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Microsoft gives $5M to UW Medicine to use AI to accelerate response to next pandemic

The speed of the creation of vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was a modern marvel. You might… Read More

Microsoft, LinkedIn roll out more initiatives to help people build their skills and find jobs

More than 30 million people worldwide have used free, online learning courses from Microsoft and its LinkedIn and GitHub subsidiaries… Read More

Xbox Live

Xbox Live is out, and the ‘Xbox network’ is in, as Microsoft rebrands its online service

After 18 years, Microsoft is retiring the Xbox Live brand. Members of the Xbox Insider program, an opt-in service that… Read More

Microsoft to reopen HQ campus to more employees March 29 as focus shifts to hybrid work model

Microsoft is going to start bringing some of its Seattle-area employees back to the office next week, just over a… Read More

Microsoft acquires The Marsden Group, a rapid tech innovation and prototyping company

Microsoft is acquiring The Marsden Group, a leader in industrial technology innovation and rapid prototyping, the tech giant announced Tuesday.… Read More

Microsoft 365 authentication issue causes Microsoft Teams and other services to go down

Microsoft is investigating an authentication issue impacting multiple Microsoft 365 cloud services including Microsoft Teams, as well as Xbox Live.… Read More

Microsoft and Google continue battle over online news as Brad Smith testifies on Capitol Hill

Microsoft vs. Google: The tech titans have been locked in a tense battle for the past several weeks over how online… Read More

What to expect from Microsoft’s blockbuster Bethesda acquisition as deal gets EU approval

The European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the Maryland-based holding company for the video game… Read More

Microsoft’s response to Exchange Server hacks scrutinized as scope of attack grows

Microsoft was made aware of initial attacks exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities in Exchange Server in early January, two months before… Read More

Amazon releases surprise Alexa app for Microsoft Xbox, with voice controls and video features

Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for… Read More

Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president

Tony Mestres, a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years,… Read More

Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

The avatar will see you now. Or at least Microsoft hopes so. In a world still adjusting to the realities… Read More

Microsoft Teams getting shared external channels, smart speakers, new presenter modes

Microsoft Teams will let users create shared channels for communicating and collaborating outside their organization, extending the reach of its… Read More

Viva la growth? What Microsoft’s bet means for this longtime player in employee experience tech

Microsoft doesn’t bet big on small markets. With more than $150 billion in annual revenue and a market value that… Read More

LinkedIn is down outage

LinkedIn is down: ‘An error has occured’ (Update: Resolved)

LinkedIn is down today with a generic “An error has occured” (sic) message. You know it’s not a typical outage… Read More

This former Microsoft engineering exec is now working to fix bugs in the U.S. political system

Jon DeVaan, a former Microsoft Windows engineering leader, knows a thing or two about addressing flaws in complex systems. “When… Read More

How researchers are mapping the future of quantum computing, using the tech of today

Imagine a future where new therapeutic drugs are designed far faster and at a fraction of the cost they are… Read More

Podcast

How to upgrade democracy: Former Microsoft executive Jon DeVaan’s primer on political reform

The Jan. 6 breach and riot at the U.S. Capitol, and the larger effort to overturn the results of the… Read More

Why Microsoft is Pinterested

The Financial Times reported Wednesday that Microsoft has held talks in recent months to acquire Pinterest. The talks, which are… Read More

Microsoft says U.S. should copy Australian law targeting Google and Facebook over news content

Microsoft likes Australia’s plan to make Google and Facebook pay local publishers for content included in search results or news… Read More

Biden’s latest move confirms Microsoft avoided political nightmare when it lost TikTok deal

The news this morning that the Biden administration has halted the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations further illustrates the extraordinary… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 venture fund chief Nagraj Kashyap departs for SoftBank

Nagraj Kashyap, the global head of Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, has taken a new job at SoftBank’s Vision Fund as… Read More

Microsoft: PAC won’t donate in 2022 cycle to politicians who sought to overturn election

Microsoft says its Political Action Committee (PAC) will suspend contributions for the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress… Read More

Microsoft unveils ‘Viva’ on Teams in bid to shake up $300B employee experience technology market

Nearly a year into a pandemic that ushered in a new era of virtual work, Microsoft announced a new tech… Read More

As Google fights with Australia, Microsoft promotes Bing and says it wouldn’t threaten to leave country

Microsoft is wading into a dispute between Google and the Australian government by asserting that it would never threaten to… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The state of Microsoft, with special guest, tech journalist Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft’s profits rose 33% in the December quarter as CEO Satya Nadella touted a “second wave of digital transformation.” But… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more

— Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role… Read More

Microsoft profits jump 33% as CEO Satya Nadella cites a ‘second wave of digital transformation’

Microsoft’s revenue climbed 17% to more than $43 billion for the December quarter, and profits rose 33% to $15.5 billion,… Read More

Dustup over Microsoft PAC’s contributions brings calls for company to lead political reform

[Editor’s Note: Microsoft underwrites GeekWire’s independent coverage of civic issues. Read more about underwriting on GeekWire here.] Advocates urged Microsoft… Read More

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What the Biden administration means for tech, from the future of work to regulatory crackdowns

As Joe Biden settles into the Oval Office, tech companies in the Seattle region and elsewhere are watching with a… Read More

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