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Read AI raises $21M from Goodwater and Madrona, adds AI summaries for email and messaging

Artificial intelligence startup Read AI raised $21 million in new funding from Goodwater Capital and Madrona Venture Group, and expanded… Read More

Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally in new attempt to appease antitrust regulators

Microsoft says it will offer its Teams and Office 365 separately for business customers globally, unbundling the two programs and… Read More

Microsoft will unbundle Teams in Europe in response to antitrust probe

Microsoft will no longer include Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 for its primary business customers in the… Read More

After selling last startup to ZoomInfo, SAP and Microsoft vet raises $5M for new Seattle company

The news: Worknet, a startup helping enterprises integrate external communication into Slack and Microsoft Teams, emerged from stealth mode and… Read More

Microsoft goes Meta: Here’s what Nadella and Zuckerberg announced for the new Quest Pro

Microsoft will make Windows, Office, Teams and other programs available for the new Meta Quest Pro and existing Meta Quest… Read More

‘Productivity paranoia’: Microsoft study of corporate workplaces finds big disconnect in hybrid work

A major perception gap between employees and leaders could make hybrid work unsustainable at companies around the world if left… Read More

Microsoft Teams uses AI to improve audio and video quality on calls

Microsoft’s Teams communications and collaboration platform is getting some AI-powered improvements aimed at boosting audio and video quality on calls.… Read More

Microsoft’s new ‘Live Share’ enables interactive remote collaboration in Teams apps

Microsoft will offer a new remote collaboration technology to let users interact with apps simultaneously during Microsoft Teams meetings. The… Read More

Microsoft cites risk of digital overload as flexible work creates potential “24/7 workday”

The average workday span has increased 13%, or 46 minutes, in the past two years, as people continue to log… Read More

Microsoft Teams surpasses 270M monthly active users, as growth slows from early days of pandemic

Microsoft’s Teams communications and collaboration platform topped 270 million monthly active users in the December quarter, continuing to add users… Read More

Microsoft’s standalone ‘Teams Essentials’ service poses new challenge to Zoom and others

Microsoft launched a new standalone version of Teams for small businesses on Wednesday morning, the first paid version of its… Read More

Microsoft and Meta partner to integrate Teams and Workplace enterprise collaboration tools

Meta and Microsoft are teaming up. The company formerly known as Facebook is partnering with the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant… Read More

Microsoft hires Google and Facebook product vet, building out ‘Teams for Life’ consumer group

Microsoft made another key hire for a new consumer technology group on Wedneday, adding former Facebook and Google product leader… Read More

Trip down Microsoft memory lane leads to Clippy and more nostalgic images as Teams backgrounds

Maybe it’s time to ditch the beach backdrop. Everyone at work knows, after more than a year of this, that… Read More

Microsoft Teams hits 145M daily active users, up from 115M in October and 75M a year ago

The news: Microsoft said there are now 145 million daily active users on Microsoft Teams, its fast-growing collaboration software. That’s up… Read More

Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Headphones 2+ with a Microsoft Teams button

New Microsoft devices: The tech giant unveiled several new products Tuesday, including the Surface Laptop 4, the company’s “most powerful… Read More

Microsoft Teams getting shared external channels, smart speakers, new presenter modes

Microsoft Teams will let users create shared channels for communicating and collaborating outside their organization, extending the reach of its… Read More

Microsoft unveils ‘Viva’ on Teams in bid to shake up $300B employee experience technology market

Nearly a year into a pandemic that ushered in a new era of virtual work, Microsoft announced a new tech… Read More

2020: The year the internet didn’t crash

[Editor’s Note: Independent security consultant Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] Commentary: Yes, 2020 really… Read More

They make a good Teams: Slack CEO’s virtual wedding could take place on rival Microsoft tool

Three weeks into his $27.7 billion honeymoon phase with Salesforce, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield’s real wedding could have an unwelcome… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Seattle region’s new tech giant; ‘Slackforce’ analysis; AWS re:Invent takeaways

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Salesforce strikes a deal to acquire Slack for $27.7 billion; Amazon Web Services makes some… Read More

Teams players: Seattle Seahawks and Microsoft partner to put fans in a virtual ‘Pregame Huddle’

The Seattle Seahawks are running another play from an evolving virtual fan engagement playbook, teaming with Microsoft once again, this… Read More

Microsoft Teams hits 115M users, up 50% since April; Satya Nadella sees ‘platform effect’ emerging

Microsoft continues to rapidly expand its Teams collaboration software user base. Teams now has 115 million daily active users, up… Read More

Microsoft Teams getting breakout rooms, virtual commute, and new ‘Together Mode’ backgrounds

Microsoft Teams is getting several updates as part of the company’s virtual Ignite tech conference this morning, looking to keep… Read More

Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working… Read More

Slack warns investors about risk of possible retaliation from Microsoft over antitrust complaint

New language in Slack’s quarterly regulatory filing warns investors that Microsoft could retaliate against the workplace collaboration company over its… Read More

It’s still Day One for remote learning: A tech dad’s thoughts on the new era of public education

[Editor’s Note: Seattle tech entrepreneur and hacker Adam Doppelt, co-founder of local business recommendation startup Fresh Chalk, previously co-founded Dwellable… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: We tested Microsoft’s virtual fan experience at an NBA game — here’s how it works

If you’ve seen fans appearing on live video on the sidelines of this year’s NBA playoffs, powered by Microsoft Teams,… Read More

Podcast

I was a virtual NBA fan: What it’s like to cheer from the digital sidelines in Microsoft Teams

I had one of the more memorable sports moments of my life last night, rooting for my favorite team in… Read More

Steve Ballmer can’t sit courtside for NBA action, but he applauds innovation and use of Microsoft Teams

Steve Ballmer isn’t able to jump out of a courtside seat and cheer on his Los Angeles Clippers in his… Read More

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