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Microsoft Surface roadmap revealed in new book — including mysterious ‘Andromeda’ device

Next year will be a busy one for Microsoft’s Surface division, if a new book about the organization is any… Read More

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Review: New book goes inside Microsoft’s Surface business, as an emblem of tech giant’s rebound

Microsoft was at a crossroads, and Surface was at risk of becoming roadkill. RELATED: Microsoft Surface product roadmap revealed in… Read More

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Microsoft wins $480M contract to supply U.S. Army with 100K HoloLens headsets

Microsoft won a nearly $480 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with 100,000 HoloLens headsets, a major boon for… Read More

Microsoft execs field questions on diversity, Windows 7 holdouts, and offbeat campus plan at annual Q&A session

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Q&A portion of Microsoft’s annual meeting is the one time each year that shareholders in the… Read More

Microsoft marks record year at annual meeting as it rivals Apple for title of most valuable U.S. company

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft couldn’t have picked a better time for its annual gathering of shareholders. The tech giant is… Read More

Microsoft Azure multi-factor authentication bug strikes again, causing issues for Office 365 users

For the second time in two weeks, Microsoft Azure’s multi-factor authentication system is down. ZDNet on Tuesday noted the outage, which prevents some… Read More

Microsoft on the cusp of passing Apple to become the most-valuable U.S. company

Someone time traveling from five years ago might not believe it, but it’s 2018 and Microsoft is poised to surpass… Read More

Microsoft acquires FSLogix to bolster virtual desktop capabilities in Office 365

Microsoft has acquired FSLogix, an Atlanta-based company that cuts down on the effort of setting up virtual desktops for large… Read More

Holy sheets: Multifactor authentication bug locks out Office 365 users

Microsoft Azure’s multifactor authentication system was down for an extended period of time Sunday evening into Monday morning, preventing users… Read More

Skype calling comes to Alexa devices, furthering Amazon and Microsoft’s surprising partnership

Skype audio and video calling is now available on Alexa-powered devices, the latest integration to come out of the alliance… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens brings 300-year-old 3D model to life and offers new view of French landmark

The historic island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, is a stunning visual display, with its medieval monastery rising up… Read More

Hands-on with the $350 Surface Headphones: Why is Microsoft making them, and are they any good?

Though the surprise announcement of Microsoft’s new wireless headphones seemingly came out of nowhere, the final product was the culmination… Read More

Microsoft releases new diversity numbers, says it’s ‘closer to the beginning of the journey than the end’

Like much of the tech industry, Microsoft says it is focused on making its workplace more diverse and inclusive, and… Read More

Microsoft acquires bot studio XOXCO to boost conversational AI offerings

Microsoft has acquired XOXCO, an Austin-based company that builds bots and conversational artificial intelligence tools, the latest in a series… Read More

Microsoft plans to support Carnegie Mellon’s edge computing research with hardware, Azure services

Researchers at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University are set to receive hybrid cloud hardware and service credits from Microsoft as it… Read More

Microsoft Azure finds another retail customer, signs Gap to multiyear deal

Microsoft hasn’t really tried to hide one of its primary cloud strategies this year: courting retailers who are wary of… Read More

Microsoft teams with Answer ALS, makes $1M donation to ambitious big data project

Several years ago, former football player Steve Gleason came to Microsoft with a challenge: develop technology to ease the effects… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employee sues company and former manager for gender discrimination

A former Microsoft employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, as well as her former manager and an additional… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana chief Javier Soltero is leaving the company

Javier Soltero, the leader of Microsoft’s Cortana division, is leaving the company. Soltero confirmed his departure on Twitter after it… Read More

Microsoft and Walmart will kick off their cloud partnership with joint engineering center in Austin

Two of Amazon’s strongest rivals are planning to start formally working together on cloud services early next year deep in… Read More

Seattle skyline turns blue in coordinated tribute to late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen

Buildings and landmarks across the Seattle region are lit up in blue this weekend in honor of Paul Allen, the… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch competitor Mixer doubles down on audience participation with ‘Season 2’ features

It’s been more than two years since Microsoft bought the Seattle game-streaming service Beam, later rebranding it as Mixer, and now… Read More

How a 43-second outage on a key network connection staggered GitHub’s services for a day

One of the first things GitHub did under its new owner over the past week was put the finishing touches… Read More

Report: Microsoft picks new chip maker for AI co-processors on Azure, cutting Intel’s business in half

Xilinx is reportedly the beneficiary of a decision by Microsoft Azure’s infrastructure wizards to add another chip supplier to its… Read More

Microsoft becomes 2nd-most valuable U.S. company as Amazon slips in wild week on Wall Street

With the dust settled on a wild earnings week, Microsoft has passed Amazon to become the second most valuable U.S.… Read More

Microsoft’s fiscal 2019 already ranks among its biggest years for acquisition spending

Just four months into Microsoft’s fiscal year, the company has spent more on acquisitions than it has in many entire… Read More

Microsoft defends bid for $10B Pentagon cloud contract amid criticism over government use of technology

Microsoft will not pull out of the competition for a $10 billion cloud contract for the Department of Defense, despite… Read More

The cost of the cloud: Amazon takes a breath, while Microsoft and Google plunge ahead

Building and maintaining a modern cloud computing service requires billions of dollars in capital expenditures every quarter. Microsoft and Google… Read More

Microsoft completes $7.5B GitHub acquisition, says user base has grown to 31M developers

Microsoft just completed its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, officially taking ownership of what it describes as the world’s largest… Read More

Microsoft stock rises as tech giant posts $29B in revenue powered by cloud, gaming growth

Following a record year, Microsoft started its 2019 fiscal year off strong, cruising past Wall Street expectations. The tech giant… Read More

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