital for a meeting at the White House Thursday. He’ll be… Read More
Microsoft is No. 1: Tech giant overtakes Apple for title of most-valuable U.S. company Microsoft ended the week with the title of the most-valuable company in the U.S., pulling ahead of Apple Friday afternoon… Read More
Microsoft execs field questions on diversity, Windows 7 holdouts, and offbeat campus plan at annual Q&A session BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Q&A portion of Microsoft’s annual meeting is the one time each year that shareholders in the… Read More
Microsoft marks record year at annual meeting as it rivals Apple for title of most valuable U.S. company BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft couldn’t have picked a better time for its annual gathering of shareholders. The tech giant is… Read More
Microsoft completes $7.5B GitHub acquisition, says user base has grown to 31M developers Microsoft just completed its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, officially taking ownership of what it describes as the world’s largest… Read More
What’s next for Terry Myerson: Former Microsoft exec takes on dual roles with Madrona and Carlyle Terry Myerson, the longtime Microsoft executive who most recently led the Windows and Devices Group, is joining Madrona Venture Group… Read More
TLDR: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $25M in 2018 Today’s featured stories Microsoft’s record year helps CEO Satya Nadella earn more than $25M in 2018 compensation Seattle startup vets… Read More
Microsoft’s record year helps CEO Satya Nadella earn more than $25M in 2018 compensation Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella steered the tech giant to one of its best years ever, and he has been handsomely… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on tech industry spotlight: ‘Having the scrutiny is actually good’ As Facebook and Google deal with major security breaches and Amazon and Apple are attacked by President Trump, one tech… Read More
TLDR: New study says Uber drivers are earning less Today’s featured stories Uber drivers are earning less, Airbnb hosts are making more, and other insights from a new study… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella cites BMW’s integration of Alexa and Cortana as a model for modern tech partnerships Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has some words of advice for companies navigating today’s tech landscape: own the process, be original… Read More
Microsoft teams up with Adobe and SAP on Open Data Initiative to link data across their products Modern enterprise technology generates a ton of valuable data, but putting that data together can be quite tricky. Microsoft introduced… Read More
Satya Nadella offloads $36M in Microsoft stock in biggest sale in his tenure as CEO Satya Nadella sold $36 million in Microsoft stock, his biggest sell off since becoming CEO in 2014. Nadella sold 328,000… Read More
