Microsoft opposes ICE policy on migrant children
The separation of families at the U.S.-Mexican border is the latest immigration issue to roil relations between the U.S. government and the tech industry.
Microsoft looks to lure health-care companies to its cloud with new tools
Microsoft unveiled a tool for its Azure service that puts powerful computing resources to the task of gene-analysis for precision medicine. The company is also...
Microsoft says chip fix may significantly slow some servers
Microsoft’s statement suggests slowdowns could be more substantial than previously indicated by Intel, which confirmed that its chips contain a long-standing feature that makes them...
Ex-Microsoft exec Larson-Green joins data-analysis startup Qualtrics
Larson-Green, who spent almost 25 years at Microsoft before leaving in October, will be Qualtrics’ chief experience officer, overseeing product design and employee-related operations at the 1,600-employee Provo,...
Microsoft adds cloud security to keep out hackers — and government snoops
The new product, called Azure confidential computing, placed customer information in a virtual enclave, essentially a black box that keeps anyone outside the customer — including Microsoft...
4 Microsoft laptops lose Consumer Reports recommendations
The consumer group’s report, which pulls recommendations for two versions each of the Surface Laptop and Surface Book, said the devices showed “poor predicted reliability...
Microsoft pushes further into chip design as it jockeys to be artificial-intelligence leader
Microsoft is developing a chip for its HoloLens augmented-reality goggles that will analyze what the user sees and hears right there on the device rather...
Microsoft announces global sales-force, marketing reorganization
The reorganization memo released Monday didn’t mention any workforce reductions. But the changes will mean thousands of job cuts in areas such as field sales,...