Microsoft joins King County, housing authority to purchase five apartment complexes to combat housing crisis
The purchase is part of a $500 million Microsoft pledge to address homelessness and develop affordable housing throughout the region.
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Tools or Weapons? Microsoft president’s new book balances costs, benefits of digital revolution
"When your technology changes the world," writes Microsoft president Brad Smith in his new book, "you bear a responsibility to help address the world you...
‘Tools and Weapons’: An excerpt from Microsoft president Brad Smith’s forthcoming book
While sweeping digital transformation holds great promise, the world has turned information technology into both a powerful tool and a formidable weapon.
Q&A: Microsoft’s Lili Cheng talks about emotionally intelligent machines
For machines to be truly intelligent, some artificial intelligence researchers believe that computers must understand human emotions. Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of AI and Research,...
You’re hired. Now wear this HoloLens headset to learn the job. VIEW
Companies like Microsoft see a multibillion-dollar opportunity to get more personal technology to workers who don’t sit behind a desk.
Joe Biden to tap big donors at Seattle-area fundraisers, including Microsoft and Amazon execs
Biden's visit to Seattle comes on the heels of a bruising Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday in Miami. No public events have been announced.
Bing’s not the laughingstock of technology anymore | Commentary
Happy birthday wishes for one of the most ridiculed technology products ever, now coming into its own.
Microsoft touches $1 trillion value, signaling Big Tech’s stock-market comeback
Big tech stocks including Microsoft have been leading the market higher, a rally that would have been hard to imagine at the end of 2018.
Microsoft sales top estimates amid flurry of cloud wins
Microsoft's Azure cloud-services revenue growth blew away Street expectations. While in the PC market, corporate machines were a “bright spot."
First lady visits Microsoft to discuss online safety for kids VIEW
The visit is part of first lady Melania Trump’s two-day, three-state swing to promote her “Be Best” intitiative on child well-being, online safety, and the...
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