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Microsoft to lay off nearly 2,000 employees in Washington state

In a statement, a Microsoft spokesperson said the cuts are “necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace."
- Monica Nickelsburg
Tax the rich? Not so fast, say Microsoft, other Washington state businesses

The local business community is sounding alarm bells about a package of new taxes on wealthy companies and individuals proposed by Washington state democrats.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Microsoft’s carbon emissions surge despite goal of becoming ‘carbon negative’ by 2030

Microsoft latest sustainability report card, released Wednesday, reveals a sobering reality: the artificial intelligence revolution is undercutting the tech industry’s efforts to decarbonize.
- Monica Nickelsburg
What would a ban on non-compete clauses mean for tech companies in Washington state?

If the proposed rule change goes into effect, it would change the way companies like Microsoft and Amazon do business.
- John O'Brien
If Microsoft has a security breach, are government agencies at risk?

Soundside host Diana Opong sits down with cybersecurity journalist Eric Geller & cybersecurity researcher Quentin Hodgson to talk about the recent report about security issues at Microsoft.
- Jason Burrows
Elon Musk relies on Microsoft research in lawsuit against OpenAI

Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with Karen Weise from the New York Times to talk about Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.
- Jason Burrows
Can Microsoft end the console wars? Here’s what gamers need to know

Soundside host Libby Denkmann spoke with Bloomberg News Tech Reporter Dina Bass about last week's Xbox business update and the future of games exclusivity.
- Jason Burrows
Microsoft cuts 8% of gaming division after closing Activision deal

Jeremy Monken’s wife had just given birth to a healthy daughter when he got the news.
- Monica Nickelsburg
State-backed Russian hackers accessed senior Microsoft leaders' emails, company says

Microsoft says hackers broke into its corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of its leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams.
- The Associated Press
Can Microsoft become an AI leader and maintain its ambitious goals to cut carbon emissions?

In January 2020, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced one of the most ambitious plans to decarbonize of any tech company. By 2030, Microsoft would be carbon negative, removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. By 2050, Microsoft would remove all of the carbon it has ever emitted since the company’s founding in 1975.
- Monica Nickelsburg

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