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Former Microsoft exec sentenced to 28 months in prison for Super Bowl ticket and invoice fraud

A federal judge sentenced Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing at Microsoft, to 28 months in prison for… Read More

Microsoft rolls out security-enhanced ‘Personal Vault’ feature for OneDrive users

Microsoft today rolled out a new feature for OneDrive users called “Personal Vault” for sensitive files on its cloud storage… Read More

Bill Gates says Microsoft — not Google — should have built the dominant mobile operating system

The failure of Microsoft to establish a leading mobile operating system was a huge blow to the company, and something… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: The insane Apple Mac Pro, 8K Xbox, and xCloud game streaming

E3 2019 is in the books, and Microsoft Xbox came out swinging. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk… Read More

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Slack vs. Microsoft: Inside the competition to reshape how work gets done

If you tuned into the news this week, you probably heard one name over and over again. Slack, the workplace… Read More

No Slack for you! Microsoft puts rival app on internal list of ‘prohibited and discouraged’ software

As Slack makes its stock market debut, there’s a major company that won’t be allowing its employees to use the… Read More

With support of Amazon, new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing

Skyrocketing housing prices, crippling traffic, and widening income inequality are making U.S. cities difficult places for everyday Americans to live.… Read More

First look: Inside Microsoft’s plan to reboot its original Redmond campus

REDMOND, Wash. — Today it takes 22 minutes to walk from one end of Microsoft’s sprawling 500-acre headquarters to the… Read More

Can PowerPoint save public speaking? New feature uses AI to tell presenters what they’re doing wrong

Microsoft PowerPoint is often criticized for ruining public speaking, given the temptation for presenters to simply read the slides they’ve… Read More

GitHub CEO Nat Friedman

Microsoft’s GitHub acquires Pull Panda, will integrate code review tools into its platform

Microsoft-owned GitHub has acquired Pull Panda, a startup that makes code review tools for developers using GitHub. Pull Panda’s products… Read More

Airbus and Microsoft team up to sell holographic tech to airlines, defense and aerospace companies

After four years using Microsoft’s HoloLens internally, aerospace giant Airbus is partnering with the tech company to sell specialized holographic… 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

These are the company t-shirts that tech workers don’t want to wear anymore, 2019 edition

It’s fun to check the thrift store t-shirt aisle in a tech city, perusing the latest castoffs and trying to… Read More

CERN

Microsoft shrugs off CERN’s planned “Microsoft Alternatives” transition to open-source software after price hike

Citing unbearable price increases after Microsoft decided it was no longer eligible for an academic discount, CERN announced this week… Read More

Microsoft-backed universal blood test could start diagnosing disease ‘within a small number of years’

REDMOND — A groundbreaking system that would use artificial intelligence to diagnose several diseases from a single blood test may… Read More

Affordable housing campaign raises $48.8M from Microsoft, Amazon, Ballmers, and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region

A new campaign to build affordable housing for Seattle residents experiencing homelessness received a big boost from the tech industry.… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 venture fund leads $25M round for API marketplace RapidAPI

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, are essential building blocks of the online apps and connected services we use everyday. That’s… Read More

Microsoft will end Xbox One backward compatibility to focus on Project Scarlett

Microsoft will bring multiple generations of software to its new video game console — but it will come at a… Read More

Satya Nadella - Microsoft Build 2019

Microsoft adds some no-code AI and blockchain tools to its Power Platform

Microsoft plans to announce several improvements to its Power Platform later on Monday, including a new tool that will make… Read More

E3 2019: Microsoft hosts an epic Xbox briefing, with special guest Keanu Reeves

Microsoft is in the spotlight of the game industry this year and the company fully delivered with an epic E3… Read More

Seattle is the ‘landlord’ of the internet, thanks to Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud prowess

Depending on the day, Amazon and Microsoft are the two most valuable companies in the U.S., and a big part… Read More

Here’s what every developer at every company needs to know, according to Microsoft’s CTO

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are popular concepts in the tech world, but one of Microsoft’s top executives sees the… Read More

How this woman’s journey to becoming a startup CEO illustrates tech industry’s gender issues

Computer Science 101 ruined Kristen Miller’s perfect GPA. She was close to finishing her degree at the University of Illinois… Read More

Microsoft-backed Women in Cloud accelerator program expanding to 8 new countries

A Microsoft-backed accelerator program for women-led cloud startups is about to go global. Microsoft, Women in Cloud and Ideagen announced… Read More

Microsoft and Oracle will link two of their East Coast data centers, promising better performance for mutual customers

Oracle and Microsoft announced a partnership Tuesday that will allow mutual customers to run workloads within both Azure and Oracle’s… Read More

From software to soft serve, Bill Gates joins Warren Buffett in dishing up ice cream at Dairy Queen

Bill Gates made a name for himself with software. On a recent trip to Omaha, Neb., the Microsoft co-founder tried… Read More

Microsoft to bring Game Pass streaming service to PCs, and sell its own games on Valve’s Steam platform

Microsoft today announced several new PC gaming initiatives, a series of moves that fit with Microsoft’s evolution as a more… Read More

Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine

Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out… Read More

Why the looming end-of-support deadline for Windows Server 2008 is an enormous cloud migration opportunity

Deadlines have a way of getting your attention. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows… Read More

Microsoft reveals criteria for $500M affordable housing fund as it prepares to take applications

In about a week, Microsoft will begin accepting applications for its pioneering $500 million affordable housing fund. Microsoft Philanthropies Director… Read More

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