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Microsoft Bing adds AI chat history, exports, visual search results, new web integrations

by Todd Bishop on May 4, 2023May 3, 2023 at 10:41 pm

Microsoft is updating its OpenAI-powered Bing search chatbot with several new features, and expanding its availability beyond the initial limited preview, looking to build on its momentum three months after… Read More

A setback for Microsoft: New Xbox exclusive ‘Redfall’ gets negative reviews on launch day

by Thomas Wilde on May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 at 7:32 am

One of the big system exclusives for Microsoft’s Xbox video game system was met with poor critical reception on Monday, shortly ahead of its wide release. Arkane Studios’ Redfall was… Read More

UK’s rejection of $69B Activision Blizzard deal leaves Microsoft fighting battles on two continents

by Thomas Wilde & Todd Bishop on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 at 6:15 am

Fifteen months after Microsoft started its journey to join forces with Activision Blizzard, another boss is now standing in its way. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a… Read More

Microsoft stock rises 4% as tech giant beats expectations with $52.9B in Q3 revenue

by Taylor Soper on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 at 2:08 pm

Microsoft reported revenue of $52.9 billion for its fiscal third quarter, a 7% increase from last year. The company beat analyst expectations of $51 billion and shares were up more… Read More

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Microsoft earnings preview: Growth slows as tech giant awaits payoff from big AI bets

by Todd Bishop on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 at 8:35 am

Barring a big surprise, the sluggish economy will continue to take a toll on Microsoft’s overall growth in its financial report Tuesday afternoon for the three months ended March 31,… Read More

Microsoft’s ‘Verified ID’ will confirm that LinkedIn members actually work where they say they do

by Todd Bishop on April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 at 11:04 am

Microsoft is expanding its digital identity technology to LinkedIn with a new tool that lets companies give their employees a way to prove to the outside world that they’re not… Read More

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Microsoft Research head Peter Lee on the applications of GPT-4 in medicine and life sciences

by Charlotte Schubert on March 30, 2023April 1, 2023 at 12:30 pm

Peter Lee has spent a lot of time recently with GPT-4, the AI-powered tool that simulates human conversation, built by OpenAI with contributions from its partner Microsoft. “I lost a… Read More

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New ‘Security Copilot’ is Microsoft’s latest integration of OpenAI’s GPT-4

by Todd Bishop on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 at 9:30 am

Microsoft previewed new technology that uses artificial intelligence to defend against hackers by identifying, analyzing, and understanding the inner workings of malicious cyberattacks. The new “Security Copilot,” announced Tuesday morning,… Read More

Microsoft job cuts surpass 2,700 in Seattle region; security technology group hit in latest round

by Todd Bishop on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 at 5:48 pm

Microsoft made another 559 job cuts in the Seattle region on Monday, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department (ESD), bringing the regional total to 2,743 layoffs… Read More

Microsoft buying TikTok wouldn’t be so strange after all — here’s why it’s still unlikely to happen

by Todd Bishop on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 at 5:29 am

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

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft, OpenAI, and the AI opportunity for startups, with Neo CEO Ali Partovi

by Todd Bishop on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 at 9:28 am

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: what AI means for startups. We’re joined by Ali Partovi, a technology investor, entrepreneur, and mentor who is the CEO of Neo, a startup… Read More

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Lessons in virtual reality: What these computer science students built (and learned) in 10 weeks

by Todd Bishop on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 at 10:04 am

The tech world is abuzz about artificial intelligence, but there’s still plenty to learn and accomplish in virtual and augmented reality, judging from the projects created by University of Washington… Read More

Bill Gates: AI breakthroughs are the biggest tech advance since the graphical user interface

by Todd Bishop on March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 at 10:23 am

One of the pivotal figures in the rise of the graphical user interface says he sees a similar revolution in the new age of artificial intelligence. In a post Tuesday… Read More

Microsoft subsidiary Nuance is using GPT-4 for a new physician notes app

by Charlotte Schubert on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 at 11:20 am

Microsoft-owned AI company Nuance is leveraging GPT-4 to power new software designed to ease the burden of clinical documentation for physicians. Nuance, acquired last year by Microsoft for $19.7 billion,… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: SVB aftermath; the ‘affliction’ of remote work; and Microsoft puts AI to work

by Todd Bishop on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 at 8:46 am

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and consider the long-term implications of the bank’s meltdown on startups and the… Read More

