U.S. sees progress in closing Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities
To contain damage from a massive hack of email server software, Microsoft recently released the "Exchange On-Premises Mitigation Tool." It protects against future attacks and...
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Microsoft gives Seattle-area workers option to return to offices; ripple effects could spread to other employers
Microsoft is the first major Seattle-area employer to announce a return to the office after a year of remote work during the pandemic. Some 57,000...
Microsoft to pump $110M into Washington’s recovery
Microsoft, among Washington's top economic performers this year, is spending more than $110 million to help the rest of the state catch up and recover...
Microsoft expands work-from-home options. Here’s what that could mean for the Eastside and Seattle
Microsoft is giving managers guidelines for employees who want to work remotely more than half the time, on a permanent basis.
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...
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...
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