Microsoft

bill gates May 16, 2021

The Dirt Piles on Bill Gates Following Divorce AnnouncementNew reports detail how Gates allegedly pursued women who worked for him at Microsoft and his foundation — and deeper ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

By Matt Stieb

pivot Mar. 26, 2021

Microsoft Buying Discord Would Be 2021’s Best AcquisitionThe tech giant is canny about the companies it wants to snap up.

By Intelligencer Staff

video games Nov. 5, 2020

The New Xbox Is Ready for a Netflix WorldMicrosoft’s latest console brings the on-demand streaming revolution to gaming.

By Joshua Rivera

tiktok Sept. 13, 2020

Oracle to Partner With TikTok in the U.S. After Microsoft Deal Is RejectedThe partnership comes two days before Trump’s deadline for a deal to remove control of the video-sharing app from its Chinese-owned parent company.

By Matt Stieb

tiktok Aug. 2, 2020

What’s Going on With Trump’s TikTok Ban and the Microsoft Deal?As TikTok users continue to hold their looped breath, Microsoft is again trying to acquire the app after dealing with some Trump-prompted confusion.

By Chas Danner

trailer mix Dec. 12, 2019

Console Wars to Continue into 2020 with Xbox Series XMicrosoft promises backwards compatibility, Master Chief.

By Bethy Squires

the cloud June 7, 2019

Google’s Video-Game Platform Wants to Replace Your Console With the CloudThe company unveiled an aggressive push this week to demonstrate parity with more mature console systems.

By Brian Feldman

promises Mar. 27, 2019

Microsoft Vows to Not Attempt April Fools’ Day Humor“I believe we have more to lose than gain by attempting to be funny on this one day.”

By Megh Wright

cloud chasing Feb. 28, 2019

Are We Reaching ‘Peak Cloud’?Has the market reached the point where nearly everyone who needs a cloud computing solution already has it?

By Jake Swearingen

microsoft Oct. 16, 2018

Paul Allen Turned Microsoft Into a ColossusAfter convincing high-school friend Bill Gates to drop out of college and start a software company called Micro-Soft, Allen helped change the world.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 3, 2018

Holy Crap, Am I a Microsoft Surface Fanboy?They’re the laptops that Apple should be making.

By Jake Swearingen

select all May 8, 2018

Why Is This Man Going to Prison for Copying Free Repair Software?Eric Lundgren made 28,000 unauthorized copies of software you can legally download for free. Now he’s headed to federal prison for 15 months.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Apr. 30, 2018

I Had to Teach My Alexa That Eggplants Were FruitEgg-plant, egg-plahnt. Let’s call the whole thing off.

By Renée Reizman

select all Apr. 17, 2018

Jaron Lanier Q&A: ‘We Won, and We Turned Into Assholes’Tech pioneer Jaron Lanier discusses the sinking feeling you get when you’re quoted by Mark Zuckerberg, and everything else bad about the internet.

By Noah Kulwin

select all Dec. 14, 2017

We Need More Monopoly, Not LessJust let one tech giant win.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Dec. 12, 2017

How PlayerUnknown Created the Biggest Gaming Phenomenon of the YearThis year’s breakout hit arrives on console today.

By Brian Feldman

select all Dec. 12, 2017

U.S. v. Microsoft Proved That Antitrust Can Keep Tech Power in CheckRevisiting a definitive antitrust case.

By Brian Feldman

select all Nov. 23, 2017

Microsoft Has Got Deep Black Friday Discounts on Xbox One, Surface Pro, and MoreBlack Friday brings an Xbox One S for $189 and Surface Pro for $899. Not bad!

By Jake Swearingen

select all Nov. 22, 2017

Panos Panay Wants to Tell You a Story About ComputersTalking with the head of all of Microsoft’s devices about the company’s streak of innovative products.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Nov. 3, 2017

The Xbox One X Is the Best Console You Can Own. Should You Get It?Microsoft’s screamingly fast new machine comes with a whole bunch of hard questions for console gamers.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 25, 2017

Microsoft Mercy-Kills the KinectThe device was little-used and ahead of its time.

By Brian Feldman

Aug. 3, 2017

Which Giant Tech Company Is Winning the Race to Be Skynet?Will Amazon, Facebook, or Google be the agent of our destruction?

