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Microsoft’s longtime comms chief @fxshaw, who's leaving at the end of the year, joins @maryjofoley and me to reflect on working with Microsoft's three CEOs, lessons learned over the years, and how communications and media are changing in the AI era. geekwire.com/2026/exit-inter…
Lessons from the Microsoft Garage, from one of its co-founders, @qhawk. Great guest post, following up on the news that it's winding down after 17 years.
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Microsoft has nominated Stripe co-founder and President John Collison to its board, according to the company's annual proxy statement. Directors Reid Hoffman and Hugh Johnston are leaving. geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-…
Microsoft is winding down The Garage, the 17-year-old program behind its Global Hackathon and employee maker spaces, according to an internal FAQ. Some spaces could be restricted as early as Friday, and Microsoft says the hackathon is being reimagined. geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-…
Following up on yesterday's news, I spent some time digging into the Labor Department data behind the Trump administration’s suspension of Microsoft from the program companies use to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency, and into Microsoft CEO @satyanadella's own path from a temporary work visa to U.S. citizenship. geekwire.com/2026/from-h-1b-…
Journalist Dominic Gates looks at the science behind @elonmusk's goal of putting a million-person city on Mars — the long-term goal of @SpaceX — and explains why planetary scientists say terraforming the planet to make it habitable would take centuries, if it's possible at all. geekwire.com/2026/elon-musks…
Amazon Leo says its latest launch gives it enough satellites to start broadband internet service geekwire.com/2026/amazon-leo… via @GeekWire
From overnight ...
As recently as January of this year, Expeditors’ online corporate history page credited “our no layoff policy” for making 2010 the company’s best year ever, according to a version of the page captured by the Internet Archive.
By last month, the page had been changed to call it “our short-term no layoff policy.” Yesterday, the layoffs came. geekwire.com/2026/expeditors… via @GeekWire
No Copilot ‘Super App’ at Microsoft Build, but plenty of agentic fodder — @maryjofoley's take on @Microsoft Build on @geekwire. geekwire.com/2026/mary-jo-fo…
Microsoft unveils seven homegrown AI models at Build. The key quote from Mustafa Suleyman: "This is all about long term self-sufficiency for Microsoft and our partners. It’s about models you can trust." geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-… via @GeekWire
Here are the details from my sneak peek in Redmond last week — Inside Microsoft’s Project Solara: A new platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps geekwire.com/2026/inside-mic… via @GeekWire
Sometimes stories fall in your lap, or in this case go cruising through your neighborhood ... here's how @johnhcook and I spent our Tuesday evening in Seattle. geekwire.com/2026/photos-mar… via @GeekWire
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott publicly addressed for the first time a 2018 email that Musk's lawyers have cited as evidence Microsoft knew OpenAI was abandoning its nonprofit mission. A previously confidential board memo filed in the case reveals how Microsoft's fear of falling behind Google drove the investment. geekwire.com/2026/microsofts… via @GeekWire
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s stake in Helion Energy draws scrutiny in Musk trial and on Capitol Hill geekwire.com/2026/openai-ceo… via @GeekWire
‘Strong, strong no’: New filing reveals who Microsoft favored — and opposed — for OpenAI’s board geekwire.com/2026/strong-str… via @GeekWire
Amazon Now goes national, taking 30-minute delivery to dozens of cities across the country. The service, which GeekWire first uncovered through permit filings in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood last November, delivers fresh groceries, household essentials, and other items from small neighborhood fulfillment hubs using its Amazon Flex citizens’ delivery brigade.
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Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella was worried about Microsoft being ‘the next IBM’ in OpenAI deal geekwire.com/2026/musk-v-alt… via @GeekWire
Microsoft employees eligible for the company's first-ever voluntary retirement program learned the details Thursday morning. The package includes cash payments of up to nine months of base pay, up to five years of healthcare coverage — fully subsidized in the first year, standard COBRA rates after that — and stock vesting for six to 12 months. An estimated 8,750 employees are eligible and have 30 days to decide. geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-… via @GeekWire
New: @Zillow Group leans into AI as revenue climbs 18% in flat housing market geekwire.com/2026/zillow-gro…