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Microsoft

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

With sweeping pay increase, Microsoft attempts to retain talent in competitive tech job market

Microsoft’s plan to significantly boost merit-based raises and stock-based compensation for its employees and middle managers shows just how challenging… Read More

Satya Nadella details Microsoft plan for ‘significant additional investment’ in employee compensation

Microsoft plans to nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary increases, and increase its range for annual stock-based compensation… Read More

Recipe for sustainability: Inside Microsoft’s new electric food hall, where there’s no cooking with gas

In the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen were so focused on getting their software company up… Read More

Microsoft joins list of companies that will help pay employee travel costs for abortions and other care

Microsoft joined a growing list of companies that have said they will assist with expenses if employees have to travel… Read More

Microsoft aims to boost growing cybersecurity business with new managed services

Microsoft is diving deeper into cybersecurity with three new managed services to help companies with their security needs. Microsoft Security… Read More

Microsoft and Epic partner to put ‘Fortnite’ on Xbox Cloud Gaming in surprising collaboration

Microsoft’s Xbox division is collaborating with Epic Games to put the popular free-to-play online game Fortnite up on its cloud… Read More

Activision Blizzard shareholders approve $68.7B deal with Microsoft

Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared a hurdle Thursday as Activision shareholders approved the deal, with more than… Read More

Univ. of Washington team will compete for $100K in Microsoft Imagine Cup final

A team from the University of Washington’s MS in Technology Innovation program at the Global Innovation Exchange has reached the… 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

Microsoft posts nearly $50B in quarterly revenue, beats expectations due to cloud growth

Continued growth in Microsoft’s cloud business boosted its quarterly revenue to $49.4 billion, up 18%, with profits of $16.7 billion,… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: Wall Street expects 18% revenue growth on continued cloud strength

Streaming video subscriptions might be more disposable than imagined, but the juggernaut of cloud infrastructure and enterprise services is another… 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

New aerial video shows Microsoft’s progress on massive HQ revamp

Microsoft released a new video Wednesday that shows the latest progress on a multi-year redevelopment project reshaping a large swath… Read More

Report: Microsoft exploring ways to bring ads to free-to-play Xbox games

Microsoft is currently working on a method of bringing ads into various free-to-play games on the Xbox platform, according to… Read More

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts criminal botnet ZLoader

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it disrupted the ZLoader botnet, a malware-as-a-service network run by an organized crime gang… Read More

Microsoft previews fast Cloud PC switching, corporate desktop alerts, other Windows features

Microsoft previewed several new features for Windows 365 Cloud PCs, the subscription-based service that streams the operating system from the… Read More

Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best joins Microsoft as director of global security risk operations

Carmen Best has joined Microsoft as director of global security risk operations. Best served as Seattle Police chief from August… Read More

Microsoft acquires Minit business process mining company in latest wave of tech acquisitions

Microsoft is joining a hot trend in tech acquisitions: process mining. The Redmond, Wash., company this morning announced the acquisition… Read More

Revamped ‘PlayStation Plus’ shows how Sony and Microsoft are no longer traditional competitors

Sony announced a rebranded PlayStation Plus subscription service on Tuesday morning, which merges its two existing monthly offerings into a… Read More

Analysis: Sony’s ‘Spartacus’ starts a battle of the gaming subscription services with Xbox, others

Next week, Sony reportedly intends to announce a service to compete with Microsoft’s Game Pass, which has the potential to… Read More

Microsoft expands cybersecurity skills initiative to 23 more countries as latest attacks show problem

Microsoft is expanding its cybersecurity training program globally, seeking to give workers the skills needed to help fill what Cybersecurity… Read More

Microsoft debuts new cloud-based tools targeting indie game developers

Microsoft wants more indie game developers to use its cloud services with the debut of a new suite of cloud-based… Read More

U.S. regulators seek more info on Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked Microsoft and Activision Blizzard “for additional information and documentary material” for its review of… Read More

Microsoft cites risk of digital overload as flexible work creates potential “24/7 workday”

The average workday span has increased 13%, or 46 minutes, in the past two years, as people continue to log… Read More

Microsoft and Portland startup pilot AI-powered tool to thwart central line infection

A self-funded artificial intelligence startup is partnering with Microsoft to address a long-standing problem in the medical field: infections caused… Read More

Here’s why Microsoft’s carbon footprint grew 21% last year, as profits swelled

Microsoft on Thursday released its annual Environmental Sustainability Report for 2021, covering its progress on goals for climate impacts, water… Read More

Steve Ballmer offers a scorecard on Microsoft’s big acquisitions, and revisits his own legacy as CEO

It’s 2022, and Microsoft’s cloud business is on track to become half of its overall revenue. Big investments in Xbox… Read More

Barry Diller calls his Activision-Blizzard options trade in advance of blockbuster Microsoft deal a ‘lucky bet’

Media mogul Barry Diller acknowledged that he made what turned out to be a lucrative investment in options to buy… Read More

Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance deal is finally final, nearly a year after it was announced

Microsoft completed its $19.7 billion acquisition of voice technology company Nuance Communications on Friday morning, two days after clearing their… Read More

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