New Trump administration will decide fate of Microsoft antitrust investigation
Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft, starting a legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon.
Microsoft quarterly sales up to $65.6B, investors ask if AI spending worth it
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off.
Three Mile Island nuclear plant to reopen
A pant on the site of the nation's worst nuclear accident is set to reopen, powering AI for Microsoft.
Microsoft lays off 650 videogame workers in WA
Many Microsoft workers are now out of a job. The Redmond-based company let go of 650 videogame workers
Paul Allen's rare artifacts net over $10M at auction
The first auction of Paul Allen’s prized collection of historical artifacts concluded on Tuesday with impressive results, securing $10,253,500 in sales.
Microsoft pushes back against Delta's $500 million CrowdStrike claim
Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against Delta Air Lines, which blames the companies for causing several thousand canceled flights last month.
Global tech outage halts flights, jeopardizes Seattle cruise departures
Friday's disruption affected scores of companies who rely on CrowdStrike for their security needs with Windows as their operating system.
Family of Microsoft exec Brad Smith joins Mariners ownership group
Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith and wife Kathy Surace-Smith have purchased a stake in the Seattle Mariners, becoming just the third additions to the team’s ownership group since 1992.
Federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security after Chinese hack
In a scathing report, a federal review board issued a report saying “a cascade of errors” by Microsoft let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials.
Microsoft splits Teams from Office after antitrust scrutiny
Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software after the practice attracted antitrust scrutiny.
Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on AI image-generator to US officials and company's board
A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company’s artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the tech giant’s board of directors urging them to take action.
Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers accessed emails of senior leadership team members
State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams, the company said Friday.
Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after antitrust fights
Microsoft completed its purchase of video game-maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion on Friday, closing one of the most expensive tech acquisitions in history that could have repercussions across the video game industry.
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis joins fight to have slain Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan's ex-wife face justice
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an extradition warrant Thursday morning for slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan's ex-wife, who is accused of orchestrating his murder, according to a source.
See dramatic moment West Richland Police arrest Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife for his murder
Police are shown storming the Washington home of Shanna Gardner-Fernandez last Thursday in front of her tearful mother and 12-year-old twins in dramatic body camera footage obtained by Fox News Digital.
Washington woman, ex-wife of Jared Bridegan arrested in Microsoft exec murder
The ex-wife of slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan was arrested Thursday for his murder more than 18 months after he was shot to death in front of his toddler daughter.
Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny
The deadline for Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended as the companies seek to close a deal that has been challenged by regulators in the U.S., as well as by the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority.
Microsoft agrees to pay $20M for allegedly violating children's privacy laws
The violation was alleged over how Microsoft collected and kept the data of children who signed up to use Xbox.
Microsoft reports boost in profits, revenue, as it pushes AI
Microsoft on Tuesday reported a 9% increase in profit for the January-March quarter, as growth in cloud computing sales helped bolster its plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence.
Microsoft announces 2,743 layoffs for employees in east King County
Microsoft will be laying off another round of hundreds of employees in Redmond, Bellevue and Issaquah, according to the state Employment Security Department (ESD).