Microsoft Paint’s days are numbered as it appears on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update chopping block Follow-up: Microsoft Paint will live on after outpouring of support for 32-year-old program Microsoft is getting ready to put out… Read More
Ex-Amazon and Microsoft employees launching business-focused digital assistant ‘Roxy’ As veterans of Amazon and Microsoft, the co-founders of Seattle startup Roxy saw exactly what voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa… Read More
Microsoft takes aim at hackers with ties to Russia in court battle For more than a year, Microsoft has been working to shut down the hacking group Fancy Bear, believed to have… Read More
Microsoft’s cloud business is still on a tear, hitting a $18.9 billion run rate during Q4 We still don’t know exactly how much revenue Microsoft is making from its Azure cloud service, but it grew 97… Read More
Microsoft beats earnings expectations with $24.7B in revenue as stock reaches all-time high Microsoft this afternoon posted revenue of $24.7 billion, up 9 percent, and non-GAAP earnings of 98 cents a share, an… Read More
Microsoft debuts new smart thermostat powered by Cortana, Windows 10, and Azure Microsoft unveiled a new smart thermostat on Wednesday in partnership with Johnson Controls, the inventor of the first thermostat. As… Read More
Modeling agency sues Microsoft, alleging unpaid bills and sexual harassment while working HoloLens account A Seattle modeling company filed a federal lawsuit against Microsoft last week, claiming that it “incurred hundreds of thousands of… Read More
Microsoft begins rolling out LinkedIn app for Windows 10 following $26.2B acquisition Microsoft today is beginning to roll out the new LinkedIn app for Windows 10, displaying some of the integration promised… Read More
A love letter to my Windows Phone, which I still miss 5 years later This week, Microsoft ended support for Windows Phone 8.1, or the final operating system tied to the glorious failure that… Read More
Podcast Testing Microsoft’s new AI for iPhone: Can this app really detect our ages and sense our moods? Microsoft released a new app called Seeing AI for the iPhone this week. It’s billed as a “talking camera for… Read More
Microsoft and Puget Sound Energy get OK for clean-energy deal to help power software giant’s campus A deal allowing Microsoft to directly purchase clean energy to power its Redmond, Wash., headquarters campus has been approved by… Read More
What’s ahead for the historic UW-China tech school in the Seattle region as it prepares for 1st students This fall, the Global Innovation Exchange will welcome its first student cohort, representing the culmination of close to five years… Read More
Microsoft’s new AI app describes the world for the visually impaired — now available on iPhone Microsoft released a new artificial intelligence app for iPhone this morning that can read text from signs and documents aloud,… Read More
Microsoft is closing its Surface Hub manufacturing plant outside Portland and laying off 124 workers Starting in September, Microsoft plans to shut down a manufacturing facility outside of Portland where it built the Surface Hub.… Read More
Microsoft outlines plan to help bring broadband internet to 2M rural Americans within 5 years Microsoft wants to work with the government to help connect rural Americans to broadband internet. The tech giant on Monday… Read More
Microsoft expands HoloLens partner program to develop better mixed reality experiences Microsoft is expanding the network of companies eligible to build mixed reality applications for HoloLens. The new Mixed Reality Partner… Read More
New ‘Microsoft 365’ package bundles Windows and Office for businesses Microsoft is giving its partners a new package of some of its most popular PC software to sell, rather than… Read More
Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois departs amid layoffs; Kurt DelBene named chief digital officer Microsoft’s Chief Information Officer Jim DuBois has left his post, the company confirmed Friday. DuBois was on sabbatical and decided… Read More
Microsoft confirms layoffs impacting thousands of positions globally, mostly in sales RELATED: Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois departs amid layoffs; Kurt DelBene named chief digital officer Microsoft confirmed a series of rumored… Read More
New Microsoft tool aims to make teams more efficient by learning how they spend their days Microsoft today released a new tool that lets company leaders track how teams spend their time. The new program, Microsoft Workplace… Read More
Microsoft delays Timeline, a Windows 10 feature that will sync between Android and iOS devices It seemed like Microsoft had taken another step toward its pledge to be device-agnostic earlier this year, when it announced… Read More
Internal memo details big Microsoft reorganization, no mention of layoffs As Microsoft’s new fiscal year begins, the company this morning sent out an internal memo to employees detailing a shift… Read More
Microsoft reportedly set to lay off thousands as part of massive sales reorganization Thousands of layoffs are planned to hit Microsoft’s global workforce this week, part of a shakeup of the company’s sales… Read More
Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google When it comes to the public cloud, there are three companies at the forefront of everyone’s mind: Amazon Web Services,… Read More
Report: Microsoft reorganizing its sales organization around cloud strategy Microsoft has reinvented itself over the past few years as a cloud-focused software company, and looks like it is applying… Read More
Microsoft acquires Cloudyn for reported $50M, continuing Azure buying spree Microsoft made another Azure acquisition Thursday, adding Israel’s Cloudyn and its cloud monitoring and analytics tools to the Azure team.… Read More
Global ransomware attack spreads through Europe A major ransomware attack is affecting businesses across Europe. Organizations in Ukraine and Russia seem to be the hardest hit.… Read More
Microsoft debuts ‘Sports Performance Platform’ to help teams make data-driven decisions Microsoft is making more moves in the sports arena. The tech giant today debuted its “Sports Performance Platform,” a new… Read More
Microsoft starts offering 4 weeks paid leave for employees caring for sick family members Microsoft is rolling out a new paid family leave benefit to employees around the world. The Family Caregiver Leave policy allows… Read More
Microsoft and Box strike another partnership deal, this time for Box on Azure and AI Microsoft and Box will be working together a little more closely after signing a partnership agreement to promote each other’s… Read More
