A coalition of Washington state business leaders released a letter Wednesday urging state lawmakers to reconsider recently proposed tax and budget measures, echoing concerns raised by Gov. Bob Ferguson this… Read More
It would be hard to imagine three personalities more different than those of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella, the three people who have served as Microsoft CEO in… Read More
GeekWire hosted hundreds of longtime Microsoft employees, key executives, company faithful and tech community members Thursday night in Seattle at Microsoft@50, a GeekWire event to mark the company’s 50th anniversary. … Read More
GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 event, marking the tech giant’s milestone anniversary, will feature on-stage conversations with Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith; former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer; and Nathan Myhrvold, who… Read More
Microsoft urged the Trump administration to change Biden-era limits on chip exports, warning that provisions of the regulations could give China an advantage in the global AI race if allowed… Read More
The United States needs an overarching national strategy to ensure it prevails in the global AI race — focusing on R&D funding, education, and workforce development, and ensuring that American… Read More
Microsoft investors turned down six shareholder proposals at its annual meeting Tuesday, three of them focused on the risks of artificial intelligence to its business. The other three addressed the… Read More
Microsoft is rolling out a “50 for 50” program to mark its own 50th anniversary. The company says it will make 50 grants of $50,000 each to organizations that are… Read More
Organized labor has arrived at Microsoft headquarters. A two-day AI Labor Summit between AFL-CIO leaders and Microsoft executives this week reflects the tech giant’s revamped approach to unions — which… Read More
Doggone it, deepfakes are tough to sniff out. Microsoft President Brad Smith got our attention this morning with a picture of a handsome dog on his LinkedIn. But he wasn’t… Read More
In the giant dog park of global government regulation, Microsoft is showing its belly. What happens next remains to be seen. But the company’s recent response to scrutiny in the… Read More
Updated below with details from hearing. Microsoft President Brad Smith previewed his approach in prepared written testimony for his appearance Thursday before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security for… Read More
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith and his wife Kathy Surace-Smith have purchased a stake in the Seattle Mariners, becoming just the third additions since the team formed a… Read More
Microsoft outlined a series of principles for its development and deployment of artificial intelligence, including a pledge to partner with a “broad array” of companies and other players in the… Read More
Microsoft is expanding its AI and cloud infrastructure investments in Spain by $2.1 billion over the next two years, company President Brad Smith announced on Monday.
Colleen Shogan, the Archivist of the United States, discussed the National Archives‘ digital transition and use of artificial intelligence as part of a broader public conversation Thursday evening at the… Read More
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
