Microsoft (MSFT) News – Page 14 of 232

Aug 22, 2023, 7:24 AM

Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard cloud streaming rights to address UK regulator concerns

In order to address regulatory concerns in the UK, Microsoft has restructured the terms of its acquisition of $68.7 billion… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 12:21 PM

Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

It’s the end of an era. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft… Read More

Aug 11, 2023, 3:36 PM

Microsoft AI tool reveals swath of devastation from Maui wildfire

In Maui’s historic town of Lahaina, more than half of the community’s 2,810 buildings have been damaged by a wildfire… Read More

Jul 28, 2023, 7:44 AM

New numbers show how Microsoft’s job cuts have impacted its global workforce

Microsoft ended its fiscal 2023 in June with 221,000 employees globally, according to the company’s annual 10K filing Thursday with… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 5:12 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

— James Phillips, a former corporate vice president and president at Microsoft, joined Google Cloud as a vice president. Phillips… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 5:18 AM

Three years after Slack complaint, European Commission opens formal Microsoft Teams probe

Microsoft is officially back on the European Commission’s investigative agenda. European antitrust authorities opened a formal investigation Thursday into Microsoft’s… Read More

Jul 24, 2023, 10:28 AM

All eyes on AI as Microsoft prepares for pivotal earnings report

Investors will be looking for early signs of traction from Microsoft’s artificial intelligence investments Tuesday afternoon when the company reports… Read More

Jul 24, 2023, 9:09 AM

Slice of gamer life: Xbox cooks up pizza-scented controller for ‘Mutant Ninja Turtles’ fans

Recognizing that nothing goes better together than pizza and video games, Xbox has designed a pizza-scented wireless video game controller… Read More

Jul 22, 2023, 7:26 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s big bet on the AI economy, and the risks on the road ahead

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft staked its financial claim in the AI gold rush this week, announcing pricing… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 9:52 AM

Seattle Seahawks dial up a vintage web experience with Microsoft to unveil throwback uniforms

Paul Allen would be right at home scrolling the Seattle Seahawks internet experience today — so long as the late… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 7:13 AM

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to Oct. 18

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agreed to extend their merger agreement deadline by three months to help address regulatory concerns in… Read More

Jul 18, 2023, 9:51 AM

Microsoft sees ‘massive’ economic opportunity in AI; stock nears record on business pricing news

Microsoft will seek to capitalize on the intense interest in artificial intelligence at work with a significant price hike for… Read More

Jul 16, 2023, 9:55 AM

Microsoft inks deal with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft said Sunday that it signed a binding agreement with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the… Read More

Jul 14, 2023, 1:37 PM

Chinese hacking group exploited multiple Microsoft flaws to access U.S. government email accounts

Microsoft is providing new details about the techniques used by a Chinese hacking group to infiltrate the email accounts of… Read More

Jul 14, 2023, 12:18 PM

Xbox’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb ‘taking a step back’ from Microsoft

Larry Hryb, better known to the Xbox player community by his gamer tag “Major Nelson,” announced Friday that he’s “taking… Read More

Jul 13, 2023, 10:48 AM

Microsoft faces new scrutiny after Chinese hackers infiltrate U.S. government via Exchange Online

A U.S. government agency reportedly detected initial signs of an intrusion by a Chinese hacking group using a premium feature… Read More

Jul 11, 2023, 8:34 AM

Microsoft wins pivotal court ruling over FTC, clearing key hurdle for $69B Activision deal

A federal judge sided with Microsoft on Tuesday in a setback for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block… Read More

Jul 5, 2023, 11:06 AM

Analyst: Microsoft will join $3 trillion club next year, fueled by ‘AI monetization’

Microsoft will join Apple and hit a $3 trillion valuation by early 2024, according to Dan Ives, an analyst with… Read More

Jul 1, 2023, 9:37 AM

Microsoft releases preview of AI-powered Windows Copilot, aiming to change how people use PCs

For more than four decades, since the 1980s, pointing and clicking has been the primary method of using a personal… Read More

Jun 30, 2023, 4:00 PM

What we learned from Microsoft vs. the FTC in tech giant’s battle to acquire Activision Blizzard

From the start, Microsoft’s hearing against the US Federal Trade Commission was going to be interesting to anyone who follows… Read More

Jun 28, 2023, 9:55 AM

Microsoft targets AI skills gap with new training program and grant challenge

Microsoft is launching a new AI Skills Initiative that includes a global grant challenge, free online courses, and a training… Read More

Jun 23, 2023, 6:19 PM

Day two of Microsoft’s FTC trial: Court documents point to new Xbox in 2028

Microsoft plans to bring the next generation of Xbox video game consoles to market in 2028, according to documents unsealed… Read More

Jun 22, 2023, 12:01 PM

The view from day one: Microsoft challenges FTC in court over acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Today marked the first of a five-day court session that pits Microsoft against the US Federal Trade Commission, in the… Read More

Jun 21, 2023, 10:49 AM

Microsoft reaches a key milestone in its quest to build a quantum supercomputer

Microsoft says it has achieved an important physics breakthrough representing the first milestone in its long-term initiative to build a… Read More

Jun 12, 2023, 3:41 PM

FTC files injunction to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in court Monday to block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game developer Activision… Read More

Jun 12, 2023, 12:41 PM

The Great Gatesby? Green beacon at Bill Gates’ lakeside mansion lights up a literary mystery

Bill Gates has made no secret of his love for “The Great Gatsby,” the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald… Read More

Jun 11, 2023, 3:08 PM

What’s next for Xbox: Starfield, Fable, Flight Simulator, and a new Series S console

Microsoft aired its pre-recorded Xbox Showcase June 11 to reveal what’s coming next for the Xbox video game platform. It… Read More

Jun 10, 2023, 8:29 AM

Apple vs. Microsoft: Vision Pro, HoloLens, and a familiar pattern in a classic tech rivalry

Some of Microsoft’s biggest missteps over the years have come not from being too late but rather too early, leaving… Read More

Jun 6, 2023, 8:46 AM

Microsoft to pay $20M FTC fine over Xbox child account data collection practices

Microsoft will pay a $20 million fine and change its account verification process for Xbox gamers under 13 as part… Read More

Jun 2, 2023, 10:18 AM

Microsoft sets aside $425M to help cover potential LinkedIn targeted advertising fine

Microsoft will take a charge of $425 million in the current quarter in anticipation of a fine from the Irish… Read More