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Microsoft hid lots of secret nerdy messages to devs in its Build stream

The Verge

As Build moved on from Nadella’s opening remarks to Scott Hanselman, a partner program manager at Microsoft, the Easter eggs ramped up. Kinda in love with how @shanselman 's room lights match his wallpaper <3 #MSBuild pic.twitter.com/oARZAbXaQy — Jen Gentleman (@JenMsft) May 19, 2020.

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Manny Vellon, 1960-2020: Towering figure in Seattle tech was an engineer at heart

GeekWire

As a development manager, he worked on early versions of technologies including the Windows 1.0 software development kit and the C++ programming language. ” Vellon liked to read management books and would use them as lighthearted inspiration and motivation for his team. ” Not a venture capitalist.

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Microsoft unveils new Xbox wireless gaming headset and updates accessibility guidelines

GeekWire

It’s made to be compatible with the Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 PCs, with Microsoft claiming it’s good for four hours of battery life per 30 minutes of charging. From footsteps to explosions to your friends in the party. Every sound counts.

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Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

GeekWire

. — Former Microsoft marketing manager Brian Smith is now senior vice president at New York-based marketing consultancy GHB Insights. At Microsoft, Smith helped with the worldwide launch of Windows 10 Pro and led go-to-market strategy for the Windows tablet launch. Cambia Grove announced its 2020 Innovator Fellows.

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Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

GeekWire

Last month, on the anniversary of the landmark memo, Microsoft patched nearly 120 holes in Windows and other products. ” Miller, who was working at Microsoft as a Windows program manager when Gates issued his memo, said he sees a disconnect in the company’s recent announcements touting its security revenue growth.

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Does ‘Kimi’ deliver the goods? Thriller aims to capitalize on Alexa, Siri … and Seattle’s tech cachet

GeekWire

Oscar-winning film director Steven Soderbergh’s tech-noir thriller, “Kimi,” echoes movies like “Rear Window” and “The Conversation” in a tale that also reflects the mind-wrenching isolation forced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the concerns raised by smart devices that are capable of tracking our every move.

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A love for sci-fi sparked Megan Brown’s STEM path and led to quantum computing at Microsoft

GeekWire

” A program manager at Microsoft working on Azure Quantum, Brown calls the job a dream come true. I’m a program manager at Microsoft working on Azure Quantum. Mac, Windows or Linux? First computer: A Windows 98 desktop. Kirk, Picard, or Janeway? Transporter, Time Machine or Cloak of Invisibility?

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