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Tech’s extraordinary decade: What mattered most in the past 10 years of innovation

What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn,… Read More

The decade when tech turned dark: Learning from the mistakes of the past 10 years

The arrival of 2020 is a chance to look back on the past decade and what it has meant for… Read More

Microsoft seizes network of 50 domains from hacker group with ties to North Korea

Microsoft said it got a court order to seize 50 websites used by a hacker group with ties to North… Read More

LinkedIn CEO explains why Microsoft integrations have been so slow since $26B acquisition

In the leadup to its acquisition of LinkedIn in 2016, Microsoft promised to take a deliberate, hands-off approach to integrating… Read More

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Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation

From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More

The future of Cortana? Microsoft patent shows new advances in reading and summarizing emails

Microsoft’s vision for Cortana continues to evolve, and according to a new patent, the next step for the digital assistant… Read More

A Tech Cold War? Microsoft policy leaders predict the future, preparing for a wild decade ahead

It’s only been a few weeks since Microsoft President Brad Smith completed his book tour, in which he reflected on… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 backs AI-powered contract management startup Evisort in $15M round

Microsoft is getting behind Evisort, a startup that makes artificial intelligence software to automate processing and tracking of corporate contracts.… Read More

Microsoft wants you to call its next-generation console just ‘Xbox,’ hints at additional devices

The surprising announcement of the new Xbox Series X console last week garnered plenty of reaction, and one of the… Read More

Console vs. cloud: What Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X says about the future of gaming

A few months after the announcement of Project Scarlett, Microsoft took to the Game Awards stage on Thursday night to… Read More

The most powerful console yet, or a refrigerator? Reactions to Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X

The design and power of the new Xbox Series X captured the attention of the internet in the wake of… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Build 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)

Despite Amazon’s legal challenge, Microsoft reportedly moving forward with JEDI hiring push

Microsoft’s push to recruit people to work on the JEDI project to build cloud infrastructure for the U.S. Department of… Read More

New employer satisfaction data hints at techlash’s impact and Microsoft’s exception

It’s been a tough year for tech, and the barrage of negative headlines dogging the industry may be hitting companies… Read More

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DIY AI: One mom’s quest to use machine learning to help others detect a rare fetal condition

Melissa Mulholland was 16 weeks pregnant with her second child when her doctor noticed something unusual in an ultrasound scan.… Read More

Microsoft Teams app for Linux debuts in public preview

Microsoft today made Microsoft Teams workplace communication app for Linux available in a public preview. It’s the first Microsoft 365… Read More

Gates Foundation CEO stepping down from $47B philanthropy, handing reins to internal successor

Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the physician and scientist who led the world’s largest philanthropy as CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Microsoft 365 consumer bundle reportedly under development for next year

A consumer version of Microsoft 365, the bundle of some of the tech giant’s top programs and services, is on… Read More

Slack CEO shrugs off Microsoft Teams’ rapid growth, trumpets big Office 365 customers wins

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is bracing for fast-growing rival Microsoft Teams to hit 100 million users as soon as a… Read More

Microsoft reportedly plans to release a disc-less, digital-only version of Project Scarlett in 2020

Several sources, such as Kotaku and The Verge, reported today that Microsoft’s plans for its next-generation Xbox also include a… Read More

Microsoft shareholders reject proposal to put employee on board with less than 5% of votes

Microsoft shareholders roundly defeated a proposal to put a rank-and-file employee on the company’s board of directors. Speaking during the… Read More

Amazon cloud boss targets Microsoft’s core business, eyes $3.7 trillion enterprise IT market

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy put the company’s neighboring tech giant directly in his sights here… Read More

CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Google and more urge Trump administration to stay in Paris climate deal

An alliance of some of the world’s biggest companies and labor unions want the U.S. to stay in the Paris… Read More

Why this investment firm is pushing Microsoft to put an employee on the tech giant’s board

When Microsoft published its proxy statement in October, it contained an unusual shareholder resolution. The proposal? Adding a rank-and-file employee… Read More

IntraWorlds merges with Conenza, a Seattle startup led by Microsoft Alumni Network founder

IntraWorlds, a Munich-based talent relationship management software provider, is merging with Conenza, a Seattle startup launched in 2006 by Tony… Read More

Microsoft VP Gretchen O’Hara on helping launch Women in Cloud, the work-life continuum, and more

Gretchen O’Hara is a diehard Microsoft fan. You might have guessed as much given that she’s worked for the Redmond,… Read More

Microsoft resumes political spending despite ongoing employee concerns

Microsoft has quietly started making political contributions again after suspending donations in July to address employee concerns. Federal election reports… Read More

Slack makes the case against Microsoft Teams’ rapid growth to 20M users, further escalating rivalry

Rivals Microsoft and Slack are sparring yet again, this time over new growth figures that show Teams pulling well ahead… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Seattle office for Sweden’s Sinch; Glossier hires CTO from Amazon

— Swedish cloud communications platform Sinch named Vikram Khandpur, a 13-year Microsoft veteran, as chief product officer. He’ll be based… Read More

Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirms virtual reality not a priority for company’s next-generation console

It looks like virtual reality capabilities won’t be coming to Xbox any time soon. VR doesn’t fit with Xbox’s perspective… Read More

In Seattle exhibition, Microsoft AI and mixed reality power immersive look at historic French monastery

An immersive new exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry is blending technology from the 17th and 21st centuries… Read More

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