[aggregation-styles] CNET Millions of people are embracing a new way to work. The coronavirus pandemic has compelled employers to largely accept remote-working arrangements to keep employees safe and flexible schedules to let workers take care of family. But though large margins of people Microsoft surveyed in January about work habits...
Microsoft-Led Housing Effort Cuts Rents in Seattle Suburbs
SEATTLE — A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a local tech giant helped do the trick. In August, Baker moved into her new...
Fresno Technology Company Welcomes Former Microsoft Executive
Former Microsoft executive Jennifer Byrne has joined Fresno-based gigRonin as chairperson for the company's board of advisors as well as an equity partner, according to a recent news release. Byrne has more than 20 years experience in the industry, most recently as Microsoft's chief technology officer, the release said. "Advanced digital...
Pentagon Reconsiders Microsoft Contract After Amazon Protest
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and...
Microsoft Looks to Detect Sex Predators in Video Game Chats
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in multiplayer video games. The tech company, which makes the Xbox gaming system, announced Thursday that it's sharing the tool with nonprofit organizations and...
Google Touts Quantum Computing Milestone
SAN FRANCISCO — Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years. The findings, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, show that “quantum speedup is achievable...
Iranian Hackers Said to Target Presidential Campaign
WASHINGTON — Microsoft said Friday that hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians. Overall, the hackers attempted to penetrate 241 accounts — four successfully — though none of those penetrated was associated with presidential campaigns...
Amazon, Microsoft Wage War Over Pentagon's 'War Cloud'
Amazon and Microsoft are battling it out over a $10 billion opportunity to build the U.S. military its first "war cloud" computing system. But Amazon's early hopes of a shock-and-awe victory may be slipping away. Formally called the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure plan, or JEDI, the military's computing project would...
Holograms to Power High Tech Learning at Valley's New Medical School
Cutting-edge holographic technology will replace the traditional cadaver lab normally used for teaching anatomy when the Valley's first four-year medical school opens next year. On Thursday, California Health Sciences University demonstrated the 3D HoloAnatomy system that students attending the College of Osteopathic Medicine will use to explore the intricacies of...
Girls Outscore Boys on Tech, Engineering, Even Without Classes
SEATTLE — Though less likely to study in a formal technology or engineering course, America's girls are showing more mastery of those subjects than their boy classmates, according to newly released national education data. Known as "The Nation's Report Card," the latest findings made public Tuesday from the National Assessment...