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Former Microsoft executive’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein comes under scrutiny

Seattle Times business reporter Alex Halverson has written about connections between Epstein and former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold.
- Kim Malcolm
A small town in Central Washington is Microsoft's answer to the data center backlash

Quincy is a small farming town in Central Washington near the Columbia River, home to one of the world’s top french fry producers. It’s also the model for Microsoft’s nationwide data center strategy.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Microsoft limits Israel’s access to cloud, AI services over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza
- Associated Press
Microsoft calls workers back to office 3 days a week

Microsoft will expect its employees to work from the office three days a week, starting early next year.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Is the Google antitrust ruling a ‘big whiff,’ or an advantage for rivals like Microsoft?

In a closely watched antitrust case, a federal judge ruled this week that Google has to share search results and some data with rival companies. But the judge ruled Google does not have to sell off Chrome, its ubiquitous web browser. What could this ruling mean for our homegrown tech behemoth Microsoft, and other search engine rivals of Google? GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop looked into that and other questions in a new piece. He told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm what he found.
- Kim Malcolm
Microsoft launches $4 billion AI reskilling institute

Microsoft unveiled a new initiative Wednesday that's intended to bring artificial intelligence skills to millions of people around the world.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Latest Microsoft layoffs could hit 9,000 employees

Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months.
- Associated Press
Microsoft reportedly planning more mass layoffs

The layoffs are expected as part of a reorganization of Microsoft's sales department.
- Monica Nickelsburg
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

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