GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2024

LinkedIn Photo) Jason Taylor , the former vice president of infrastructure at Meta, joined Microsoft as corporate vice president and deputy CTO for the company’s AI supercomputing efforts. Jason Taylor. Taylor spent more than 13 years at Meta, where he led various infrastructure projects. John Aisien.

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

AI Insight Forum attendees include Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Microsoft Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, 60 senators and. The post Tech Titans and Policymakers Collaborate at AI Insight Forum to Discuss AI Regulations appeared first on Spiceworks.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 25, 2023

Companies that volunteered for AI safeguards include Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Tech Companies Voluntarily Commit To AI Guardrails appeared first on Spiceworks. The post Seven U.S

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IT Toolbox

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The two tech behemoths announced the renewed partnership during Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote speech at Meta Connect 2022 where Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a surprise appearance. The post Microsoft Partners With Meta to Bring Teams, Microsoft 365, and Other Apps to Meta Quest Devices appeared first on Spiceworks.

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IT Toolbox

MARCH 8, 2023

The AI-powered tool is a part of the tech giant’s push in its business development portfolio. The post Microsoft Introduces AI-Based Dynamics 365 Copilot appeared first on Spiceworks.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company is “rapidly infusing” AI across its business. GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with revenue of $56.5 Divisional results : Revenue growth was in the double-digits in two of Microsoft’s three divisions.

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2024

The company has more than 41,000 customers across 75 countries. — Stefan Weitz , a longtime tech leader who spent more than 18 years at Microsoft, is leading a new company called HumanX that bills itself as a community and forum for AI. It sold to a private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in 2022 for $8.4

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It’s a cat-and-mouse struggle as tech giants Microsoft and Apple deal with persistent threats from China state actors and Pegasus spyware.

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Information Week

JANUARY 18, 2024

Seventeen tech firms, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, YouTube, and others were contacted to provide information under a European law passed last year.

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GeekWire

APRIL 25, 2024

A Microsoft sign on the company’s redeveloped headquarters campus in Redmond, with renovation work ongoing in the background. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue , to $61.9 GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue , to $61.9 billion, with $21.9

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GeekWire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Photo) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft , joined software development startup Builder.ai uses AI and other tech to help companies build and maintain apps across various verticals. Most recently Torossian was a CVP in the Business Applications group at Microsoft. Vahé Torossian.

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IT Toolbox

DECEMBER 9, 2022

FTC said Microsoft has a history of suppressing and eliminating competition and that there is no reason why the tech giant wouldn’t do it again. The post FTC Won’t Let Microsoft Close its Mega Deal With Activision Blizzard appeared first on.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Madrona Photo) — Aseem Datar , partner at Madrona Venture Group , is headed back to Microsoft in a new role as vice president. Datar joined Madrona in 2021 after spending 17 years at Microsoft in various managerial roles, most recently as a COO on the Azure team. Aseem Datar. Salas-Moreno joined Boeing as a chief AI architect.

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GeekWire

JUNE 10, 2023

The original Microsoft HoloLens, above, and Apple’s new Vision Pro, below. The device, which looks like a pair of high-tech ski goggles, lets users navigate with gestures in a manner very similar to Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the first version of which was unveiled in 2015 and shipped in 2016.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Big Tech’s big boom is over. That’s the assessment from business and community leaders in the home of Microsoft and Amazon on one of the gloomiest days in Seattle tech history. Full memo: Microsoft to cut 10k jobs, about 5% of workforce, and take $1.2B GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). RELATED STORY.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Instacart Photo) Asha Sharma is headed back to Seattle full-time for a new role leading product for Microsoft’s AI platform. ” “I’m ecstatic to be joining Microsoft, the leader in this transformation, to help define and build this future,” she added. Asha Sharma.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2024

He joins Amazon just as the tech giant rolls out ads within its Prime streaming service. ” he wrote on LinkedIn. — Abhi Rathna , a longtime leader at Microsoft , is departing. Rathna joined the Redmond company in 2012 and was most recently a principal product manager for Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot Studio.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 26, 2023

(Photo courtesy of Torossian) — Vahé Torossian , a longtime corporate vice president at Microsoft, is departing. Torossian first joined the Seattle-area tech giant in 1992, working out of the company’s Paris hub. Torossian, who was also previously CEO of Microsoft France, said he is assessing opportunities in the U.S.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Satya Nadella says Microsoft has “moved from talking about AI to applying AI at scale.” ” (File Photo) Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure cloud platform and related services rose 30% in the quarter ended Dec. Other notable segment and product results: Microsoft Cloud revenue was $33.7 billion, up 24%.

