GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2020

And she’s one of 8,000 interns that Amazon has taken on this summer around the world, hosting all of them virtually for the first time. “Funny enough, we wanted to explore virtual internships as we continue to grow and scale,” Kim said. Albert Kim. LinkedIn Photo). “This was a great forcing function for us.”

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud. At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opened the conference talking about this transformation to the more than 16,000 attendees, made up of value-added resellers and channel partners. By: John Rath July 10th, 2013.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella described his company’s role in a new economy and society transformed by the pandemic in a keynote address on Tuesday kicking off Microsoft’s virtual 2021 Ignite developer conference. GeekWire File Photo).

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Tech Republic Cloud

JULY 10, 2020

Together Mode whisks participants into a virtual auditorium and aims to make video meetings more interesting, engaging and social affairs.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Microsoft saw some big growth in Microsoft Teams at the beginning of the pandemic, and it has kept accelerating over the past six months. During an earnings call with investors today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reveled Microsoft Teams now has 115 million daily active users. Slack also saw some growth earlier this year.

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2021

The NBA is tapping the power of its partnership with Microsoft to deliver advanced analytics that offer insights into shots, passes, defense, double teams and more. Microsoft partnered with the league last year to become its official AI and cloud partner. (NBA CourtOptix screenshot). pic.twitter.com/x085e7Nn38.

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GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2021

We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” When GeekWire visited the company’s office and tested Rec Room in 2017, the startup was focused on virtual reality. Year-over-year revenue growth of 566% was fueled in part by the pandemic and trends toward social gatherings online.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Yes, there was a game called Omikron: The Nomad Soul, starring a virtual David Bowie, released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. No, the game was not made by Microsoft. Suggesting that Bill Gates had anything to do with it is like calling Apple CEO Tim Cook the mastermind behind Facebook because the social network runs on iPhone.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JUNE 20, 2012

As such, we certainly need to apply what is being learned in the field of gamification, particularly its social aspects, to see how it can help positively change behaviors. Health Week Plan reports that: If UnitedHealth Group had its way, all of its members would own a Microsoft Xbox video game system and would use it every day.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Those are some tips from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to help manage well-being with the new WFH lifestyle. Microsoft studies show that people are now working after hours and on weekends more frequently, and that remote work is leading to more stress and mental fatigue. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota).

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2021

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees recently that the company’s long-term goal is to “bring the metaverse to life” — helping to create an interconnected world of physical, virtual and augmented reality spaces that will reshape the way we work, interact with each other, create new things, and generally experience life.

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GeekWire

JUNE 10, 2023

The original Microsoft HoloLens, above, and Apple’s new Vision Pro, below. The device, which looks like a pair of high-tech ski goggles, lets users navigate with gestures in a manner very similar to Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the first version of which was unveiled in 2015 and shipped in 2016.

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The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

Microsoft is closing its Mixer service on July 22nd and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming. The surprise announcement means Mixer partners and streamers will be transitioned to Facebook Gaming starting today, and Microsoft will no longer operate Mixer as a service in a month’s time.

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GeekWire

MARCH 11, 2021

From housing to education to rebooting the economy to social justice, we face a daunting number of public policy challenges. To help make sense of where we go from here, GeekWire is excited to kick off a new virtual event series called Civic Conversations, presented by Microsoft.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 8, 2024

Una de ellas es la Tarjeta Sanitaria Virtual (TSV), que ya cuenta con 3,2 millones de usuarios y que este mes estrenará nuevos servicios, como la actualización del calendario vacunal o mejoras de accesibilidad. “La

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft acquired AltspaceVR in 2017. Image: Microsoft. Microsoft is removing all social hubs hosted in AltspaceVR and requiring users to log into the virtual reality app using a Microsoft account. Image: Microsoft. Image: Microsoft. Microsoft is now focused on Teams immersive meetings.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 17, 2020

Cherian Porter, lower left, and Terrell Cobb, lower right, co-founders of Black Designers at Microsoft, present their Thinkercyze virtual design challenge as part of the Seattle Design Festival (video below). The founders of Black Designers at Microsoft, from left to right: Terrell Cobb, Zoë Chinonso Ene and Cherian Porter.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Una serie de vídeos en las redes sociales que mostraban a clientes confusos y frustrados intentando que la IA entendiera sus pedidos. Jake Moffatt consultó al asistente virtual de Air Canada sobre las tarifas por duelo tras la muerte de su abuela en noviembre de 2023.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Gamers try out Project xCloud at the Xbox 2019 E3 Showcase in the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Microsoft announced Friday that it’s planning to dramatically raise the monthly cost of its Xbox Live Gold subscription service , which is required for Xbox owners who want to play their console games online. ” This includes the U.S,

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Microsoft just announced its Microsoft Teams metaverse for meetings and video calls, but the company also has plans for gaming and entertainment. Speaking to Bloomberg TV , Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the software maker is “absolutely” focused on gaming for the metaverse with Xbox. Image: Microsoft.

