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Can AI save the world? New book from Microsoft aims to show the potential for positive change

A few years ago, Microsoft researchers and data scientists used machine learning to help marine biologists analyze patterns in underwater… Read More

Cyber Safety Review Board finds Microsoft security culture ‘inadequate,’ calls for accountability

Microsoft comes under intense scrutiny and pointed criticism in a 34-page report released Tuesday by the Cyber Safety Review Board… Read More

Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally in new attempt to appease antitrust regulators

Microsoft says it will offer its Teams and Office 365 separately for business customers globally, unbundling the two programs and… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Inside a Tesla Cybertruck; how police dogs find devices; Ballmer’s comedian son

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter Kurt Schlosser takes us inside a Tesla Cybertruck, explains what it was like… Read More

Data protection giant Veeam moves HQ to Seattle region, tops $1.5B in annual recurring revenue

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Credit the cloud, and the talent. The cricket is just a bonus. Veeam Software, the top company… Read More

Microsoft announces new Surface PCs for businesses, with AI integration

Microsoft unveiled what it described as its first AI-powered Surface PCs for businesses, the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop… Read More

Analysis: Microsoft’s big hires foreshadow bold new move into consumer AI

Editor’s note: This is a guest analysis post written by S. “Soma” Somasegar, managing director at Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Microsoft names DeepMind co-founder and former Google exec as its new CEO of AI

Microsoft added some big names to its AI leadership Tuesday with the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind… Read More

LinkedIn explores adding puzzle-based games to its feed

LinkedIn wants to add a little more fun to its feed. Posts on social media and a report from TechCrunch… Read More

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How Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Amazon use big bets to build durable businesses in turbulent times

At the outset of their new book, “Big Bet Leadership,” authors John Rossman and Kevin McCaffrey identify three “mega forces”… Read More

Microsoft invests in startup Mistral AI, outlines broader AI principles

Microsoft outlined a series of principles for its development and deployment of artificial intelligence, including a pledge to partner with… Read More

Microsoft to invest $2.1B in Spain to expand AI and cloud infrastructure

Microsoft is expanding its AI and cloud infrastructure investments in Spain by $2.1 billion over the next two years, company… Read More

Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its strategy against Sony and Nintendo

The console wars aren’t over, but they’ve mutated into a new phase. That’s my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new… Read More

Microsoft and OpenAI say they’re watching and thwarting AI use by Russian and Chinese hackers

State-affiliated online attackers are finding ChatGPT and other AI tools useful for improving their productivity, and streamlining and accelerating their… Read More

Microsoft’s Copilot Super Bowl ad signals an AI strategy shift

Microsoft unveiled a Super Bowl ad for its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant — seizing a high-profile opportunity to gloss over… Read More

Microsoft announces AI newsroom projects with Semafor and others, as NYT lawsuit looms

Microsoft announced five projects to help news organizations incorporate generative artificial intelligence into their operations, building on its existing efforts… Read More

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End of console wars? Microsoft could set new precedent by bringing Xbox games to PlayStation

Rumors have been in circulation for weeks that Microsoft might publish some of its exclusive games on competing consoles. Now… Read More

Microsoft’s resurgence: Reflecting on Satya Nadella’s leadership, a decade after he became CEO

When I met Satya Nadella in 1992, we were both engineers at Microsoft, and I never would have guessed we’d… Read More

Microsoft productivity apps and Copilot AI coming to Apple Vision Pro at launch

Despite their longstanding rivalry, Microsoft has made a tradition of developing software for Apple computers, stretching back to the early… Read More

Microsoft milestone: Games top Windows for first time, with addition of Activision Blizzard

Xbox is bigger than Windows. Revenue from Microsoft’s video-game business surpassed its Windows division for the first time in the… Read More

Microsoft Azure revenue up 30%, with help from AI, as tech giant beats overall expectations

Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform and related services rose 30% in the quarter ended Dec. 31, including a… Read More

Microsoft AI engineer says company thwarted attempt to expose DALL-E 3 safety problems

This post has been updated with Microsoft and OpenAI comments, and additional context from Microsoft engineer Shane Jones in response… Read More

Risk vs. revenue: Microsoft results will offer a new AI benchmark after a tumultuous quarter

Some of the downsides of artificial intelligence have come into clearer focus for Microsoft recently, including high-profile AI deepfakes, an… Read More

Asked about Taylor Swift AI deepfake images, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘we have to act’

Updated below with Microsoft statement. NBC Nightly News released an early written excerpt from an interview scheduled to air Tuesday… Read More

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, about 9% of gaming unit, following Activision acquisition

Microsoft is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs in its gaming unit, or about 9% of gaming-related staff. The layoffs come three… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Costco vs. Amazon, Microsoft’s latest Copilot, and a Zulily conspiracy theory

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we consider Microsoft’s latest AI product, the $20/month Copilot Pro subscription service, compare it… Read More

Microsoft says exec emails accessed in hack by Russian group

Microsoft revealed Friday that a Russian state-sponsored actor known as Nobelium accessed its internal systems and executive email accounts.

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

— Vahé Torossian, a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined software development startup Builder.ai as president and chief partner… Read More

Copilot Pro vs. ChatGPT Plus: Microsoft’s new paid service offers alternative to OpenAI subscription

Microsoft’s new $20/month AI chatbot subscription, Copilot Pro, promises to give individual users priority access to the latest AI models,… Read More

Microsoft and PNNL make a better battery, and show AI’s potential to supercharge science

Researchers at Microsoft and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) say they’ve discovered a way to reduce… Read More