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Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesn’t expect DACA protections to be rolled back

Bob Ferguson — the Washington state attorney general who gained notoriety in the tech community by enlisting business to take… Read More

Video: Microsoft President Brad Smith explains why the company took a stand on DACA

Microsoft President Brad Smith has become a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals… Read More

Live from the Cascadia conference: U.S. and Canadian civic and tech leaders look to forge new regional connections

The second Cascadia Innovation Corridor conference kicks off in Seattle today, where tech luminaries are teaming up with elected officials… Read More

Microsoft: Government will ‘have to go through us’ to deport workers impacted by Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ repeal

Microsoft is taking a hard line on the Trump administration’s plans to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program, or… Read More

Brad Smith and student

Microsoft President Brad Smith goes back to school to surprise math student who wrote him a letter

When Fernley, Nev., middle school student Sky Yi was assigned to write a letter to a favorite business, to learn… Read More

STEM students turn Trump’s climate decisions into national call to action

As leaders including Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Microsoft president Brad Smith, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and many others have vowed… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on why life sciences should buy into the ‘Cascadia Innovation Corridor’

A life sciences conference isn’t the first place you’d expect to find Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith.… Read More

Microsoft calls out NSA, CIA for ‘stockpiling of vulnerabilities’ after major ransomware cyberattack

Microsoft criticized U.S. government agencies for “stockpiling of vulnerabilities” in light of the recent widespread ransomware attack targeting institutions around the world.… Read More

Microsoft calls for ‘Digital Geneva Convention’ to protect citizens from cyberattacks

Microsoft today proposed a new initiative to protect citizens from unwarranted cyberattacks by governments, taking its cues from history. Speaking at the RSA… Read More

Microsoft asks U.S. agencies to create process for exceptions to Trump’s immigration order

Microsoft is asking new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly to create a process… Read More

Trump’s immigration ban impacts 76 Microsoft employees; CEO Satya Nadella speaks out

[FOLLOW-UP: Court partially blocks Trump immigration ban amid protests and tech industry backlash] [Update, Tuesday morning]: Microsoft’s Nadella spoke to… 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

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

Whoa, Canada! Prime Minister Trudeau tries HoloLens at Microsoft’s new Vancouver office

Some politicians create their own reality, but today Justin Trudeau got to experience Microsoft’s augmented reality. Canada’s Prime Minister tried out a… Read More

Microsoft president reaffirms support for Apple, calls digital privacy the ‘fundamental question’ of our age

Microsoft and other tech companies need to band together in a fight against government overreach into our digital privacy, Microsoft president Brad Smith… Read More

President Obama’s new ‘Computer Science For All’ plan puts $4B toward tech education in schools

A new program called “Computer Science For All,” announced today by President Obama, proposes more than $4 billion in funding for schools… Read More

How the ‘Seattle Tech Universe’ map ended up at the World Economic Forum

The Seattle region’s technology landscape was in the spotlight over the weekend in Davos, Switzerland, where top corporate executives and global… Read More

Microsoft releases 3,000-word privacy manifesto, wants to be a ‘voice for people’

Microsoft released an unusual blog post on Thursday, a 3,000-word manifesto by recently appointed company President Brad Smith that covers… Read More

Microsoft names Horacio Gutierrez new general counsel in reorganization of legal team

Microsoft announced a sweeping reorganization of its legal team on Friday as the company builds a new department around recently promoted Microsoft… 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

Microsoft wants a more diverse legal team, and it’s putting up $15M to make it happen

Microsoft announced an update to its Law Firm Diversity Program on Tuesday as it narrows its focus on bringing more… Read More

Microsoft gives $10M to University of Washington for new computer science building

Microsoft wants to help more University of Washington students study computer science, and it’s making a big donation to help make… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on Seattle’s tech boom, working for Satya Nadella, legal battles, and more

Our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show was Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel and executive vice president of legal… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith on government snooping, tech talent and the company’s new era

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s top lawyer for more than a decade, is the company’s top executive on many of the biggest issues facing the tech… Read More

Microsoft will require suppliers to give workers 15 days of paid leave

Microsoft will require its suppliers to give their employees who do work for the Redmond company at least 15 days of… Read More

Microsoft General Counsel calls for new rules to handle government data requests

If Microsoft’s General Counsel has his way, 2015 will be a “year for solutions” when it comes to the intersection… Read More

Tech titans support Microsoft’s fight against overseas search warrant

Microsoft has picked up some high-profile support for its fight against a U.S. search warrant targeting information stored in its Ireland… Read More

Microsoft vows to appeal court order to turn over email from Ireland data center

A federal judge today ruled that Microsoft must comply with a warrant ordering the company to turn over email account… Read More

Microsoft’s top lawyer: U.S. surveillance policies making it harder to do business overseas

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States’ approach to Internet privacy and surveillance needs to change, and U.S. government officials were… Read More

Microsoft successfully blocked FBI from enterprise customer data request last year

In an effort to demonstrate its policy toward government requests for data, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith today detailed a now-public… Read More

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