Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in halting police use of facial recognition technology
Microsoft will join competitors Amazon and IBM in halting the sale of its facial recognition technology for police use.
Bill Gates reacts to George Floyd death: 'Black lives matter'
Microsoft founder Bill Gates committed to "actions and words to help create a more equal and just future."
Microsoft workers push CEO to cancel police contracts, support defunding Seattle PD
Hundreds of Microsoft employees sent a letter to executives Monday calling on the company to support a list of demands from Seattle's Black Lives Matter organization.
How Bill Gates learned to give up control so Microsoft could grow
In Microsoft's earliest days, Bill Gates admitted he micromanaged his team.
Amazon, Slack team up against Microsoft
Slack will roll out its office tool to all Amazon employees.
Google, Amazon, Microsoft providing services to blacklisted or controversial surveillance companies: Report
Google, Amazon and Microsoft are still providing tech services to 13 out of 18 blacklisted Chinese surveillance companies.
US billionaires got $434 billion richer since coronavirus pandemic began
U.S. billionaires' wealth has grown by $434 billion since March 18, when the majority of the nation shutdown to slow the spread of the virus
Microsoft to adapt cloud software for health care industry
Microsoft said it will pull all of its technologies together into a package it calls "Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare."
Bill Gates releases summer reading list
Bill Gates on Tuesday released his summer 2020 reading list.
FedEx, Microsoft team up to provide enhanced tracking
The move comes after FedEx said it would limit the number of items that roughly two dozen retailers can ship from certain locations.
Microsoft CEO warns against permanent work from home
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned that making remote work permanent could lead to negative consequences for social interaction and mental health.
Microsoft releases data on coronavirus-related cyber threats
The goal is to increase awareness of the attackers’ new techniques and how to spot them.
Coronavirus keeping Microsoft employees home until October, worker says
A Microsoft employee said the company has extended its work-from-home policy until October.
Microsoft notes 'minimal' coronavirus impact as revenue tops expectations
The company said sales rose 15 percent to $35 billion in the third quarter, bolstered by strong results in its cloud-computing business.
4 apps to boost credit score
As businesses prolong closings and furlough workers, many people might wonder whether or not to use a credit card to hold them over until their next paycheck
Judge puts Amazon challenge to Pentagon JEDI contract on hold
Known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, the cloud computing contract is intended to give the military better access to data and technology from remote locations.
Coronavirus conspiracy theorists target Bill Gates with false claim
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NBA, Microsoft developing streaming service for transformed game broadcasts
Microsoft to become NBA's official artificial intelligence, cloud and laptop partner.
Verizon snatches up Zoom rival BlueJeans for less than $500 million
Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday it agreed to buy video-conferencing company BlueJeans Network Inc, a rival of Zoom Video Communications Inc for less than $500 million at a time that millions work from home due to widely-enforced lockdowns.
Pentagon's $10B contract that snubbed Amazon, went to Microsoft was legal
Amazon Web Services had long been considered a leading candidate to run the Pentagon’s JEDI project.