Neowin News Feed for: Redmond

Microsoft lays off 689 people from its Seattle-area offices

Justin Luna — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has further laid off 689 employees from its offices in Redmond, Bellevue, and Issaquah. This brings the total of people Microsoft has laid off to almost 2,200, or 22% of its planned cuts. Read more...

Microsoft begins demolition of its Redmond campus in an effort to modernize

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:44:01 +0000

As part of a campus modernization project, Microsoft has now begun the deconstruction phase which will see buildings being demolished over the next few months in favor of a more sustainable structure. Read more...

Facebook reportedly planning 'Building X', a massive new office project in Redmond

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:02:01 +0000

Facebook may soon begin construction of a new facility in Redmond, if a new report is to be believed. The company has not yet issued an official statement regarding any such plans. Read more...

Take a sneak peek at the Microsoft's AI research facility

Gurkaran Singh — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 00:38:01 +0000

An exclusive sneak inside Building 99, Microsoft's AI research labs in Redmond, highlighted the company's objective of taking the present technology to the next level with bots and more. Read more...

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Microsoft's Redmond campus

Matt Blowes — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:26:01 +0000

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella welcomes touring Chinese delegation to Redmond and focuses on developing new technologies and strengthened relationships with Chinese partners including Xiaomi and Baidu. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly considering multi-billion dollar redevelopment of its Redmond campus

Andy Weir — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:04:01 +0000

Microsoft reportedly hired the firm that designed the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, for a multi-billion dollar revamp of its campus, with restaurants, housing, retail stores, and more. Read more...

Microsoft headquarters home to some of America's fastest internet

Phi Ha — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:33:16 +0000

Microsoft's Redmond headquarters in Washington is home to America's fastest internet. This puts the company ahead of Californian-based companies such as Apple, Facebook and Cisco. Read more...

Microsoft sees all your HTTPS links in Skype, and you didn't know

Paul Ferson — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:53:59 +0000

Since Skype's takeover by Microsoft, it seems the Redmond-based giant has been able to cast an approving eye over HTTPS links that are sent. Read more...

Time Lapse: The original Microsoft campus construction

Steven Parker — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:11:31 +0000

Microsoft has uploaded a video to Youtube showing the first of its many buildings going up on the Microsoft campus in a time lapse to complement its 88 Acres initiative. Read more...

88 Acres: Microsoft's foray into smart buildings and the future of energy management

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:01 +0000

Microsoft reveals their efforts of unifying and optimizing the management systems for their Redmond campus buildings and how this led to a revolutionary new product that will hit markets soon. Read more...

Microsoft acquires Netbreeze, prepares CRM updates

Ben Buffone — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:18:22 +0000

Microsoft has acquired analytics firm Netbreeze, planning to integrate its social-monitoring tools with CRM offerings. Officials announced the acquisition at Convergence Conference in New Orleans. Read more...

Microsoft opens up new Garage offices

John Callaham — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:34:44 +0000

Microsoft has recently opened up a new 60,000 square foot facility in Redmond, Washington that it is calling the Garage. News.com got the chance to receive the first public tour of the new offices which... Read more...

Microsoft says 12th alleged Russian spy was employee in Redmond

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:33:24 +0000

Microsoft said that an alleged Russian spy was an employee at their headquarters in Redmond. According to businessweek, the Russian spy was a software tester for Microsoft, who was part of a spy ring sending... Read more...

Big cat on Microsoft campus (and it's not a Snow Leopard)

Andrew Fairbairn — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:52:13 +0000

There have been multiple sightings of a big cat, presumed to be a cougar, prowling around Microsoft's Redmond campus. Whilst the reports are yet to be confirmed, there were two spottings in as many days... Read more...

The Firefox development team returns from Redmond

Steven Parker — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:35:00 +0000

Thanks to JJ_ for the heads up on this follow-up story of when Microsoft invited Firefox developers to Redmond. Back in August, Ars reported that Sam Ramji, Director of Microsoft's Open Source Software Lab, invited... Read more...

Apple takes aim at Redmond with Leopard

Dave Legg — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:37:02 +0000

Despite the very similar release schedules for Windows Vista and Apple's Leopard, there has been very little hype surrounding the development of the latter, that is, until now. There is still over a month to... Read more...

Redmond Rolls Out its MS CRM Roadmap

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:05:29 +0000

Microsoft has big plans to enhance its CRM suite through 2006. But don't expect its next major milestone, version 2.0, until mid-2005, company officials said here at its annual Microsoft Business Solutions conference on Monday.... Read more...

Tablets transport developers to Redmond

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 19:07:41 +0000

One lucky software firm will receive an all expenses paid week in Redmond, and get the chance to work with the Tablet PC development team, as part of a new Microsoft competition launched today. This... Read more...

Redmond Warns Suspected Code Downloaders: Cease and Desist

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:14:01 +0000

Posted that yesterday: https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=17624&category=main - Malebolgia Those of you who've downloaded the leaked NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code (you know who you are) shouldn't be surprised to receive a cease-and-desist note... Read more...

Real's WMP, Open Source moves risk Redmond ire

Tue, 23 Jul 2002 09:35:58 +0000

RealNetworks Inc's boldest and riskiest move to date, the company is opening source code to its suite of streaming software, and will include support for Microsoft Corp's Windows Media in its streaming server for the... Read more...

XP Service Pack Betas Escape Redmond

Steven Parker — Sun, 30 Jun 2002 14:29:12 +0000

Internal beta builds of Microsoft's forthcoming Service Pack 1 for Windows XP are finding their way onto the Internet thanks to some unscrupulous employees. Although public betas almost always leak to the Web, in the... Read more...

Sage adds up threat from Redmond

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:09:27 +0000

Sage, best known as a supplier of accountancy software, has met analyst expectations in posting six month profits up 10 per cent from Â£40.8 million to Â£44.9 million. Sales of services and... Read more...

Removing IE would kill Win2k, WinXP, MS, says Redmond

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 18:26:34 +0000

Both Windows XP and Windows 2000 will be rendered inoperable, and Microsoft will be unable to develop future new operating systems, if it is forced to separate IE from the operating system, according to court... Read more...

The pirates of Redmond

Steven Parker — Sat, 19 Jan 2002 03:31:03 +0000

Thanks Harold for this news that damns Microsoft in its efforts to combat piracy when it is now alleged to be practising what it preaches! hey read for yourself, its continued on "Read more" ... Read more...