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Microsoft’s real AI battle against Google begins with the promise of new superpowers for work

by Todd Bishop on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 at 10:55 am

Microsoft was encroaching onto Google’s turf when it announced an AI-powered Bing search engine last month. This morning, Microsoft started the equivalent of a home game — promising to use… Read More

Microsoft confirms Bing’s AI-powered search chatbot is running on OpenAI’s new GPT-4

by Todd Bishop on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 at 2:02 pm

With OpenAI’s unveiling of GPT-4 today, its partner Microsoft acknowledged something that had been largely assumed but never confirmed: its AI-powered Bing search engine has been using GPT-4 all along.… Read More

Suspect in alleged stabbing of fellow Microsoft employee pleads not guilty to attempted murder

by Todd Bishop on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 at 3:55 pm

A 27-year-old engineer who joined Microsoft last year pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to a charge of attempted second-degree murder in the alleged unprovoked, random stabbing of another employee the… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows 11 is getting Bing AI taskbar search and new iPhone integration

by Todd Bishop on February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 at 9:51 am

Microsoft announced an update to Windows 11 with the ability to query the company’s AI-powered Bing search chatbot directly from the desktop taskbar. The new “typable taskbar” leverages Microsoft’s widely… Read More

Microsoft expands AI chatbot to Bing and Edge mobile apps after adjusting limits on chat sessions

by Todd Bishop on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 at 10:07 am

Microsoft is expanding the preview of its AI-powered search and composition features to its Bing and Edge mobile apps starting today, two weeks after introducing the technology for desktop. The… Read More

Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal

by Taylor Soper on February 20, 2023February 21, 2023 at 10:50 am

Microsoft’s deal with Nintendo to bring “Call of Duty” games to Nintendo systems — if Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through — is now official. Microsoft… Read More

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Microsoft now says AI-powered Bing chatbot is ‘not a replacement or substitute for the search engine’

by Todd Bishop on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 at 8:19 am

“We think of it, humbly, as the next generation of search and browsing.” That was a comment by Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft corporate vice president and consumer chief marketing officer, on… Read More

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The future of the information economy is in flux as internet search industry enters new area

by Oren Etzioni on February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 at 11:53 am

Editor’s note: This is a guest commentary from Oren Etzioni, former CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), a Seattle-based organization at the forefront of natural language processing research.… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The new Microsoft Bing, and how artificial intelligence is changing the web

by Todd Bishop on February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 at 10:35 am

The new Microsoft Bing drafted the introduction for this week’s GeekWire Podcast, with this prompt: Write an intro for a GeekWire Podcast episode about the new Microsoft Bing search engine,… Read More

Microsoft continues with previously announced layoffs, as Seattle-area total nears 1,500 people

by Todd Bishop on February 10, 2023March 6, 2023 at 5:23 pm

Microsoft notified another round of workers this week that they’re losing their jobs as part of the 10,000 layoffs announced by the company on Jan. 18. A notice filed with the… Read More

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Arguing with AI: My first dispute with Microsoft’s brilliant and boneheaded Bing search engine

by Todd Bishop on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 at 12:29 pm

For the past couple days, I’ve been trying out Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing search engine, a chatbot that uses an advanced version of ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s large language model to… Read More

Microsoft reveals new search engine and browser with AI ‘copilot,’ escalating battle with Google

by Todd Bishop & Taylor Soper on February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 at 2:59 pm

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser that take advantage of next-generation OpenAI artificial intelligence models in a move that promises to… Read More

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Microsoft Word gets ChatGPT integration with new ‘Ghostwriter’ third-party add-in

by Todd Bishop on February 1, 2023April 5, 2023 at 12:39 pm

Microsoft says it plans to integrate OpenAI technologies throughout its product lineup, but one entrepreneur has already put ChatGPT into Microsoft Word, and he’s eyeing additional Microsoft Office products next.… Read More

Microsoft and VMware vet Paul Maritz backs social app that vows not to monetize user data

by Todd Bishop on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 at 2:27 pm

Veteran computer scientist and business leader Paul Maritz is perhaps best known for his work in PC and server operating systems, cloud computing, and enterprise infrastructure technology. But he also… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon VP Babak Parviz joins Madrona; Microsoft CVP Vahé Torossian departs

by Taylor Soper on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 at 2:40 pm

— Babak Parviz, a former director at Google and vice president at Amazon, joined Seattle-based firm Madrona Venture Group as a venture partner. Parviz departed Amazon in December, according to his… Read More

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