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Life as an Amazon bike courier, an epic gathering of tech moguls, and a GeekWire Summit preview

It was a big week in Seattle, with President Xi Jinping’s visit bringing some of biggest names in tech to Microsoft’s Redmond… Read More

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‘Recalc or Die’: 30 years later, Microsoft Excel 1.0 vets recount a project that defied the odds

Microsoft has recently been making lots of apps for iOS and Android, despite the fact that those platforms are rivals to… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg wears a suit, Jeff Bezos is best-dressed at meeting with China president

Many of the world’s top technology CEOs were looking fancy and fresh at Microsoft’s headquarters on Wednesday — even Mark Zuckerberg… Read More

Photos: Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg meet China’s president at Microsoft

If the tech world had an All-Star Game, today’s Internet Forum at Microsoft could certainly qualify. Top CEOs like Apple’s Tim Cook,… Read More

Microsoft strikes deal with Chinese search giant Baidu to make upgrading to Windows 10 easier

Microsoft is partnering with Chinese search giant Baidu in its latest attempt to make upgrading to genuine versions of Windows 10… Read More

Microsoft’s Office 2016 for Windows debuts with built-in Skype, real-time co-authoring on desktop

Microsoft officially released Office 2016 for Windows this morning — attempting to retool its productivity suite for the modern era of online collaboration,… Read More

CloudFlare raises $110M as Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm embrace cyber security startup

CloudFlare brought on some impressive strategic investors today, announcing a $110 million funding round that included participation from tech giants… Read More

Skype-pocalypse winding down as Microsoft begins restoring service after worldwide video chat outage

It looks like Skype-pocalype may be almost over, about six hours after Microsoft’s video calling service went down for users… Read More

FAQ: Why China’s President is visiting Seattle, and what’s at stake for the U.S. tech industry

View image | gettyimages.com Xi Jinping, the president of China, will be in Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday of this… Read More

Here’s what Microsoft gave the teenager who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school

View image | gettyimages.com It’s been quite the week for Ahmed Mohamed. The 14-year-old was arrested this past Monday at… Read More

Microsoft sues recycling company that allegedly let 70,000 copies of Office slip onto the black market

Microsoft is suing a recycling company it hires to to destroy old products, alleging one of the contractor’s employees stole millions of dollars… Read More

New era: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Salesforce conference, gives iPhone demo

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered a keynote address at Saleforce’s annual Dreamforce conference here this evening, the latest… Read More

Microsoft’s employee review system is biased against women, lawsuit alleges

A former Microsoft security program manager alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that the company’s employee review system discriminates against women in… Read More

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Interview: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson on enterprise mobility, ‘insane mode,’ and 4:30 a.m. workouts

Microsoft executive Brad Anderson, vice president for the company’s enterprise client and mobility business, has been running a special video series… Read More

Old rivals Microsoft and Salesforce ‘double down’ on partnership with deeper integration

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft deepened its relationship with longtime cloud rival Salesforce on Wednesday, building on a previous partnership by adding new… Read More

Microsoft working on Cortana for the car, testing virtual assistant on the road

Cortana may be your next co-pilot. Microsoft has been testing a prototype car with Cortana’s voice-control system built in. The… Read More

Swan song for Microsoft’s iPod rival: Zune services shutting down on Nov. 15

Did you know that Microsoft Zune is still alive? Well it is, but not for much longer. Microsoft has updated… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens to launch again on December mission to International Space Station

In June, Microsoft and NASA announced a partnership to send the HoloLens to space. However, the unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying… Read More

It’s official: Microsoft to hold hardware extravaganza in New York on Oct. 6

Microsoft sent out cryptic invitations on Monday for an October 6 press event in New York that will be all… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana may come to next Cyanogen OS release, CEO reveals

Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant, may be coming to yet another mobile operating system, according to Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster. In an… Read More

Brad Smith named Microsoft president as he takes on more public-facing role

Microsoft’s top lawyer is about to start assuming more responsibilities within the company, and on Friday he was given a… Read More

Battle of the ‘Pro’ tablets: How Apple’s new iPad Pro stacks up against Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3

This week, Apple introduced its response to the Surface Pro 3. The iPad Pro features a lot of the functionality… Read More

Oops: Al Michaels refers to Microsoft Surface as an iPad on NFL’s opening night

It looks like NFL commentators still don’t know which tablet players and coaches are using on the sidelines. During the first… Read More

Sony trumps Microsoft again as PS4 outsells Xbox One for U.S. console sales in August

Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. current-generation hardware sales in August as its PlayStation 4 trumped the Xbox One for… Read More

Microsoft Office 2016 comes to the general public on Sept. 22 with collaborative editing for the desktop

Microsoft’s Office 2016 is almost here. According to a post on the Office 365 blog, the productivity suite will be “broadly… Read More

How Microsoft is updating Office for the iPad Pro and Apple Watch

Microsoft was the first guest Apple brought on stage to demo features for its new iPad Pro today. Microsoft Office executive Kirk… Read More

Twitter for Windows 10 brings ‘Happening Now’ section, group DMs to latest Microsoft OS

A new update to the Twitter app for Windows 10 brings users all of the social network’s recently introduced functions in a… Read More

Microsoft heads back to court in epic fight to limit U.S. government’s access to overseas data

Microsoft will deliver courtroom arguments on Wednesday in a legal showdown with the U.S. government as it tries to limit police access to… Read More

Microsoft acquires Israeli cloud security startup Adallom for reported $320 million

Microsoft announced on Tuesday it has acquired Adallom, an Israeli startup that helps companies protect sensitive data stored in the… Read More

How to manage everyday work and life: Tips, tricks and hacks from our Geeks of the Week

This week, as summer starts to fade away and we settle back in from the long holiday weekend, it’s a great time… Read More