Today, we are announcing the third phase of our long-term partnership with OpenAI through a multiyear, multibillion dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs to ensure these benefits are broadly shared with the world. This agreement follows our previous investments in 2019 … | Continue reading
As companies and employees settle into new work norms post-pandemic, we’re living through a once-in-a-lifetime shift in work patterns. Whether work happens from home, at the office, in a warehouse or on the go, work is no longer a place, but an experience that transcends place an … | Continue reading
Game developers around the world are creating innovative and groundbreaking games. We think that we can do more to bring those experiences to the billions of players everywhere. | Continue reading
Unity selects Azure as its cloud partner; companies will work together to enable creators to reach their audiences on Xbox and PC At Microsoft, we have a profound commitment to empowering creators. Throughout the history of Windows, we’ve nurtured developers and fostered their cr … | Continue reading
At launch, consumers will have more options to access Netflix’s award-winning content. | Continue reading
Editor’s note: Today Microsoft published a new intelligence report, Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War. This report represents research conducted by Microsoft’s threat intelligence and data science teams with the goal of sharpening our understanding of the threat … | Continue reading
Today, Microsoft is announcing new changes and investments aimed at further deepening our employee relationships and enhancing our workplace culture. Specifically, we are making changes to U.S. based policies and practices related to noncompetition clauses, confidentiality agreem … | Continue reading
Microsoft launches four guiding principles for employee organizing and engagement with labor organizations. | Continue reading
Today, Microsoft released a report detailing the relentless and destructive Russian cyberattacks observed in a hybrid war against Ukraine. Starting just before the invasion, at least six separate Russia-aligned nation-state actors launching more than 237 operations against Ukrain … | Continue reading
day, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has taken legal and technical action to disrupt a criminal botnet called ZLoader, run by a global internet-based organized crime gang operating malware as a service that is designed to steal and extort money. | Continue reading
We recently observed attacks targeting Ukrainian entities from Strontium, a Russian GRU-connected actor we have tracked for years, and this week we were able to disrupt some of Strontium’s attacks on targets in Ukraine. | Continue reading
All of us who work at Microsoft are following closely the tragic and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Our efforts have involved constant and close coordination with the Ukrainian government, as well as with the European Union, European nations, the U.S. government, NATO and the U … | Continue reading
Today we’re announcing a new set of Open App Store Principles that will apply to the Microsoft Store on Windows and to the next-generation marketplaces we will build for games, in part to address Microsoft’s growing role and responsibility as we seek regulatory approval for our a … | Continue reading
Today, Microsoft is sharing that we’ve observed destructive malware in systems belonging to several Ukrainian government agencies and organizations that work closely with the Ukrainian government. This information could help others in the cybersecurity community look out for and … | Continue reading
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that we call Nickelthat was being using to attack organizations in the United States and 28 other countries around the world. | Continue reading
Our commitment to accessibility runs deep at Microsoft. Over the years, we’ve systematically worked to embed accessibility and disability inclusive thinking into everything we do in response to feedback and requests from our customers, employees, and the community. At Microsoft w … | Continue reading
The last year has brought unrelenting headlines about cybersecurity attacks. Foreign governments have tampered with the software supply chain, targeted on-premise servers, and hacked into sensitive government files. Criminal ransomware groups have attacked schools, penetrated hos … | Continue reading
Today, we’re sharing the latest activity we’ve observed from the Russian nation-state actor Nobelium. This is the same actor behind the cyberattacks targeting SolarWinds customers in 2020 and which the U.S. government and others have identified as being part of Russia’s foreign i … | Continue reading
Microsoft has released its latest biannual digital trust reports. These reports consist of the Law Enforcement Requests Report, U.S. National Security Orders Report, Content Removal Requests Report and Digital Safety Content Report. | Continue reading
Fewer consumers have been exposed to tech support scams in 2021 compared to previous years, but fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated, according to a new Microsoft study. | Continue reading
Helping organizations strengthen cloud security and Zero Trust At Microsoft, we are committed to supporting organizations in their digital transformation and helping them to deliver secure and seamless experiences. Since IT modernization often spans multiple clouds, cloud securit … | Continue reading
