In a sort of promotion, Microsoft President Brad Smith has been approved by the company's board to come aboard as vice chairman. Smith's new leadership role won't interfere with his current daily duties as Microsoft president but represents a reflection ... Read more
According to a report from Axios, Microsoft president Brad Smith explained the company's plan to expand its legal and corporate affairs unit by as much as 20 percent ahead of potential regulation battles. While Microsoft usually goes through an annual ... Read more
Despite the spotlight being on Google regarding anticompetitive business practices here in the US and abroad, Microsoft felt it was time to step back in the antitrust arena to offer its two cents on the matter. According to Axios reporting, ... Read more
Once again, Microsoft has been caught espousing a progressive and idealistic position while traversing in political opposition financially. Last week Microsoft seemingly put a button on the issue of how and where it puts money in politics with its new ... Read more
Two weeks after suspending contributions from its Political Action Committee to re-evaluate electoral donations in the wake of January 6, 2021, Capitol riots, Microsoft has returned with a more cogent plan for what it does with its employee's money when ... Read more
It has now been roughly a week since Microsoft President Brad Smith put the ol' proverbial foot-into-mouth when defending, off the cuff, the company's continued contributions to congresspeople and senators in light of the recent anarchy at the capital. Last ... Read more
As the effects of the nation-state sanctioned SolarWinds cyberattack continue to proliferate throughout the US, businesses, victims, and targets are beginning to seek retribution and among the voices looking for action is non-other than Microsoft. Microsoft is now pushing for ... Read more
In a post on the Official Microsoft Blog, Microsoft President Brad Smith goes into detail on how the Redmond company aims to become "zero waste in Microsoft’s direct operations, products and packaging by 2030." More than 11 billion tons of ... Read more
Microsoft President Brad Smith tweeted out that Microsoft will donate 30,000 box lunches for local families in need, 35,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, and 240,000 masks to Washington state medical facilities to combat the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Across @Microsoft, teams ... Read more
Microsoft and others continue to ask the Commerce Department to reconsider the supposed security restrictions
An investigative report from Quartz recently uncovered a prevailing environment of sexual harassment that had, until this point, gone unchecked by Microsoft's HR departments.
In a somber post on Microsoft's On the Issues blog, company president Brad Smith spurs a conversation about the role of technology in very public tragedies and what, if any, are the accountable measures businesses can take to help prevent recurring instances.
In a post on LinkedIn, Microsoft President Brad Smith takes stock of the issues that faced the tech industry in 2018 and looks ahead listing the top 10 issues that the tech industry will need to address for 2019. Here's ... Read more
Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! Microsoft launches free Teams version, available worldwide in 40 languages In a change that ... Read more
Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition, citing a number of issues including government surveillance.
The recent firestorm over Microsoft's contract with ICE has caused Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to issue a statement of is own where he notes the company is standing up for change.
The initiative is based on a set of principles and is designed to give customers "clarity and confidence" when working with Microsoft on new technologies.
Both Microsoft and the US Supreme Court are inching closer to a resolution that could end the company's years-long international data privacy conflict with local law enforcement.
Microsoft today announced they have become the first Fortune 100 company to endorse a bipartisan Senate bill addressing sexual harassment.
The new promise sets Microsoft on the goals of the Paris climate agreement and is part of the company's ongoing commitment to using renewable energy and investing in energy efficiency.
Thanks to these two DOJ recent concessions, Microsoft has decided to drop its lawsuit and look towards Congress and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to hammer in the final nails to electronic privacy reform.