Oct 04 Iranian hackers targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, Microsoft says By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press A company spokeswoman declined to identify those targeted, citing customer privacy. Continue reading
May 06 Microsoft offers software tools to secure elections By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Dubbed "ElectionGuard," the Microsoft kit will have early prototypes ready to pilot for next year's general elections. Continue reading
Jan 17 Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis By Gene Johnson, Associated Press As the tech industry Microsoft brought to the region has boomed with the expansion of Amazon and other companies, the cost of housing has soared. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. stocks slide as tech, internet companies sustain big losses By Marley Jay, Associated Press Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the most valuable companies on the market, saw some of the worst losses Monday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Stocks rebound after two days of deep dives By Marley Jay, Associated Press Despite the uptick on Friday, major U.S. indexes still ended the week down about 4 percent, their worst weekly loss in six months. Continue reading
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:18 Microsoft sounds alarm on Russian hacking attempts Russia’s hacking of the 2016 elections came as a surprise to many, including the tech industry itself, which was lacking in its initial response. But with the midterms less than three months away, tech giants are increasingly sounding the alarm… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Microsoft reveals latest Russian hacking attempt In our news wrap Tuesday, Microsoft said it had foiled the latest attempt by Russian hackers ahead of November’s midterm election. The tech giant announced that it had removed fake versions of the websites of the U.S. Senate and two… Continue watching
Aug 21 Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The company said Tuesday that a group tied to the Russian government created fake websites that appeared to spoof two American conservative organizations: the Hudson Institute and the International Republican Institute. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 8:42 How Microsoft's CEO has 'hit refresh' in business and in life By PBS News Hour What are the hard questions that CEOs need to grapple with in order to renew and rethink business? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book, “Hit Refresh,” as well as how he’s learned empathy from… Continue watching