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Analytics startup CloudMoyo grows to 200 people a year after Icertis spin-off

In a computing landscape where the word “cloud” figures into most every conversation and company name, the name CloudMoyo stands… Read More

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What GeekWire’s top stories of 2016 say about the state of humanity

Unprecedented global connectivity, a search for solitude in a fast-paced world, a yearning to connect with something bigger than ourselves … and,… Read More

U.S. Defense Department won’t get direct access to Microsoft source code after all

The U.S. Defense Department will not get direct access to Microsoft source code under a $927-million support contract signed earlier this week,… Read More

Microsoft wins $927M support contract from U.S. Defense Department

Microsoft has won a $927-million, five-year contract to provide technical support to the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The company earlier… Read More

Microsoft is cool enough again to be spoofed on SNL

Microsoft has made it (again). The Redmond software giant landed a skit on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this week, spoofing… Read More

Machine Reading? Microsoft releases giant Q&A dataset to help researchers build AI tools that read and answer questions as well as humans

MS MARCO may sound like the name of a giant ocean liner (and, in fact, the MS Marco Polo does… Read More

Will Microsoft leave Seattle? How Amazon’s growth could force the region’s other tech giant out of the urban core

In 2007, Microsoft planted a flag in Seattle, announcing its intention to have approximately 1,400 employees spread around seven locations in the city.… Read More

New Microsoft Translator feature enables real-time translations for conversations across multiple languages

Microsoft this morning announced a new feature for its Translator program that will let people use their smartphones to have conversations in… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella among tech leaders reportedly set to meet with Donald Trump this week

A who’s who of tech leaders are reportedly heading to New York City to meet with president-elect Donald Trump Wednesday.… Read More

Microsoft: Apple’s MacBook Pro letdown helps Surface sales reach new record

Microsoft says November was the best month on record for consumer sales of Microsoft’s Surface devices, including the Surface tablets and… Read More

Microsoft Ventures launches fund dedicated to AI startups and unveils new investments

Microsoft continues to bet on artificial intelligence technology and on Monday unveiled a new Microsoft Ventures fund that focuses strictly… Read More

Tech support with Satya Nadella: Watch Microsoft’s CEO respond to shareholders’ product problems

The Q&A session at Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting is a chance for the company’s investors to quiz CEO Satya Nadella and… Read More

Microsoft just completed its $26B LinkedIn acquisition: Here’s what they’re going to do first

Microsoft’s deal to buy professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion has officially closed. Microsoft announced completion of the deal,… Read More

Microsoft bringing full Windows 10 to ARM devices with Qualcomm partnership

Microsoft will again seek to expand the reach of its Windows PC operating system to devices running mobile-oriented ARM processors,… Read More

Microsoft researchers

17 Microsoft researchers offer bold computer science predictions for 2017 and 2027

Citing the lack of professional role models as one reason for a “dearth of women in computing,” Microsoft looked inward… Read More

Microsoft tests new AI chatbot ‘Zo’ after shutting down ‘Tay’ earlier this year

Microsoft is back with another AI chatbot. The company is testing “Zo,” as spotted by MSPowerUser, on the Kik messaging… Read More

Why this 6th grader traveled from Colorado to Microsoft’s annual meeting — and what she asked the company’s top execs

Updated below with video. BELLEVUE, Wash. — Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, couldn’t help but remark on… Read More

Wielding their Windows Phones, Microsoft shareholders grill CEO Satya Nadella on device strategy

BELLEVUE, Wash. — “Please silence all Windows Phones and other devices,” was the announcement at the beginning of Microsoft’s annual meeting… Read More

Microsoft holds annual meeting, minus Gates and Ballmer, after big year for company stock

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft is holding its annual shareholders meeting here this morning, and it’s notable in part because of… Read More

A green milestone for Microsoft: 500-acre Redmond campus generates (almost) zero waste

The 44,000 employees at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters campus went through a whopping 189 million pounds of food and packaging between… Read More

Microsoft and newspaper publisher Pioneer launch citizen journalism app, give Windows 10 tablets to subscribers

The past two decades have been rough for the newspapers. In the digital age, most people expect to get their information… Read More

Startup skills from Microsoft? How the tech giant is expanding its global innovation program

“Entrepreneurship. What does that mean? And can you teach it?” asks Darek Mazzone, a creative consultant at Microsoft Innovation Centers. We… Read More

Microsoft’s ever-popular Solitaire game now available on iOS and Android

Microsoft’s infinitely popular time-killer Solitaire, which has distracted millions on Windows for more than 25 years, is available on iOS… Read More

Report: Microsoft offers EU concessions in bid to win LinkedIn deal approval

Microsoft is offering new concessions to European regulators in an effort to win approval of its proposed $26 billion acquisition of… Read More

Todd Holmdahl

Microsoft researchers lay down a big bet on topological quantum computers

Microsoft says it’s moving ahead from just talking about quantum computing to building an actual quantum computer, based on the… Read More

Hillel Cooperman rejoins Microsoft, Jenny Lam goes to Amazon, as UX vets put tech design company into ‘hibernation’

Two user experience and design veterans, Hillel Cooperman and Jenny Lam, are putting their technology startup and agency Jackson Fish… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reassured LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner about the $26B acquisition with these two key remarks

PALM DESERT, Calif.— Microsoft has a mixed track record when it comes to large acquisitions, with big-time misses on deals… Read More

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is worried about automation displacing workers, but believes his social network can help

PALM DESERT, Calif.— During this year’s U.S. presidential race, there was a lot of chatter about the loss of jobs,… Read More

Naughty or nice? Microsoft adds new holiday list feature for Cortana with Wunderlist integration

Microsoft released a new skill for making and maintaining lists using its digital assistant Cortana, just in time for the… Read More

Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another step toward greater openness

Microsoft is taking increasingly bolder steps toward the openness it has embraced under CEO Satya Nadella, announcing today that it’s joining the… Read More

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