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GeekWire

JULY 29, 2020

” Ambachew and other instructors created a game on Roblox and they’re holding classes virtually during the ongoing pandemic. It’s another lesson for a young woman intent on working in social justice and tech. My passion was to do a lot of social justice work,” Ambachew said. from Ethiopia when she was 10.

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GeekWire

MARCH 22, 2021

A quiet Microsoft campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft is going to start bringing some of its Seattle-area employees back to the office next week, just over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a radical shift to remote work. Microsoft Graphic). GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). The Redmond, Wash.-based

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 1, 2024

Air Canada paga i danni per le bugie del chatbot Nel febbraio del 2024, Air Canada è stata condannata a pagare i danni a un passeggero [in inglese] dopo che il suo assistente virtuale gli aveva fornito informazioni errate in un momento particolarmente difficile.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Microsoft Image). Microsoft laid out its latest vision for a post-COVID work world Tuesday, touching on a buzzword that’s become increasingly prominent in recent weeks: the metaverse. It combines “shared holographic experiences” with existing communication tools like virtual meetings, chats and shared documents, Microsoft said.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Microsoft’s Xbox department announced on Wednesday that Xbox users can once again stream their gameplay directly from their consoles to Twitch. Livestreaming is a busier field than a lot of consumers realize, with a couple of dozen platforms to choose from, but in the video game world, Twitch has a virtually insurmountable lead.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Viva represents Microsoft’s entry into the increasingly crowded category of employee experience technology, competing against companies including publicly traded Seattle-area neighbors Qualtrics and Limeade in offering suites of tools for companies to measure and improve the overall quality of work, health and life of their employees.

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GeekWire

JULY 24, 2020

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. Students also receive “wraparound” support including career skill development and social services. Winners accepted via Zoom — only two forgot to un-mute! .”

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2020

Microsoft has restored custom Xbox Live gamerpics, Windows Central reported. Microsoft’s other cloud services, including Windows Virtual Desktop, Teams, Mixer, and Xbox Game Pass, also saw huge increased demand in March, as many people were on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Venture Beat

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It’s clear Microsoft has a much more grounded and realistic vision of the metaverse than Zuckerberg's Meta. Read More.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 12, 2025

Microsoft is launching new interactive ad formats, including Showroom ads and Dynamic filters, designed for users of its Copilot AI. Microsoft’s Showroom ads are intended to simulate physical product showrooms, giving users the ability to ask questions regarding products they are interested in.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Cisco ties AppDynamics to Microsoft Azure for cloud application management Aug. 30, 2024 : Cisco is now offering its AppDynamics application management suite as part of Microsoft Azure cloud services. Here’s the latest Cisco news and analysis.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Rec Room is a free app described as a “universally accessible online community,” where users create a cartoony virtual avatar to participate in a variety of activities, many of which were designed by the application’s community. 16, the PlayStation 5. Its total player count is now over 37 million.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 10, 2022

The hyperscalers (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google – the tech titans that manage massive compute infrastructure to enable the rest of us to build virtualized computing environments) all have plans to reach a goal of running their data centers on 100% renewable energy within the next decade. . Don’t be a Web3 carbonivore.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Seattle-based FFA just wrapped up a virtual version of its eight-week Ready Set Raise program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. FFA is a social purpose corporation , a type of profit corporation the state of Washington created in 2012, and is funded primarily through corporate partners.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

billion in cash and stock, perhaps not coincidentally topping Microsoft’s $26.2 Microsoft went unmentioned, of course, but it’s the biggest target. Box CEO Aaron Levie, who grew up near Microsoft in Mercer Island, Wash., Box CEO Aaron Levie, who grew up near Microsoft in Mercer Island, Wash., ” Boom!

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Trends in the Living Networks

OCTOBER 14, 2020

COVID-19 has shifted most organizations in the developed world to predominantly virtual work. ‘Virtual first’ is a useful phrase, as it means that is not the only mode of work, simply the default or primary one. The question is what happens from here. Source : In search of lost focus.

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Fountainhead

MARCH 18, 2013

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Amazon Web Services recent (re) announcement of its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) functionality as it ventures into the enterprise ( on AWS Blog ) as well as their recent teaming with Equinix and Netapp. Virtualization. (31). Fountainhead. Marketing. (3).

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