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GeekWire

JULY 13, 2023

(LinkedIn Photo) — Diena Lee Mann , former senior vice president at Seattle startup SoundCommerc e , launched a startup that aims to help business analysts work more effectively with platforms such as Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker Studio, and others. Prior to his role at Microsoft, Wagner was president of IT services company ManTech.

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TechSpot

MARCH 26, 2024

As spotted by German tech site DeskModder, Microsoft has begun automatically installing a Copilot app on Windows 11. The new application doesn't seem to have any functionality, and further investigation revealed that it has 0 bytes of data, suggesting that it's actually a placeholder shell for the most part.

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2024

People use the newly opened Redmond Technology Station Bridge spanning SR 520 between Microsoft’s east and west campuses on Monday in Redmond, Wash. “We are very happy to offer this, to see this new way of traveling for our employees,” said Barb Wilson , a public affairs representative for Microsoft.

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GeekWire

MARCH 19, 2024

Other key personnel moves across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: — Leo Olebe , previously global head of gaming at YouTube , joined Microsoft as vice president of global partnerships for Xbox. Its stock is down 20% over the past year. Accolade went through a round of layoffs a year ago.

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GeekWire

MAY 3, 2023

He worked in various roles at Microsoft, where he helped build the SQL server, incubated multiple Azure platform services, and integrated third-party services onto the cloud. The startup plans to release a pilot version of its tech to customers in the coming months. Garudayagari has more than 20 years of enterprise software experience.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Dave Cotter Photo) — Dave Cotter , a longtime Seattle tech leader who sold a startup to Nordstrom and most recently led product at Leafly , launched a new advisory firm called D3 Advisors. Faries replaces longtime Microsoft gaming exec Mike Ybarra , who left this month. Dave Cotter. based contract management giant Icertis. Kit Merker.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, at a past shareholder meeting. GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft, welcome to the $3 trillion club. Microsoft stock was up 1.5% Microsoft briefly passed Apple earlier this month as the world’s most valuable company. on Wednesday, hitting more than $404 per share, a record high.

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Information Week

JUNE 28, 2023

Cloud computing and the new cold war; Dishy Rishi talks robots; gossip from Brussels; crypto goes to war; Microsoft in trouble; and other stories from Citizen Tech.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., GeekWire File Photo) Microsoft is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs in its gaming unit, or about 9% of gaming-related staff. The layoffs come three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company largest acquisition ever.

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The Verge

APRIL 12, 2021

Microsoft is buying AI speech tech firm Nuance for $19.7 billion , bolstering the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant’s prowess in voice recognition and giving it further leverage in the health care market, where Nuance sells many products. Dragon is an industry leader in terms of transcription accuracy.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2023

A group of seven tech companies made a series of voluntary commitments with the White House to develop AI responsibly and manage the risks posed by the burgeoning technology. Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI are part of the group, and will meet at the White House on Friday. ”

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 26, 2024

Microsoft has called on UK business leaders to "fight fire with fire" by adopting AI cybersecurity tools to defend themselves from cyberattacks.

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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2023

Microsoft says the lawsuit mischaracterizes its contract with Hold Security, and the company will seek to dismiss it. GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) A security threat intelligence firm alleges that Microsoft misused the firm’s database of more than 360 million compromised account logins and passwords, culled from the dark web.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Microsoft is one of the true enduring giants of the tech space. With a firm foothold in the office, gaming, cloud computing, and more, there are good reasons why Microsoft is one of the most familiar names in tech. But how well do you really know their products?

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Lumen Technologies CEO Kate Johnson was previously Microsoft’s U.S. Yes, it helps that she has a home here, as a holdover from her prior role as Microsoft’s U.S. tech hub, home to the biggest cloud platforms, with a strong tech community, and tech-savvy customers interested in fiber internet service.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

She also spent two decades at Microsoft in various leadership roles. Former Microsoft principal researcher Joseph DeGol joined Irvine, Calif.-based DeGol joined Microsoft in 2018. Katie Buss and tech entrepreneur Ben Howard have taken the helm as co-CEOs of Vancouver, Wash.-based as chief technology officer.

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Tech Republic Cloud

APRIL 22, 2024

Tech giants weigh in on how they try to mitigate the effects of generative AI on power and water resources.

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2023

Seattle has a new professional sports team ready to tap into a fan base with strong ties to the region’s tech community. Madrona Venture Group Photo) The team is backed by a lead investor group of notable names from tech, including: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella; Madrona Venture Group Managing Director S.

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