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Microsoft unveils next-generation Surface Hub, starting at $9,000 and shipping in June

Microsoft will begin shipping the follow-up to its Windows 10-powered interactive conference computer, Surface Hub 2, in June at a… Read More

Microsoft bundling Game Pass subscription service with Xbox Live for $15/month

Microsoft is bundling its Game Pass subscription service with its Xbox Live Gold membership, the latest move in the company’s… Read More

Microsoft’s ambitious new environmental goals include shifting data centers to 70% renewable energy by 2023

Microsoft is amping up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and be a global leader in the fight against climate… Read More

Internal memo: Satya Nadella promises Microsoft HR overhaul following new sexual harassment complaints

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is pledging to take action as women at the company share a growing number of allegations… Read More

Surface Buds? Microsoft working on its own Apple AirPods competitor, report says

Microsoft’s foray into headphones may not be a one-off, according to a new report. Citing multiple sources, journalist Brad Sams… Read More

Ex-NFL player Steve Gleason launches eye-controlled wheelchair system inspired by Microsoft hackathon

It all started with a hackathon. Back in 2014, a team of Microsoft employees developed the EyeGaze, a wheelchair that… Read More

And then there were two: Amazon Web Services and Microsoft named finalists for the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract

The U.S. Department of Defense narrowed down the list of contenders for its ten-year $10 billion cloud contract to the… Read More

Google plans to offer a managed version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database

Google is expanding the quiet relationship it has with Microsoft’s commercial software division, with plans to offer a managed version… Read More

How Dropbox’s partnerships with Microsoft, and now Google, have shaped its SaaS approach

Dropbox’s decision to partner with Microsoft five years ago has paid off handsomely for the company. Tuesday it plans to… Read More

Slack unveils new integrations with Microsoft Office 365 apps, bringing key rival into its ecosystem

Slack is battling Microsoft in the competitive market for workplace collaboration apps, but that isn’t stopping the company from integrating… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft Healthcare lands ex-Google leader; StubHub hires Amazon legal vet; and more

Dr. Gregory Moore has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president of health technology and alliances. Moore made the jump from… Read More

Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10

Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrating the first man in space and exploring underwater artifacts

More than 60 years ago, the world got serious about exploring space. The global fascination with the great beyond led… Read More

Microsoft reportedly plans to bundle Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live for $15/month

As Microsoft embarks on a cloud-powered gaming future, the tech giant is reportedly planning to bundle Xbox Live Gold with… Read More

In leaked emails, women at Microsoft share stories of alleged sexual harassment

An increasingly large group of women at Microsoft have been emailing back and forth for several weeks, sharing their stories… Read More

In whistleblower suit, ex-Microsoft employee alleges she was terminated for reporting discrimination

A former Microsoft employee filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the tech giant, alleging she was terminated in retaliation for coming… Read More

Microsoft and BMW add industrial IoT platform to their long-running cloud partnership

A giant shift is underway in manufacturing as sensors and robotics make their impact on the factory floor, and Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2019 after focusing on making the popular software development tool easier to use

Developers planning to upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft’s Visual Studio code-writing platform will find a new and improved… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: How Microsoft is boxing Amazon into a corner on privacy and taxes

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft is putting Amazon into a difficult position by advocating a tax increase on… Read More

Tech worker charged in fatal Seattle rampage claims he was playing Xbox, drinking, blacked out and doesn’t remember anything

A tech worker accused of going on a fatal shooting rampage in Seattle says he was drinking heavily while playing… Read More

Why Microsoft is backing a major tax hike on itself … and Amazon

Microsoft is making an extraordinary habit of inviting regulation of itself, at least when the software giant has a say… Read More

Microsoft seized 99 websites from group associated with Iranian hackers

Microsoft said it received a court order to take over 99 websites used by a group associated with Iranian hackers… Read More

Microsoft and Adobe team up to take on Salesforce, leveraging LinkedIn for marketing and sales tools

Microsoft and Adobe are teaming up again, announcing new tools today to give marketers and salespeople new insights into purchasing… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 lays out investment strategy, aims to make the corporate VC community more ‘founder-friendly’

In just a matter of weeks, Microsoft went from a customer of Directly’s to an investor. The San Francisco-based company… Read More

Microsoft Azure Stack now supports customers betting on hyperconverged infrastructure

Customers that want to run application workloads across their own servers and cloud providers continue to exemplify the second wave… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for action after New Zealand attacks: ‘Words alone are not enough’

Microsoft President Brad Smith is calling for action from his tech industry peers in the wake of a massacre at… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Bezos and the bots, DNA data storage, and Seattle startups learn to co-exist with Silicon Valley giants

Every year, Amazon and Jeff Bezos hold an elite, invitation-only conference called MARS, for Machine learning, Automation, Robotics and Space, which doubles as an… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch is building an app store for autonomous machines

As a former longtime Microsoft chief technology officer, David Vaskevitch has seen most of the major computer revolutions. He’s ready… Read More

Led by Microsoft vets and Intelius co-founder, Clocktree rolls out telehealth platform for healthcare counseling

Early Microsoft engineers and Intelius co-founder Chandan Chauhan are behind a stealthy telehealth startup that just launched its customer-facing product,… Read More

Spiral Genetics re-launches, inks Microsoft deal to predict heart disease with the human genome

It’s Day 1 again for Seattle-based Spiral Genetics. The decade-old DNA analysis startup has left its parent company Fabric and… Read More

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