Nick Wingfield The New York Times
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Activision Buys Major League Gaming to Broaden Role in E-Sports
"I have a simple vision for this," Activision Blizzard CEO Robert A. Kotick said in a phone interview. "I want to build the ESPN of video games."
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Bill Gates Takes on Climate Change With a Powerful Rolodex
His role in sealing the deal offers a peek into how the inner circles of governments and industry intersect.
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Microsoft's Mission to Reignite PC Sector May Be Taking Hold
Something curious has emerged in recent months: optimism.
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A Focus on Video Games
Apple TV, the Cupertino giant's set-top box, is expected to launch at Wednesday's event - and apart from a long due refresh, bring a gaming focus.
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With Halo 5, Microsoft Seeks to Lure E-Sports Players Back
The world of e-sports, as the competitive video game world is known, was long an afterthought for game makers. That is quickly changing.
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Microsoft Shifts Its Strategy
The company's last operating system, Windows 8, did not revive the market and might have made matters worse with a bold redesign of its interface.
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Microsoft Executive Reaches New Heights
The one executive whose job will expand the most is Terry Myerson, a change that will cement his position as the firm's most powerful product leader.
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University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute
The bustling region of Puget Sound lags its peers in one glaring way - it is home to a single major research university.
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4 Microsoft Executives to Leave in Top-Level Shake-Up
Nadella said that three of the departures were related to his decision to organise the company's engineering efforts into fewer groups.
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Virtual Reality Headsets Raise Some Real Concerns
One question about virtual reality is what will happen to people in the real world when they are transfixed by virtual space.
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40 Busy Years Later, a Microsoft Founder Considers His Creation
"It's weird to look at bits of code you wrote 40 years ago and think, 'That led to where Microsoft is today,'" said Paul Allen.
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Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Has a Far-Out Vision
Microsoft is already a different place from the infamously balkanised one Nadella inherited from Steven A. Ballmer in February 2014.
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Tech Leaders Call for Anti-Discrimination Laws to Protect Gays in All 50 States
More than three dozen chief executives and other senior Silicon Valley leaders issued a joint statement on Wednesday.
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Online 'Swatting' a Hazard for Video Gamers and Police
Practical jokers have found a way to turn their pranks into an instant public spectacle by setting their sights on video gamers who play live on the Internet.
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How Xbox Could Help Microsoft and Windows 10
Games are the biggest category of apps for mobile phones and are historically one of the big drivers of consumer purchases of new PCs.
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Activision Buys Major League Gaming to Broaden Role in E-Sports
"I have a simple vision for this," Activision Blizzard CEO Robert A. Kotick said in a phone interview. "I want to build the ESPN of video games."
-
Bill Gates Takes on Climate Change With a Powerful Rolodex
His role in sealing the deal offers a peek into how the inner circles of governments and industry intersect.
-
Microsoft's Mission to Reignite PC Sector May Be Taking Hold
Something curious has emerged in recent months: optimism.
-
A Focus on Video Games
Apple TV, the Cupertino giant's set-top box, is expected to launch at Wednesday's event - and apart from a long due refresh, bring a gaming focus.
-
With Halo 5, Microsoft Seeks to Lure E-Sports Players Back
The world of e-sports, as the competitive video game world is known, was long an afterthought for game makers. That is quickly changing.
-
Microsoft Shifts Its Strategy
The company's last operating system, Windows 8, did not revive the market and might have made matters worse with a bold redesign of its interface.
-
Microsoft Executive Reaches New Heights
The one executive whose job will expand the most is Terry Myerson, a change that will cement his position as the firm's most powerful product leader.
-
University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute
The bustling region of Puget Sound lags its peers in one glaring way - it is home to a single major research university.
-
4 Microsoft Executives to Leave in Top-Level Shake-Up
Nadella said that three of the departures were related to his decision to organise the company's engineering efforts into fewer groups.
-
Virtual Reality Headsets Raise Some Real Concerns
One question about virtual reality is what will happen to people in the real world when they are transfixed by virtual space.
-
40 Busy Years Later, a Microsoft Founder Considers His Creation
"It's weird to look at bits of code you wrote 40 years ago and think, 'That led to where Microsoft is today,'" said Paul Allen.
-
Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft) Has a Far-Out Vision
Microsoft is already a different place from the infamously balkanised one Nadella inherited from Steven A. Ballmer in February 2014.
-
Tech Leaders Call for Anti-Discrimination Laws to Protect Gays in All 50 States
More than three dozen chief executives and other senior Silicon Valley leaders issued a joint statement on Wednesday.
-
Online 'Swatting' a Hazard for Video Gamers and Police
Practical jokers have found a way to turn their pranks into an instant public spectacle by setting their sights on video gamers who play live on the Internet.
-
How Xbox Could Help Microsoft and Windows 10
Games are the biggest category of apps for mobile phones and are historically one of the big drivers of consumer purchases of new PCs.
