Microsoft closing nearly all of its retail stores
At least one analyst says the Microsoft store closures are a belated acknowledgment that the Redmond-based software giant never developed the brick-and-mortar success of rival...
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Microsoft says it won’t sell facial recognition technology to police
Following the lead of Amazon and IBM, Microsoft on Thursday announced it won't sell its facial recognition technology to U.S. police departments until a federal...
Seattle area corporations respond to protests over police brutality with messages of solidarity, but few specifics
Amazon tweeted a message of solidarity with the Black community. Starbucks and Nordstrom called for "courageous conversations" around race. Microsoft pointed to its past support...
Microsoft president urges Congress to fund rural broadband internet connectivity in wake of coronavirus
Microsoft president Brad Smith call to action comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has driven education, medical care, employment and grocery shopping to a largely online...
Microsoft is in talks to buy startup Softomotive
Softomotive specializes in robot process automation technology, or software that helps companies save time and money by automating repetitive, manual tasks such as entering data...
Microsoft weathers the coronavirus storm as earnings rise on cloud business
Analysts expected as much, and that's one reason Microsoft's stock is closing in on the all-time high it hit in early February.
Microsoft deal values Affirmed Networks at $1.35 billion
Affirmed Networks helps build virtual networks for telecom customers using 5G technology.
Microsoft push brings medical supplies from overseas to aid in state’s coronavirus fight
In arguably the most ambitious and unique procurement effort in company history, technology giant Microsoft is leveraging its global supply chain to bring tens of...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to employees on coronavirus crisis: ‘There is no playbook for this’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent an email Saturday to his 140,000-plus employees, telling them he shares their personal anxieties over the coronavirus and asking each...
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