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Nov 8, 2023, 9:10 AM

GitHub previews upcoming ‘Copilot Workspace,’ catering to AI-hungry software developers

Bouyed by the growing wave of software developers adopting artificial intelligence, GitHub is previewing a system called Copilot Workspace that… Read More

Nov 6, 2023, 2:19 PM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on possibility of ChatGPT device: ‘We’d like to figure out something amazing’

Reporting from San Francisco: OpenAI rolled out voice interaction as a premium feature for its ChatGPT mobile apps in September,… Read More

Nov 3, 2023, 7:22 AM

Swimming from Seattle? Jeff Bezos’ big move brings us full circle from the mid-1990s

The news that Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle feels like a bookend, of sorts — not a doomsday moment for… Read More

Oct 30, 2023, 5:23 AM

AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue

AI is starting to generate real money for the big cloud providers. Global spending on cloud infrastructure services topped $68… Read More

Oct 26, 2023, 7:52 AM

Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela is leaving after 32 years, replaced by veteran exec Takeshi Numoto

One of Microsoft’s longest-running executive leaders is leaving after more than three decades with the company. Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief… Read More

Oct 24, 2023, 1:17 PM

Microsoft tops expectations as tech giant looks to AI to fuel growth

Microsoft exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with revenue of $56.5 billion, up 13% year-over-year, and earnings of $2.99 per share, up… Read More

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Oct 23, 2023, 10:20 AM

Microsoft earnings preview: Wall Street waits for an AI inflection point

The official launch of Microsoft 365 Copilot, the company’s new artificial intelligence service for large businesses, is still more than… Read More

Oct 19, 2023, 1:47 PM

‘This is Microsoft’s moment’: Satya Nadella details ‘new era of AI’ in annual shareholders letter

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella focused on artificial intelligence in his annual shareholders letter published Thursday, detailing why “this is Microsoft’s… Read More

Oct 17, 2023, 2:42 PM

Report: Amazon will use Microsoft 365 cloud productivity tools in $1B ‘megadeal’

Amazon has committed more than $1 billion to license Microsoft 365 cloud productivity software for 1 million of its corporate… Read More

Oct 17, 2023, 12:34 PM

UK regulator puts Amazon and Microsoft on notice with details of cloud investigation

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) outlined the scope of its planned investigation into major public cloud platforms, singling… Read More

Oct 12, 2023, 11:16 PM

Microsoft completes landmark Activision Blizzard acquisition after 21-month regulatory saga

Updated on Oct. 13 with details of acquisition closing. Microsoft completed its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Friday… Read More

Oct 11, 2023, 1:48 PM

IRS audit finds Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in taxes, company plans to appeal

An IRS audit examining nearly a decade of Microsoft financial reporting has found that the company owes $28.9 billion in… Read More

Oct 7, 2023, 7:54 AM

What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in court about Google, Apple, search, and the future of AI

You may have read the juicy sound bites from Satya Nadella in Google’s antitrust trial this week, as the Microsoft… Read More

Oct 3, 2023, 12:46 PM

Microsoft and Oracle, frenemies at last: What others can learn from their unlikely partnership

“All partnerships are tactical. There is no such thing as a strategic partnership.” That’s one of the lessons that business… Read More

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Oct 2, 2023, 10:39 AM

Testifying in Google trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI could extend search giant’s lead

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI has looked at times like a glimmer of hope for its Bing search engine in its… Read More

Sep 29, 2023, 10:47 AM

Microsoft alumni reunite in Redmond, look ahead to what’s next in AI and the world

REDMOND, Wash. — Mike Sievert knew exactly how to break the ice with this crowd. “It’s really great for me… Read More

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Sep 28, 2023, 3:56 PM

Report: Microsoft considered selling Bing to Apple to replace Google as default search engine

Microsoft considered selling its Bing search engine to Apple in a deal that would have replaced Google as the default… Read More

Sep 28, 2023, 7:00 AM

Lumen CEO Kate Johnson on Seattle tech, AI, lessons from Microsoft, and ‘cloudifying’ telecom

Kate Johnson is based in Denver in her role as Lumen Technologies CEO and president, but she has been spending… Read More

Sep 23, 2023, 7:27 AM

Longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley is our Copilot on this week’s GeekWire Podcast

It was a big week for Microsoft, with the unveiling of the company’s latest Windows and AI features and new… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 6:34 PM

Interview: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits Amazon and Microsoft; talks AI, China, economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, visited Seattle on Friday as part of a West Coast tour… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 7:21 AM

UK regulator: Microsoft concessions ‘substantially address’ concerns about Activision deal

Microsoft’s plan to sell Activision Blizzard’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft appears to have appeased UK antitrust regulators who previously… Read More

Sep 21, 2023, 10:16 AM

‘It’s kind of like the ’90s are back’: Microsoft previews unified AI ‘Copilot’ initiative

Microsoft executives appeared in New York City this morning to unveil a torrent of new AI features for Windows and… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 3:14 PM

Should Amazon be ‘pumped’ to land Panos Panay? A closer look at longtime Microsoft devices leader

Microsoft developed its first Surface tablet more than a decade ago under strict secrecy to give then-CEO Steve Ballmer the… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 10:24 AM

Major leak reveals Microsoft’s Xbox plans for 2024 and beyond

In a major leak, Microsoft has accidentally disclosed many of its past, present, and future plans for its gaming division,… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 10:40 AM

Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business

Amazon is expected to name Panos Panay, the longtime Microsoft Windows and Devices leader, as the new executive in charge… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 7:40 AM

Longtime Microsoft hardware leader Panos Panay is leaving the company after 19 years

UPDATE: Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business Panos Panay, the Microsoft chief… Read More

Sep 14, 2023, 1:33 PM

Larry Ellison makes first-ever visit to Redmond to announce Oracle databases in Microsoft cloud

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison made a rare joint appearance this afternoon to announce… Read More

Sep 13, 2023, 5:51 AM

Interview: Microsoft President Brad Smith supports plan for AI ‘safety brakes’ in U.S. Senate hearing

Much like safety brakes in elevators make people comfortable using them in tall buildings, high-risk artificial intelligence systems need specialized… Read More

Sep 5, 2023, 9:55 AM

RIP, WordPad: Microsoft will remove this longtime word-processing app in a future Windows update

We probably should have known something was up when they didn’t give WordPad a dark mode. Just before the long… Read More

Aug 31, 2023, 9:35 AM

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

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