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Oct 29, 2025, 8:33 AM

With earnings on tap, Microsoft touches $4 trillion again after reaching OpenAI deal

With a new OpenAI partnership in hand, Microsoft is going into its earnings report Wednesday afternoon with a resolution to one of the biggest questions about its business. Read More

Oct 28, 2025, 8:49 AM

Microsoft gets 27% stake in OpenAI, and a $250B Azure commitment

Microsoft and OpenAI announced the long-awaited details of their new partnership agreement Tuesday morning — with concessions on both sides that keep the companies aligned but not in lockstep as they move into their next phases of AI development. Read More

Oct 25, 2025, 9:00 AM

The Great Rewiring: How the pandemic set the stage for AI — and what’s next

The pandemic and rise of AI are part of one continuous transformation in the way we work, and it’s not over yet, says Microsoft’s Colette Stallbaumer, author of the new book “WorkLab: Five years that shook the business world, and sparked an AI-first future.” Read More

Oct 23, 2025, 1:23 PM

New report about crazy Xbox profit expectations helps shed light on Microsoft’s broader gaming changes

For the last two years, Microsoft’s video game division has been working to meet financial targets that are well in excess of the typical industry standard, which has led to waves of layoffs, canceled projects, and a general perception that the company is scrambling. Read More

Oct 23, 2025, 9:08 AM

Microsoft Copilot gets long-term memory, group chats, and new ‘Mico’ persona in latest update

Microsoft is rolling out a series of updates to its consumer Copilot AI assistant, including shared group chats, long-term memory, and an optional visual persona named Mico. Read More

Oct 21, 2025, 2:19 PM

Satya Nadella’s pay tops $96M as Microsoft stock soars; Walmart CFO set to join board

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s total compensation rose nearly 22% to $96.5 million, driven largely by the company’s surging stock price, a new filing reveals. Read More

Oct 18, 2025, 8:50 AM

The next PC platform shift? Ed Bott on Microsoft’s big Windows AI bet

Veteran tech journalist Ed Bott joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss Microsoft’s new Windows 11 AI features — from “Hey Copilot” voice commands to on-device “Copilot Actions” — and what they reveal about the company’s high-stakes push to reinvent Windows for the AI era. Read More

Oct 16, 2025, 6:07 AM

Microsoft’s new AI features aim to give Windows a voice and mind of its own

Microsoft is bringing new and expanded AI features to Windows 11 — adding “Hey Copilot” voice activation, on-screen assistance, and experimental agentic tools as it tries to redefine the PC for the AI era. Read More

Oct 15, 2025, 4:11 PM

PC or console? Microsoft’s new handheld gaming device raises questions about Xbox strategy

On the eve of the system’s release, tech reviewers across the internet are sharing their thoughts on the new ROG Xbox Ally, Microsoft’s long-anticipated foray into the portable gaming market. Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 4:21 PM

Microsoft to provide free Copilot tools for Washington state schools amid debate over AI’s role in learning

Microsoft Elevate Washington is a sweeping new initiative that will provide free access to AI-powered software and training for all 295 public school districts and 34 community and technical colleges across Washington state. Read More

Oct 1, 2025, 8:18 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shakes up his own job, taps veteran exec as CEO of commercial business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is handing off day-to-day commercial execution to longtime sales chief Judson Althoff, who takes on the new role of CEO of commercial business. The change frees Nadella to focus more on AI and long-term technology bets. Read More

Sep 29, 2025, 8:31 AM

What is ‘vibe working’? Microsoft brings agent-powered AI to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Microsoft is rolling out new AI features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as part of what it calls “vibe working.” The updates introduce Agent Mode and Office Agent, tools designed to handle multi-step tasks and generate documents, spreadsheets, and presentations through Copilot. Read More

Sep 25, 2025, 10:02 AM

Microsoft cuts off Israeli military’s access to tech that was reportedly used in Palestinian surveillance

The move by the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is in response to an Aug. 6 report by The Guardian, which revealed how Microsoft Azure was being used to store and process millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank. Read More

Sep 24, 2025, 10:29 AM

Microsoft adds Anthropic’s Claude AI models to 365 Copilot as OpenAI relationship evolves

Microsoft is adding Anthropic’s Claude models to Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving business users a choice beyond OpenAI’s GPT technology. The rollout starts with the Researcher agent and Copilot Studio, reflecting Microsoft’s broader push to work with multiple AI providers. Read More

Sep 24, 2025, 8:35 AM

Will new U.S. visa fee boost Canada’s tech sector? B.C. sees an opening against Seattle and Silicon Valley

