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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns of fallout without ‘strong national law’ on facial recognition

Decisions by Microsoft and Amazon to refrain from sales of facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies could have negative… Read More

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Secrets of successful strategies: How Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others make winning bets

Twenty-five years ago, more than a decade before the debut of the iPhone, a different piece of technology had people… Read More

Microsoft lands another cloud deal, inks strategic partnership with analytics giant SAS

Microsoft inked another key cloud partnership, announcing a deal Monday with Cary, N.C.-based data analytics giant SAS on Monday. SAS… Read More

Cloud wars: Amazon Web Services to open new office just down the road from Microsoft HQ

The cloud rivalry between Amazon and Microsoft continues to heat up. Amazon announced Monday that it will open a 111,000-square-foot… Read More

Microsoft promises not to sell facial recognition tech to police before Congress passes regulations

Microsoft pledged not to sell facial recognition software to police on Thursday, following similar announcements from Amazon and IBM that… Read More

Hundreds of Microsoft employees urge company to cut ties with Seattle PD, call for mayor’s resignation

More than 250 Microsoft employees sent an email urging company leadership to take action in response to nationwide protests for… Read More

Stock market rally: Amazon, Microsoft, other Seattle companies bounce back from March lows

U.S. stocks have come roaring back despite millions of people still unemployed due to pandemic-related layoffs and the threat of… Read More

Slack and Amazon vs. Microsoft Teams: Why voice and video are essential in enterprise messaging

Slack and Amazon recently announced a significant partnership where Slack will power its voice and video infrastructure with Amazon Chime.… Read More

LinkedIn CEO apologizes after employees make ‘appalling’ comments during virtual town hall

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky — just days into his new role — apologized to staff after employees made offensive comments… Read More

Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience

After receiving an offer letter in February to work as an intern at Amazon, Yaminee Patel envisioned a summer “running… Read More

Zoom revenue spikes to $328M in Q1; CEO thanks Amazon Web Services for help meeting demand

Zoom blew past expectations for its first quarter earnings as the video conferencing company added millions of new users amid… Read More

Report: Microsoft News reduces editorial staff amid rumored shift to algorithm-based robots

The pitch for Microsoft News reads “trusted news handpicked by editors.” But those editors may soon turn into robots. That’s… Read More

‘The Fight Is In Us’ blood plasma campaign deploys Microsoft bot in search of COVID-19 antibodies

A coalition of institutions from life sciences, technology and philanthropy launched a new campaign called “The Fight Is In Us,”… Read More

Microsoft’s ‘Project Reunion’ bridges Windows divide, revives classic Win32 apps with new APIs

Microsoft is bringing traditional Windows apps back into the fold, after years trying to get developers to shift focus to… Read More

Microsoft acquires RPA platform Softomotive, will add desktop automation tech to Power Automate

Microsoft today acquired Softomotive, a robotic process automation (RPA) company that will help beef up its Power Automate product. Founded… Read More

In virtual finals of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup student competition, UW team finishes in top 3

A team of students from the University of Washington finished in the top three of the 2020 Imagine Cup, Microsoft’s… Read More

Microsoft enables Teams app development in Visual Studio, enlisting support for Slack battle

Microsoft is giving software developers the option to build apps for Teams in its Visual Studio development environment — making… Read More

Microsoft builds OpenAI’s ‘dream system,’ an Azure supercomputer that ranks among top 5 in the world

Microsoft says it has created one of the world’s top supercomputers for the exclusive use of OpenAI, the San Francisco-based… Read More

Sony to use Microsoft’s Azure AI technology in new smart camera sensors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20rXEtG4CjQ&feature=emb_title Sony Semiconductor Solutions says it will embed Microsoft’s Azure AI technology into its new intelligent vision sensor for smart… Read More

Minecraft sales hit 200M, with 126M monthly active players as usage spikes during pandemic

Microsoft revealed updated metrics for Minecraft today, reporting more than 200 million unit sales and 126 million monthly active users.… Read More

Microsoft and FedEx team up against Amazon with new tech and logistics partnership

Microsoft and FedEx will work together to develop new products and services under a multiyear technology and logistics partnership announced… Read More

Madrona, Microsoft, Salesforce invest in $40M round for online professional learning startup GO1.com

Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and the venture capital arms of Microsoft and Salesforce invested in a $40 million round for… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns about the consequences of embracing remote work permanently

Microsoft is not taking the same financial beating as many of its peers due to the pandemic. Revenue jumped 15%… Read More

Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group app will quiz workers regularly to determine COVID-19 risk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=HnKokFBqrO0&feature=emb_title A new app from Microsoft and healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group will ask workers a series of questions to determine… Read More

Microsoft to acquire Metaswitch Networks, bolstering Azure telecommunications efforts

Microsoft said it will acquire Metaswitch Networks, a 39-year-old company that develops software for cloud-based communication networks. The acquisition builds… Read More

Why former Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky has been using PCs from the 1980s again

Next time you’re grumbling about figuring out the settings to join a video call, consider what Steven Sinofsky has been… Read More

Microsoft reportedly teamed up with Oracle to fend off Amazon for the Pentagon’s JEDI contract

The Information revealed Monday how Microsoft had a “secret ally” — Oracle — to help land the coveted Joint Enterprise… Read More

Microsoft releases ‘Reply All Storm Protection’ for Office 365, preps text prediction for Outlook on web

Microsoft is offering companies a new antidote to one of the most troublesome viral reactions in the workplace. The new… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More

Amazon rips Microsoft for ‘spotty operational performance during the COVID-19 crisis’

Amazon took a swipe at Microsoft’s cloud computing technology performance this week, calling out the company’s “spotty operational performance during… Read More

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