By Max Read

select all July 21, 2017

Microsoft Is Using Its Lawyers to Go After Fancy BearBut it still doesn’t know who Fancy Bear is.

By Brian Feldman

select all June 12, 2017

All the Games and Memes You Need to Know About From Yesterday’s E3What Microsoft, EA, and Bethesda announced.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 19, 2017

WannaCry’s Victims Were Overwhelmingly Using Windows 7It’s not entirely XP’s fault.

By Brian Feldman

select all May 11, 2017

HoloLens Was Just the Beginning. Microsoft Wants to Own AR and VR.Working with Acer, Microsoft is putting out what will be the most affordable full-featured VR headset this holiday season.

By Jake Swearingen

select all May 2, 2017

Microsoft’s New OS Wants to Take Back the Classroom From GoogleCan Microsoft claw back education market share from Google’s Chromebooks?

By Jake Swearingen

technology Mar. 27, 2017

The Computer-Science Researcher Who Wants to Help Automate Your Work LifeTalking to a Microsoft scientist about the future of productivity and why 100 milliseconds make all the difference to a search engine.

As told to Julie Meade

select all Dec. 8, 2016

Holy Christ, Microsoft’s Plans for LinkedIn Sound AwfulLove LinkedIn? Who cares! Microsoft is gonna give you a lotta LinkedIn anyway.

By Jake Swearingen

Oct. 31, 2016

Clippy Didn’t Just Annoy You — He Changed the WorldWhat we owe Clippy, Microsoft’s greatest shame.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 28, 2016

Microsoft Looks a Lot Like Apple in 1997 — Which Should Scare AppleHow after almost 20 years, the two companies have traded places when it comes to PCs.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Sept. 27, 2016

Remembering Microsoft’s Horrible Windows Vista–Themed Springsteen Parody VideoMicrosoft’s internal video for Windows ranks among the worst of all time.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 5, 2016

Microsoft: Squirt Gun Emoji? Nah, Let’s Make It an Actual RevolverThe company’s gun emoji used to look like something from a sci-fi movie.

By Madison Malone Kircher

Aug. 4, 2016

Like Clippy, Microsoft Is Watching YouIn a rare slip-up, one of the company’s journalist dossiers accidentally leaked out.

By Brian Feldman

select all Aug. 3, 2016

Like Clippy, Microsoft Is Watching YouIn a rare slip-up, one of the company’s journalist dossiers accidentally leaked out.

By Brian Feldman

July 7, 2016

Microsoft Calls on Bae Interns to Get Lit on a Monday NightExcellent recruiting strategy, team.

By Madison Malone Kircher

June 21, 2016

Microsoft Is Getting Into the Marijuana GameBut it’s not quite like it sounds.

By Lizzy Halberstadt and Cait Munro

June 14, 2016

Microsoft Bought LinkedIn to Turn Work Into a Social NetworkLinkedIn’s not just for job-hunting anymore.

By Brian Feldman

June 13, 2016

Microsoft Just Bought LinkedIn for $26.2 BillionApparently Microsoft wasn’t deterred by all those hacks.

By Madison Malone Kircher

June 7, 2016

Microsoft May Have Found a Way to Let You Talk With Your Plants And they can even talk back (sort of).

By Eva Hill and Cait Munro

May 26, 2016

Microsoft and Facebook Team Up to Lay New Transatlantic CableThe internet is a series of tubes.

By Brian Feldman

select all Apr. 20, 2016

The Xbox 360 Perfectly Encapsulated the Last Decade of Home EntertainmentOne box grew to perform many tasks.

By Brian Feldman

Apr. 14, 2016

Microsoft Sues DOJ to Let Customers Know When Their Emails Are Being ReadAnother tech company argues for privacy.

By Brian Feldman

Apr. 13, 2016

What Are Bots? An FAQ for Our Impending TechnofutureHold on to your bots.

By Brian Feldman

select all Mar. 30, 2016

Why Microsoft Is Betting on Chatbots As the Future of ComputingMicrosoft’s bets big on a bevy of bots.

By Brian Feldman

oops Mar. 30, 2015

Using Microsoft Outlook Incorrectly May Cause an International IncidentAn organizer at the G20 summit accidentally sent President Obama’s passport number to Asian Cup soccer tournament organizers.

By Jaime Fuller

tech Nov. 5, 2014