Today the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced they will not move forward with the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract and instead will pursue a new procurement to meet its cloud computing needs. | Continue reading
This week, Microsoft observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants and non-governmental organizations. These attacks appear to be a continuation of Nobelium's intelligence gathering efforts. | Continue reading
It has been one year since I shared my personal experience growing up as a Chinese immigrant in a white world and what it meant to me to be an Asian in that world. Early on, I felt a need to try and fit in and gain a sense of belonging, but now I realize... | Continue reading
Today we are announcing a new pledge for the European Union. If you are a commercial or public sector customer in the EU, we will go beyond our existing data storage commitments and enable you to process and store all your data in the EU. In other words, we will not need to move … | Continue reading
Today’s verdict is a step forward in acknowledging painful truths and for the continued cause of defeating racism and fighting discrimination. | Continue reading
Just last month, Microsoft shared its decision to invest substantially in Atlanta. As I announced together with Georgia’s Governor and Atlanta’s Mayor, our company is making significant investments that will put Atlanta “on the path toward becoming one of Microsoft’s largest hub … | Continue reading
In the midst of numerous and difficult circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve made important observations about the future of work, and how and where our employees know they work best. What we’re learning and understanding has led us to use this period in time t … | Continue reading
Editor’s Note: On Mar. 12, Microsoft President Brad Smith testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Read Brad Smith’s written testimony below and watch the hearing here. Written Testimony of Brad Smith P … | Continue reading
Today, we’re sharing information about a state-sponsored threat actor identified by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) that we are calling Hafnium. Hafnium operates from China, and this is the first time we’re discussing its activity. It is a highly skilled and soph … | Continue reading
Europe’s press publishers and Microsoft today agreed to work together on a solution to ensure that Europe’s press publishers get paid for the use of their content by gatekeepers. | Continue reading
For AI to benefit everyone, it must be developed and used in ways that warrant people’s trust. Microsoft is establishing guardrails for AI systems so that we can make sure that risks are anticipated and benefits maximized. | Continue reading
With Congress providing broadband funding in the latest Covid-19 stimulus bill, we can finally begin mapping the rural digital divide accurately, with a view to changing millions of lives for the better. | Continue reading
The recent spate of cyberattacks require the government and the tech sector in the United States to look with clear eyes at the growing threats we face. At Microsoft, we are committed to being at the forefront of these efforts. | Continue reading
The recent spate of cyberattacks require the government and the tech sector in the United States to look with clear eyes at the growing threats we face. At Microsoft, we are committed to being at the forefront of these efforts. | Continue reading
Today, Microsoft is sharing information and issuing guidance about increased activities from a sophisticated threat actor that is focused on high value targets such as government agencies and cybersecurity companies. We believe this is nation-state activity at significant scale, … | Continue reading
In recent months, MIcrosoft has detected cyberattacks from nation-state actors targeting prominent companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. We are calling on the world’s leaders to affirm that international law protects health care faciliti … | Continue reading
The free app aims to make machine learning easier for people to use and helps them train models without writing code. | Continue reading
Today, Microsoft is taking the next giant leap in cloud computing – to space. I am excited to share the work we are doing to make Azure the platform and ecosystem of choice for the mission needs of the space community with Azure Space. The space community is growing rapidly and i … | Continue reading
As of October 18, we’ve eliminated 94% of Trickbot’s critical operational infrastructure including both the command-and-control servers in use at the time our action began and new infrastructure Trickbot has attempted to bring online. | Continue reading
Today, we are adopting 10 principles – building on the ideas and work of the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) – to promote choice, ensure fairness and promote innovation on Windows 10, our most popular platform, and our own Microsoft Store | Continue reading
One of the most gratifying parts of my job at Microsoft is being able to witness and influence the intersection of technological progress and impact: harnessing the big trends in computing that have the opportunity to benefit everybody on the planet. Frank’s post this morning fro … | Continue reading