A new state law wipes out nearly all non-compete agreements in Washington, sparking debate across the tech ecosystem about innovation, talent mobility and employer rights. Read More
Microsoft’s decision to have GPT and Claude check each other’s work inside Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Researcher agent signals a broader shift: the single-model era in enterprise AI may be over. Read More
Bound for the Moon, astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft encountered a challenge familiar to many of us back here on terra firma: Microsoft Outlook. Read More
David Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. One stands out: the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy at a birthday party that he went home and invented the iPad. Read More
In her debut column for GeekWire, longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley digs into the recent wave of reorgs, hiring freezes, and leadership shakeups in Redmond, and asks whether it’s business as usual or something bigger. Read More
Microsoft is using Anthropic’s Claude to fact-check work done by OpenAI’s GPT inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, blending its new and old AI partnerships as it tries to accelerate adoption of its AI assistant for business. Read More
Ravi Vedula leads the data and insights organization behind Microsoft 365 and Copilot. His new book is about cricket, colony life, but more importantly, the system of values that he learned as a kid in Hyderabad. Read More
Lamanna’s comments at GeekWire’s Agents of Transformation event reflect how access to AI models is becoming as fundamental as salary in compensation negotiations. Read More
Microsoft is hiring former Ai2 CEO Ali Farhadi, along with Hanna Hajishirzi and Ranjay Krishna from the Allen Institute for AI to join Mustafa Suleyman’s Superintelligence team, GeekWire has learned. Former Ai2 COO Sophie Lebrecht is also making the move. Read More
Microsoft is reorganizing its Copilot organization, unifying its consumer and commercial AI efforts under former Snap executive Jacob Andreou while narrowing the role of Microsoft AI leader Mustafa Suleyman to focus on superintelligence and frontier models. Read More
Microsoft says it’s exploring ways to license guide content from creators, but the details are vague, and the GDC demo told a different story. Read More
“When I think about the pantheon of leaders who have truly shaped this company, Rajesh stands firmly among them,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. Read More
Microsoft filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Department of War, urging a judge to block the Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation. The move reflects the companies’ growing alliance and Microsoft’s history of taking on Washington, D.C. Read More
Microsoft is launching Copilot Cowork, a new AI assistant built with Anthropic that can run tasks in the background and work across Microsoft 365 apps, as part of a broader wave of updates including a new $99-per-user E7 licensing tier. Read More
In the days leading up to one of the games industry’s bigger trade conferences, Microsoft has quietly unveiled the code name for its next-generation Xbox console: Project Helix. Read More
Pre-trial motions in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft focus in part on his company’s business dealings with the Redmond company, and what that means for his credibility as a witness. Read More
Amazon’s $50 billion OpenAI investment made big headlines, but the SEC filings tell a more complicated story. Here’s how the money flows, what triggers the payments, and what the companies are keeping secret. Read More
Bill Gates apologized to Gates Foundation staff over his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, as a new report revealed the depth of the late sex offender’s connections to Microsoft. Read More
Microsoft’s new top gaming exec has the trust of Satya Nadella, a track record running platforms at Facebook, Instacart, and Microsoft’s AI division, and a goal to restore Xbox’s “renegade spirit.” What she doesn’t have is gaming industry experience — and the community is watching closely. Read More
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is in a unique position where she really can succeed in the video game business, despite her inexperience in the field, without really trying. Read More
Phil Spencer, who reshaped Xbox through landmark acquisitions and a bet on cloud gaming, is stepping down. His successor, Asha Sharma, has roots in the Seattle startup community, with deep experience in consumer platforms. Xbox President Sarah Bond is leaving. Read More
Microsoft’s three-day-a-week return-to-office mandate starts Monday, Feb. 23, for Seattle-area employees. Here’s what to know about the policy, and some advice for commuters from the Bellevue Chamber: “Gird your loins.” Read More
Microsoft has permanently closed the Visitor Center in Building 92, a hands-on tech showcase and historical exhibit that was a destination for guests and employees for many years. Read More
Washington school districts gathered at Microsoft to launch AI projects in education, backed by grants from Microsoft and the Gates Foundation. National research presented at the event showed that even the most ambitious districts are struggling to measure whether AI is making a difference. Read More
A former Microsoft executive is returning to the company from Google to lead its security initiatives, replacing the former Amazon exec who is exiting the role to focus on engineering quality as an individual contributor at the Redmond company. Read More
Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay departs Salesforce after 19 years, hinting at a “new challenge” ahead. His exit follows other recent leadership departures at the company. Also, Microsoft names four new EVPs. And Avanade taps a new CEO. Read More
Microsoft beat its own forecast. Revenue rose 17%. Cloud crossed $50 billion. So why did the stock fall 10%, erasing $357 billion in market value? We dig into the numbers behind the company’s worst post-earnings drop in 13 years. Read More
