Microsoft’s plan to sell Activision Blizzard’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft appears to have appeased UK antitrust regulators who previously sought to block its $68.7 billion acquisition of the Call… Read More
Brad Smith, the former Intuit CEO and current president of Marshall University, has joined the Amazon board of directors. The Seattle-based company revealed the news in an SEC filing Wednesday.… Read More
Much like safety brakes in elevators make people comfortable using them in tall buildings, high-risk artificial intelligence systems need specialized precautions to ensure they don’t bring society crashing down. Brad… Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Seattle today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a measure that is directing billions of dollars into clean energy efforts and… Read More
How can humanity reap AI’s rewards and minimize its risks? Microsoft offered its own answer to that question in the form of a “blueprint” for governing artificial intelligence, outlined by… Read More
With the future of TikTok in the U.S. in doubt again, there’s a fresh round of speculation about potential buyers for the hit social video app. Microsoft is among the… Read More
It’s unusual for tech executives and religious leaders to get together to discuss their shared interests and goals for the future of humanity and the planet. It’s even more extraordinary… Read More
Some 3,900 companies worldwide have made pledges to cut their carbon emissions. But many, or perhaps most, lack the skilled workers needed to reach those goals. “I commonly find a… Read More
Microsoft’s last-ditch effort to avoid an Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over its $69 billion Activision-Blizzard deal included an offer to enter a legally binding consent decree to make “Call of… Read More
Microsoft says it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make new “Call of Duty” games available on PlayStation at the same time as their release on Xbox if the… Read More
Inside a Seattle waterfront center cloaked in wildfire smoke, climate tech innovators and investors came together this week at the Breakthrough Energy Summit. The event was a chance to share… Read More
BLAINE, Wash. — Wildfire smoke was hanging over the U.S.-Canada border in the distance as regional leaders from both countries arrived here Monday, an appropriately ominous backdrop for a conference… Read More
Regulators in the UK expressed concern about the competitive implications of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard, saying it could hamper the ability of Sony and other companies to… Read More
Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break. Halfway through, the reality has been anything but. “This has been… Read More
Marcus Courtney was a Microsoft software tester who led a multi-year effort to unionize his fellow contract workers starting in the late 1990s. That history gives him a unique perspective… Read More
Conceding that the rise of labor unions in tech may ultimately reach its own business, Microsoft released a new set of principles acknowledging the rights of its employees to organize,… Read More
Microsoft responded to criticism of its cloud licensing policies in Europe with a series of promises to change its licensing practices and overall principles to level the playing field for… Read More
A campaign to restore the 104-year-old ASUW Shell House at the University of Washington in Seattle is getting a boost toward its goal with a $5 million commitment from Microsoft… Read More
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening not only by land, sea, and air, but through computers and the internet. “We’re seeing the world’s first hybrid war,” Microsoft President Brad… Read More
President Joe Biden breezed into Seattle on Thursday, and continues his stay this morning with plans for Earth Day remarks at Seward Park (see tweet at bottom). He also plans… Read More
Microsoft says it will suspend all new sales of its products and services in Russia and stop “many aspects” of its business in Russia in line with government sanctions. “Like… Read More
Microsoft says it began detecting “destructive cyberattacks directed against Ukraine’s digital infrastructure” several hours before the Russian military began launching missiles or moving tanks into the country last week. The… Read More
“Your code will be attacked.” That warning, so obvious today, was a blunt wake-up call 20 years ago for many of the software developers reading the book Writing Secure Code,… Read More
Looking at GeekWire’s most-read stories for 2021, this series of headlines stands out as a symbol of the past year, not just for Amazon but for the world at large.… Read More
Ed Lazowska has played an instrumental role in the growth of the Seattle region’s technology industry, as a driving force behind University of Washington computer science and engineering for more… Read More
Updated below with vote tallies. Microsoft pledged to release more information about sexual harassment cases after shareholders approved a resolution on the issue that cited, among other examples, allegations that… Read More
Microsoft now employs more than 1,900 people in Vancouver, B.C., up from less than 800 when the pandemic started in early 2020, part of a broader trend of international growth… Read More
Washington, Oregon and British Columbia agreed to work together to bring bullet trains or other forms of ultra-high-speed ground transportation to connect the major population centers of the Cascadia region.… Read More
Microsoft announced a scholarship program for U.S. community colleges and other initiatives to address what it describes as a national cybersecurity skills crisis. The company says it will offer free… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week called the company’s unsuccessful efforts to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations last year “the strangest thing” he’s ever worked on. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and… Read More
