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Microsoft predictions expert: Clinton has a 91% chance of winning and Cubs will win World Series

Hillary Clinton has a 91 percent chance to the win presidency, according to Microsoft Research economist David Rothschild, higher odds than any candidate… Read More

Clinton or Trump? Here are Microsoft Bing’s data-driven election predictions

Microsoft Bing is out with its election predictions again this year with a few new features that detail campaign spending… Read More

Microsoft continues Power BI data visualization push, rolls out new program for journalists

Microsoft is continuing to invest in its Power BI platform and today the tech giant released a new pilot program… Read More

Voyager and Microsoft Ventures invest $9M in business text messaging platform Zipwhip

With the proliferation of so many messaging apps, from Facebook Messenger to WhatsApp to Snapchat, it may seem like SMS texting is… Read More

High-ranking Microsoft engineering exec David Treadwell leaving for Amazon after 27 years

David Treadwell, the veteran Microsoft engineering executive who made his mark on Windows, Xbox and many other key products, is leaving to… Read More

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Nathan Myhrvold: If you obsess about what people think of you, you’ll never change the world

Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold is one of the most controversial figures in the technology industry — a lightning rod for… Read More

HoloLens launches in 6 new countries in first overseas expansion for Microsoft’s mixed reality headset

  Microsoft, which previously sold its HoloLens headset in the U.S. and Canada only, is expanding the mix-reality headset to six new countries… Read More

Microsoft unveils features of Dynamics 365, its new bid to bring AI to the business world

Microsoft in an extensive demo today unveiled the capabilities of its Azure-based Dynamics 365 service announced in July — describing it as a significant undertaking combining its… Read More

Microsoft sets Windows 10 event for Oct. 26 in NYC, amid Surface PC rumors

Amid widespread speculation about a possible Surface PC unveiling, Microsoft this morning sent out media invites to “see what’s next… Read More

Microsoft Ventures makes 13 investments in first five months — here are the startups it’s backing

Microsoft Ventures has invested in 13 startups since launching in late May as the Redmond company’s first formal venture fund… Read More

Live blog: Microsoft Executive VP Peggy Johnson at the GeekWire Summit

Peggy Johnson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of business development, talked about a number of topics related to Microsoft’s ambitions at the… Read More

Microsoft pulls Band fitness trackers from online store, no timeline for new version

Microsoft has scrubbed its online store of its Band wearable fitness tracking device, and it is unclear if Microsoft plans to… Read More

Microsoft unveils 217-page book in bid to influence global cloud policy

Microsoft this morning unveiled a book titled “A Cloud for Global Good,” which CEO Satya Nadella called “a set of policy… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s AI moonshot, behind the scenes at GeekGirlCon, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we kick things off with a look into Microsoft’s huge new move… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Microsoft employees want to reinvent email with TouchMail app for Windows

A Seattle startup thinks there is a better way to manage email. Founded in 2013 by two former Microsoft employees,… Read More

GeekWire Summit panel to feature New York Times, Wall Street Journal and ZDNet journalists

We’ll be kicking off the 2016 GeekWire Summit next Tuesday morning, Oct. 4, with something new: a panel of veteran… Read More

Internal email: Microsoft forms new 5,000-person AI division; key exec Qi Lu leaving after bike injury

Microsoft says it has formed a new 5,000-person engineering and research team to focus on its artificial intelligence products — a major reshaping… Read More

Microsoft agrees to provide more financial data on cloud, games and Windows

Microsoft will provide three new financial metrics for the first time when it releases Q1 FY2017 earnings on Oct. 20, but… Read More

Microsoft supplier Lionbridge laying off all its unionized workers

Microsoft supplier Lionbridge Technologies is laying off all union employees, about two months after completing its first contract with a group of… Read More

Amazon launching new bus service in the Seattle region for employees, and their dogs, too

Amazon plans to debut its own pilot commuter service Monday, joining the ranks of major tech companies that offer private shuttles as… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: ‘We are not pursuing AI to beat humans at games’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has long credited the democratizing effect of technology for his rise to the top. As part… Read More

WTIA apprenticeship program awarded $7.5M to expand nationally, tackle diversity and talent gap

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced today that its apprenticeship program, Apprenti, was awarded a $7.5 million contract from… Read More

How Microsoft’s new Adobe partnership brings its LinkedIn acquisition into clearer focus

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft’s ambitious acquisition of LinkedIn raised some eyebrows with its $26B price tag. Monday’s announcement of a strategic partnership… Read More

Microsoft demonstrates the world’s ‘first AI supercomputer,’ using programmable hardware in the cloud

Microsoft has quietly installed an esoteric, powerful piece of silicon across its cloud-oriented data centers, and it’s saying the new chips… Read More

Live Blog: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Ignite 2016 in Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA. — It’s a keynote double-header at Microsoft’s Ignite conference here today. Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie headlined this morning’s… Read More

Microsoft rolls out Skype for Business updates, but no mention of Slack competitor

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft rolled out several new Skype for Business updates on Monday here at its Ignite conference, but… Read More

Microsoft says Windows 10 has surpassed 400 million active devices

Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached 400 million active devices 14 months after its release, the company said this morning as… Read More

Adobe partners with Microsoft to use Azure as ‘preferred solution’ for cloud services

ATLANTA, GA. — Technology giants Adobe and Microsoft announced a strategic cloud partnership at Microsoft Ignite on Monday, with each company throwing… Read More

Microsoft updates Office apps with Excel maps, PowerPoint QuickStarter and Tap for Word and Outlook

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft is releasing a number of significant updates to its Office applications at the Microsoft Ignite conference today. Included… Read More

Microsoft debuts new security protection technology for Edge browser and Office 365

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft today unveiled what it calls the most secure browser for enterprise customers, along with expanded security… Read More

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