Microsoft pledges $500 million to tackle housing crisis in Seattle, Eastside
The pledge is the largest in the company's 44-year history, and comes as Microsoft and other tech giants that have driven the region's economic boom...
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Microsoft software engineers try some new tools at work (and rip out the side of a building) VIEW
Matthew Whilden, a senior software engineer, and his engineering teammates bid through Microsoft's Employee Giving Campaign auction for the opportunity to do some demo work...
Microsoft, Amazon respond to Facebook privacy concerns
Microsoft said it took steps to make sure it was respecting user privacy when using Facebook data. Amazon said it uses information in accordance with...
Digital divide is wider than federal statistics show, Microsoft study says
New research from Microsoft says that far fewer people have broadband internet access than government statistics have shown.
Microsoft tops Apple to become No. 1 on Wall Street
Microsoft closed stock trading Friday with a market value of $851.2 billion, topping Apple's $847.4 billion and making the Redmond company the most valuable publicly...
Washington state Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in retaliation lawsuit by ex-employee
Microsoft managers likely knew that the former employee had filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company before the employee was given a poor review and...
Microsoft wins $480 million Army battlefield contract for HoloLens
The contract, which could eventually lead to the military purchasing over 100,000 augmented reality headsets, makes the Army one of Microsoft’s most important HoloLens consumers
Microsoft creates tech training program for military spouses
Microsoft started the first class of a training program for military spouses in Lakewood, Pierce County, this fall.
Cloud-focused Microsoft keeps its feet on the ground with evolving Surface hardware line
Microsoft Surface, which once accounted for a $900 million charge for the company, has grown into a stable business that showcases the company's software.
Microsoft President Brad Smith defends company’s work with U.S. military, bid for Pentagon contract
The blog post comes as employees raise questions about Microsoft's defense work and as the company bids for a big Pentagon cloud-computing contract.
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