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Satya Nadella

Microsoft’s record year helps CEO Satya Nadella earn more than $25M in 2018 compensation

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella steered the tech giant to one of its best years ever, and he has been handsomely… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on tech industry spotlight: ‘Having the scrutiny is actually good’

As Facebook and Google deal with major security breaches and Amazon and Apple are attacked by President Trump, one tech… Read More

TLDR: New study says Uber drivers are earning less

Today’s featured stories Uber drivers are earning less, Airbnb hosts are making more, and other insights from a new study… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella cites BMW’s integration of Alexa and Cortana as a model for modern tech partnerships

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has some words of advice for companies navigating today’s tech landscape: own the process, be original… Read More

Microsoft teams up with Adobe and SAP on Open Data Initiative to link data across their products

Modern enterprise technology generates a ton of valuable data, but putting that data together can be quite tricky. Microsoft introduced… Read More

Satya Nadella offloads $36M in Microsoft stock in biggest sale in his tenure as CEO

Satya Nadella sold $36 million in Microsoft stock, his biggest sell off since becoming CEO in 2014. Nadella sold 328,000… Read More

TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations, new Gmail coming to businesses, AI-powered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition

Today’s featured stories Facebook shares sink 8% as Q2 revenue and user growth misses analyst estimates Google rolls out Gmail… Read More

AI-powered robotic hand takes top prize at Microsoft Imagine Cup student competition

Confetti littered the stage as one lucky team raised the cup. No, it wasn’t the World Cup, or the NBA… Read More

Special Olympics

Special Olympics open in Seattle with celebration of inclusion; Microsoft CEO applauds athletes’ spirit

The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games opened in Seattle on Sunday at the University of Washington’s Husky Stadium with a… Read More

Tech dominates Glassdoor’s top CEO rankings with strong showings by DocuSign, LinkedIn and Salesforce leaders

The technology industry makes another strong showing among the 100 top CEOs of 2018 in the new Employees’ Choice Awards from… Read More

Microsoft employees ask company to cancel contract with ICE in open letter to CEO

Update: Microsoft CEO calls border policy ‘cruel and abusive,’ says company’s technology isn’t aiding separation of parents and children More… Read More

‘Intersections of innovation:’ Madrona director Matt McIlwain named Fred Hutch chair as more tech execs join board

In Seattle’s South Lake Union — a short walk from Amazon’s headquarters and the offices of Facebook and countless other technology… Read More

Microsoft’s GitHub gamble: Tech giant ready to spend years winning over critics of $7.5B deal

Will Octocat get along with Ninja Cat? GitHub co-founder Chris Wanstrath laughed in an interview this week as he pondered… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub, tech for women’s safety, Alexa & Google Assistant coming to Xbox

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub for $7.5B, vows to let popular coding site operate independently

Microsoft has agreed to pay $7.5 billion in stock to acquire GitHub, giving the Redmond tech giant new inroads to… Read More

Report: Microsoft has talked with GitHub about possible acquisition

Microsoft and GitHub have talked in recent weeks about a possible acquisition of the popular software development platform by the… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft’s Ability Summit, Amazon’s 4th pillar, testing out Getaround

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

Ability Summit

From AI to inclusive hiring, Satya Nadella seeks further inspiration at Microsoft’s Ability Summit

Microsoft’s mission to create technology that can empower every person doesn’t just begin and end with the products it is… Read More

Inside the hotel where Microsoft hosted some of the world’s top corporate moguls Tuesday night

The door to the black SUV opened, and suddenly there was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wearing a dark blue blazer… Read More

Blockchain in the cloud: Microsoft and Amazon look to democratize the distributed ledger for developers

[Editor’s Note: Atul Ajoy is a 10th grader at Redmond High School, a tech enthusiast, startup founder, blogger and event organizer. He attended Microsoft Build in… Read More

Time 100

100 Most Influential People, but just six covers: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella makes Time’s short list

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is among the artists, activists, leaders and visionaries (including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos) who made the… Read More

Satya Nadella

Microsoft, Amazon and Google jockey for title of 2nd most valuable company on the planet

Editor’s note: Market value numbers in this story have been updated Microsoft’s market value is around $745 billion Thursday morning,… Read More

Can Microsoft get smarter? Inside the tech giant’s massive bet on AI

Microsoft has so far released its artificial intelligence technologies largely through its well-known software platforms, such as the Cortana voice… Read More

Microsoft doubles down on artificial intelligence in engineering reorganization

Two key letters show up throughout Microsoft’s major reorganization announcement this morning: AI. Artificial intelligence will get even more emphasis as part… Read More

Windows chief leaving Microsoft as CEO Satya Nadella rolls out massive engineering reorg

Terry Myerson, the Windows chief who worked to bring Microsoft’s operating system into a new era of cloud computing and… Read More

‘We lost a great one’: Microsoft CEO and other celebs salute Stephen Hawking

Few luminaries bridged the frontiers of science and pop culture as completely as physicist Stephen Hawking, and that fact was… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reminds everyone that his company has in-house silicon expertise

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella trotted out many of his usual lines during an interview this morning, but, unprompted, also chose… Read More

Watch: Bezos, Bertha, and more video highlights from an epic year at GeekWire

2017 was one for the history books, and GeekWire captured many major moments and milestones on camera this past year.… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on ‘Daily Show’: Immigration makes U.S. a ‘beacon of hope’ around the globe

To know why Microsoft is fighting the Trump administration’s immigration policies, look at how CEO Satya Nadella got to where… Read More

Microsoft Windows 10 active devices reach 600M for first time, CEO Satya Nadella says

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached a new milestone: 600 million active monthly devices. CEO Satya Nadella referenced… Read More

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