Feb 2, 2025, 9:00 PM Bill Gates’ book ‘Source Code’ is a surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul’s early years Never go to the dentist the morning after an LSD trip. That’s one of the more unexpected takeaways from Bill… Read More
Play Feb 1, 2025, 7:29 AM Podcast: DeepSeek reality check; Amazon, Bezos, and the Post; lost in the Microsoft garage Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive deep into DeepSeek, the AI project shaking up the tech world, to… Read More
Jan 30, 2025, 7:00 AM Microsoft’s new Surface Copilot+ PCs use Intel’s Lunar Lake chips in push for business adoption Microsoft announced new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices for businesses running on Intel Core Ultra series 2 processors —… Read More
Jan 29, 2025, 1:15 PM Microsoft’s AI revenue run rate reaches $13B annually as tech giant tops earnings expectations Microsoft says it’s generating revenue from its artificial intelligence products and services at a rate of $13 billion annually, exceeding… Read More
Jan 28, 2025, 2:09 PM DeepSeek defense: Microsoft earnings will offer new chance to detail AI capital spending plans Reporting quarterly earnings Wednesday afternoon, it will be tough for Microsoft to avoid the issue of the AI breakthroughs from… Read More
Jan 28, 2025, 8:29 AM Microsoft + TikTok, 2025 edition: Trump comment stirs new speculation about possible deal The potential for Microsoft to acquire TikTok is looping back around again like a viral social dance clip on endless… Read More
Jan 27, 2025, 9:04 AM Microsoft CEO says AI use will ‘skyrocket’ with more efficiency amid craze over DeepSeek In an apparent response to the attention on a new AI model out of China, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted… Read More
Jan 25, 2025, 9:09 AM ‘I’m good for my $80 billion’: What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella really meant by his Stargate zinger Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had the quote of the week in response to a question from CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin… Read More
Play Jan 24, 2025, 7:17 AM ‘The Road Ahead’ at 30: What Bill Gates’ classic book about the future says about the world today Play GeekWire revisits Bill Gates’ classic book, The Road Ahead, with insights from one of his coauthors, and finds parallels to the AI revolution happening now. Read More
Jan 22, 2025, 3:05 PM Filing: Microsoft executive Chris Young resigns as business development and strategy leader Chris Young, a tech industry veteran who joined Microsoft to lead its business development initiatives in 2020, turned in his… Read More
Jan 22, 2025, 6:12 AM Microsoft launches $5M grant program for AI projects in WA state as part of 50th anniversary Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab is offering a total of $5 million in cloud computing credits in its home state… Read More
Jan 21, 2025, 7:21 PM Microsoft and OpenAI tweak the terms of their cloud deal, enabling $500B Stargate AI project Microsoft will no longer be the exclusive provider of new cloud computing capacity to OpenAI — a new twist in… Read More
Jan 16, 2025, 2:34 PM Microsoft increases price of Microsoft 365 bundle for consumers — the first bump in 12 years Microsoft is increasing the price of its consumer Microsoft 365 bundle by $3 per month as it adds AI features… Read More
Jan 15, 2025, 9:05 AM Microsoft’s free 365 Copilot Chat will let business users access AI agents in bid to expand adoption Microsoft is adding a new wrinkle to Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI service for businesses, with a free chat experience… Read More
Jan 14, 2025, 5:35 PM Microsoft’s former head of Windows and Devices design to lead Amazon Devices & Services design Ralf Groene, a key figure in the design of Microsoft’s devices for more than 17 years, has emerged from a… Read More
Jan 13, 2025, 8:26 AM Microsoft creates new AI platform and tools division, led by former Facebook engineering chief Microsoft is creating a new engineering division, led by the former global head of engineering at Facebook (now Meta), that… Read More
Jan 10, 2025, 9:02 AM Mike Maples Sr., 1942-2025: Microsoft’s ‘adult in the room’ had a deep impact on the company Mike Maples Sr. faced no shortage of skepticism when he joined Microsoft in 1988, after being personally (and persistently) recruited… Read More
Jan 8, 2025, 10:29 AM Microsoft layoffs: Tech giant’s job cuts stretch into 2025, now focusing on performance Microsoft plans to make a new round of layoffs across the company, impacting employees whose performance has been deemed to… Read More
Jan 6, 2025, 1:32 PM Google calls out Microsoft for trickery over Bing’s response to ‘Google’ search query Searching for “Google” on Microsoft Bing right now (when logged out) brings up a search experience that looks a lot… Read More
Jan 6, 2025, 6:00 AM Windows 10’s days are numbered, and Microsoft is starting a big push for Windows 11 upgrades Microsoft is looking to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week as a catalyst for Windows users to… Read More
Jan 3, 2025, 1:17 PM Microsoft offers U.S. a roadmap to win AI race vs. China, signals $80B in FY25 capital spending The United States needs an overarching national strategy to ensure it prevails in the global AI race — focusing on… Read More
Dec 30, 2024, 10:32 AM Can Microsoft avoid the ghost of Clippy? Familiar theme emerges in Copilot rollout for Office apps In late October, Microsoft announced that it was starting to test the integration of its Copilot AI assistant into Microsoft… Read More
Dec 18, 2024, 10:23 AM A new era for Windows: Can Microsoft’s longtime engine power another tech revolution? Microsoft is betting Windows on AI, hoping to breathe new life into one of the most successful products in tech history. Read More
Dec 18, 2024, 9:00 AM Microsoft’s new open-source AI solution will beam wildlife data from remote corners of the world Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab this morning unveiled a new open-source project and AI-powered edge computing device designed to improve… Read More
Dec 11, 2024, 3:42 PM Bitcoin gets almost no support from Microsoft shareholders, as AI data scrutiny tops voting None of the six outside shareholder proposals at Microsoft’s annual meeting Tuesday won enough support for adoption, but the specific… Read More
Dec 11, 2024, 2:14 PM Microsoft will take $800 million charge on Cruise investment as GM exits robotaxi business Microsoft will take an $800 million charge on its investment in the Cruise robotaxi business after General Motors announced it… Read More
Dec 10, 2024, 4:09 PM Microsoft shareholders reject call to invest in Bitcoin, but company doesn’t entirely rule it out Microsoft shareholders turned down a proposal calling on the company to consider diversifying its investments by including Bitcoin in the… Read More
Dec 10, 2024, 10:00 AM Microsoft shareholders reject proposals to further study AI’s risks to its business Microsoft investors turned down six shareholder proposals at its annual meeting Tuesday, three of them focused on the risks of… Read More
Dec 9, 2024, 9:00 AM Microsoft shares new data center design featuring a closed-loop water system for cooling Microsoft revealed details of new approach to cooling data centers that won’t lose water to evaporation. The strategy will still… Read More
Dec 5, 2024, 9:21 AM Microsoft releases preview of voice-enabled ‘Copilot Vision’ AI browsing companion for Edge A new opt-in Microsoft Edge feature, released in limited preview today, augments the browsing experience with AI that “sees” the… Read More
