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Microsoft recently announced a commitment of $50 million and five years to its "AI for Earth" program.

Artificial intelligence could play a pivotal role in managing and protecting planet’s natural resources

Technology

Earth’s oldest resources could receive needed protection and management from man’s newest technologies.

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Telling women not to ask for raises wasn’t a gaffe — it was a long-established tradition

Business

Microsoft pledges to become carbon neutral

Environment

Microsoft launches new OS and retail stores

Environment

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

Business, Economics and Jobs

Microsoft turns to cloud computing

Environment

Major software players like Microsoft are betting on computing that happens over the Internet rather than on desktops, or “Cloud computing.”

NSA Revelations Present Business, Ethical Challenges in Silicon Valley

A little more than a month ago, The Guardian revealed the NSA was collecting the phone records of millions of Verizon Wireless customers. Since then, it has been revealed that Silicon Valley companies like Microsoft made data accessible to the security agency too. Yesterday, The Guardian released a follow up showing the extent to which […]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Google antitrust hearings

A Senate panel will open an  antitrust  inquiry into the business  practices  of Google today. The search giant’s executive  chairman Eric Schmidt is expected to testify. Federal authorities are accusing the company of playing favorites with its own businesses in search results. Microsoft endured a similar antitrust case, which took nearly a year to resolve. Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson professor of […]

Andrew Ross Sorkin on Microsoft-Skype Deal

Microsoft will purchase Skype for 8.5 billion, making it the largest deal in Microsoft’s 36-year history. Skype’s popularity is due in part to it’s functionality across operating systems and it’s free calling services. If executed properly, this can greatly improve Microsoft’s hold on internet properties as well as the gaming industry. For more on Microsoft’s […]

Microsoft to Buy Skype

Computer giant Microsoft says it will buy Internet calling company Skype for $8.5 billion dollars. Tens of millions of Skype users across the globe might be affected by the deal. The World’s Clark Boyd has a round-up of online news, analysis and reactions.