That’s a bomb sweater: Microsoft’s ‘Minesweeper’ soft-wear is a throwback to vintage video game
The Microsoft Minesweeper ugly sweater. (Microsoft Image) Just in time for the 2021 holidays, Microsoft is releasing an ugly sweater that throws the style clock back to…
Microsoft debuts new cloud-based tools targeting indie game developers
Microsoft’s Game Stack products. Microsoft wants more indie game developers to use its cloud services with the debut of a new suite of cloud-based tools called ID@Azure….
Revamped ‘PlayStation Plus’ shows how Sony and Microsoft are no longer traditional competitors
(GeekWire File Photo) Sony announced a rebranded PlayStation Plus subscription service on Tuesday morning, which merges its two existing monthly offerings into a single three-tiered option that’s…
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts criminal botnet ZLoader
The Microsoft campus in Redmond. (GeekWire Photo) Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it disrupted the ZLoader botnet, a malware-as-a-service network run by an organized crime gang…
Report: Microsoft exploring ways to bring ads to free-to-play Xbox games
(Xbox Photo) Microsoft is currently working on a method of bringing ads into various free-to-play games on the Xbox platform, according to a report from Business Insider….
Microsoft President Brad Smith on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ‘the world’s first hybrid war’
From left: Jevin West, Brad Smith, and Margaret O’Mara speak at a University of Washington event on Wednesday in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Julie Emory) The Russian…
Microsoft and Epic partner to put ‘Fortnite’ on Xbox Cloud Gaming in surprising collaboration
(Epic Games Image) Microsoft’s Xbox division is collaborating with Epic Games to put the popular free-to-play online game Fortnite up on its cloud gaming servers. As of…
Microsoft and HPE put AI to the test on International Space Station … with gloves
An image of a spacewalker’s gloves is analyzed for signs of wear using AI. (Microsoft Photo) “Check my spacewalking gloves, HAL.” The HAL 9000 computer that starred…
Microsoft acquisition drama continues, as Activision subsidiary’s QA team votes to unionize
(Activision press image) The quality-assurance department at Wisconsin-based Call of Duty developer Raven Software has voted to unionize, which could significantly impact its parent company, Activision Blizzard,…
Q&A with Microsoft manager and author of book that aims to boost diversity in cybersecurity
Angela Marafino. (Rubén Perez Photo) “Reinventing Cybersecurity” is a new anthology written entirely by women and non-binary leaders in cybersecurity that aims to educate, inspire, and help…