Canada is seizing on the new $100,000 U.S. H-1B visa fee, pitching itself as a more affordable hub for AI talent as British Columbia and Ottawa look to keep skilled workers from heading south to Seattle and Silicon Valley. Read More

Sep 23, 2025, 8:00 AM

Microsoft tames intense chip heat with liquid cooling veins, designed by AI and inspired by biology

Microsoft says it has developed a breakthrough microfluidics cooling system for chips, resembling the veins in a leaf and using AI to match the processor’s heat signature, promising greater overall efficiency in data centers. Read More

Sep 16, 2025, 2:42 PM

Microsoft will invest $30B in the U.K. by 2028 to fuel AI infrastructure and country’s largest supercomputer

The Redmond tech giant revealed the investment as President Donald Trump visits the U.K. this week. It’s the latest sign of Microsoft’s appetite to expand its cloud and AI capacity. Read More

Sep 12, 2025, 8:04 AM

Orange Crabs in the Machine: How Rust is rewriting the rules of modern software

At RustConf 2025 in Seattle, Microsoft, Amazon, and the broader developer community marked key milestones for Rust — an open-source programming language that has quickly gone from cult favorite to critical infrastructure. Read More

Sep 12, 2025, 4:51 AM

Microsoft Teams dispute resolved, five years after Slack complaint

A commitment by Microsoft to offer stripped-down versions of its productivity suites without the Teams communication service has been accepted by the European Commission — resolving a high-profile antitrust case against the Redmond company. Read More

Sep 11, 2025, 4:47 PM

Microsoft and OpenAI make a deal: Reading between the lines of their secretive new agreement

Microsoft and OpenAI announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding Thursday afternoon, signaling that they’ve agreed in principle on changing and continuing one of the defining partnerships of the AI era. Read More

Sep 11, 2025, 7:25 AM

Microsoft exec hints at new Copilot features, saying AI will become more of a ‘team sport’

Microsoft is preparing to go deeper into “human-to-human-to-AI collaboration,” one of the company’s top AI executives said this week — signaling plans for a broader rollout of features to let people work with each other and AI at the same time. Read More

Sep 9, 2025, 6:23 PM

Microsoft president calls on businesses and nonprofits to fight back against new taxes

Microsoft President Brad Smith continued his critique of state and local policymakers in Washington, warning that a tax-first agenda risks undermining the region’s economic foundation. Read More

Sep 9, 2025, 8:47 AM

Microsoft sets new RTO policy, requiring employees in the office 3 days per week

In a memo to staff, Microsoft said the change is grounded in data showing that in-person collaboration boosts energy, empowerment, and results, especially for AI-era innovation. Read More

Sep 8, 2025, 3:09 PM

Microsoft inks AI infrastructure deal worth up to $19.4B with data center company Nebius

Nebius Group N.V., a spinoff of Russian tech giant Yandex that provides computing power, signed a deal with Microsoft worth… Read More

Sep 8, 2025, 10:43 AM

Microsoft cuts 42 more jobs in Redmond, continuing layoffs amid AI spending boom

The ongoing trickle of smaller layoffs marks a departure from the traditional corporate mantra of “cut once, cut deep.” Microsoft’s approach has naturally left some employees feeling nervous about whether their job will be next. Read More

Sep 8, 2025, 8:00 AM

Ex-Microsoft strategist running for Congress wants a ‘realistic’ approach to regulating and guiding AI policy

A former Microsoft AI strategist is running for Congress in Illinois, positioning himself as a much-needed technology expert for a… Read More

Sep 6, 2025, 4:25 PM

Elon Musk’s xAI plans Seattle hub with engineering jobs paying up to $440k

The move by xAI is notable in part because of Musk’s complicated relationship with Microsoft. The company will join OpenAI and Anthropic among major Silicon Valley AI startups with Seattle-area outposts. Read More

Sep 6, 2025, 8:33 AM

Podcast: OpenAI’s big Seattle deal; Steve Ballmer under NBA scrutiny; the irony in Google’s antitrust case

GeekWire Podcast dives into Steve Ballmer’s Clippers controversy, OpenAI’s $1.1B Statsig acquisition in Seattle, and the latest Google antitrust ruling with big implications for Microsoft. Read More

Sep 5, 2025, 10:52 AM

Here’s what Bill Gates and Satya Nadella told President Trump at the White House tech summit

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Bill Gates were at the White House on Thursday night, part of a high-profile gathering of tech leaders who combined praise for President Donald Trump with promises to invest in U.S. infrastructure, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. Read More

Sep 3, 2025, 10:14 AM

Google antitrust ruling gives Microsoft a shaky bridge over search giant’s competitive moat

A pivotal antitrust ruling aimed at addressing Google’s search monopoly may have handed Microsoft its best competitive opening in many… Read More