Articles about General Electric

Microsoft names new COO who played a key role in GE’s turnaround

Microsoft named General Electric’s former chief financial officer, Carolina Dybeck Happe, as its new executive vice president and chief operations… Read More

Talk to the lamp: We tried GE’s Sol, a $200 light with Amazon Alexa inside

It is becoming more common to control smart lights around the home or office with voice commands, by connecting those… Read More

Alexa, it’s too damn hot in here! Be cool, and say hello to GE’s connected air conditioner

If the idea of household appliances becoming sentient and destroying the world keeps you up at night, avert your eyes… Read More

Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative; Boeing’s Muilenburg, Tesla’s Musk to join council

President Trump on Friday announced plans to create a council of business leaders as part of a new “Manufacturing Jobs… Read More

This dishwasher orders its own detergent: GE expands Amazon Dash Replenishment program

Amazon’s Dash Replenishment system, announced last fall, is still going strong despite its sci-fi levels of spookiness. The program connects to… Read More

Talk to the fridge: GE links appliances to Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant to enable voice controls

The home of tomorrow, full of automated gadgets controlled by an AI housemaid, is not as far fetched as we once thought. From Amazon’s… Read More

Microsoft signs General Electric to big Office 365 deal, covering 300k employees

U.S. corporate titan General Electric has signed an agreement to roll out Microsoft Office 365 to its more than 300,000 employees in 170… Read More

Caradigm? Microsoft and GE signal potential name for health-care initiatives

Microsoft and General Electric, which last month announced plans to form a new health-care technology company, have filed a series… Read More

Microsoft and GE creating new health care company in Seattle region, employing 750 to start

Updated with additional details from Microsoft. In a surprise joint venture between two corporate giants, Microsoft and General Electric plan… Read More