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An idea whose time has come: A new Cascadia Innovation Corridor connecting...
Leaders from across British Columbia and Washington state have come together in Vancouver today to talk about an important opportunity. The Emerging Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference focuses on...
View ArticleBuilding a cloud for global good
Today Satya Nadella and I are in Dublin. It’s the first stop on a trip that will also take us to Paris and Berlin, with Satya also visiting London. We’re spending this week meeting with customers,...
View ArticleMicrosoft women- and minority-owned law firm legal spending this decade tops...
Throughout this decade, an important element of Microsoft’s legal diversity efforts has involved work with law firms that are owned by women or minorities – or WMBE firms as they are often called. I’m...
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Moving forward together: Our thoughts on the US election
Like so many people across the country, we woke up in Redmond, Washington this morning thinking about yesterday’s election. And like so many Americans, regardless of who we supported through our vote,...
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With our latest energy deal, Microsoft’s Cheyenne datacenter will now be...
Our lives, our cities and our world are rapidly transforming with the rise of cloud technology. And as the adoption of the cloud accelerates, so does the electrical consumption of the datacenters that...
View ArticleABA Resolution 113: Creating a legal profession that reflects the public it...
Since the United States was founded, the diversity of our nation has continuously grown, a trend that will accelerate in coming years. Unfortunately, the diversity of the legal profession has failed to...
View ArticleNext Generation Washington: Our perspective on this year’s state legislative...
As we begin a new year, lawmakers from across Washington state have been sharing the policy positions they are advocating for during this year’s legislative session. Increasingly public interest...
View ArticleThe need for an exception process under last week’s executive order
Proposal calls for case-by-case exception process for law-abiding visa holders with pressing needs In last Friday’s executive order, the President expressly gave to the Secretaries of State and...
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The need for a Digital Geneva Convention
Responding to the rise in nation-state cybersecurity attacks This year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco brings the world’s security professionals together to discuss cybersecurity at a critical time....
View ArticleLargest industry-funded research cooperative draws on Cascadia corridor to...
The cities of Vancouver and Seattle share many strengths: a long history of innovation, world-class universities and a region rich in cultural and ethnic diversity. While both cities have achieved...
View ArticleGrowing consensus on the need for an international treaty on nation state...
This week, the Group of 7 (G7) published a declaration recognizing the urgent need to establish international norms for responsible nation state behavior in cyberspace. It’s encouraging to see the...
View ArticleThe need for urgent collective action to keep people safe online: Lessons...
Early Friday morning the world experienced the year’s latest cyberattack. Starting first in the United Kingdom and Spain, the malicious “WannaCrypt” software quickly spread globally, blocking customers...
View ArticleModern digital data laws that balance law enforcement needs with privacy can...
A consensus is emerging among technology companies, civil society, judges, law enforcement officials and other stakeholders on the need to modernize our country’s antiquated digital data laws. The...
View ArticleA legislative path to create new laws is better than arguing over old laws
Today the U.S. Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to reconsider a legal decision, in a case brought by Microsoft, which found that U.S. warrants cannot be unilaterally applied to email in other...
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A rural broadband strategy: connecting rural America to new opportunities
Today I will present Microsoft’s thoughts on the rural broadband gap in the United States at a lunch sponsored by the Media Institute in Washington, D.C. It is an important opportunity to address a...
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Announcing AI for Earth: Microsoft’s new program to put AI to work for the...
Today at an AI event in London, we announced a new program called AI for Earth, aimed at putting the power of artificial intelligence towards solving some of the biggest environmental challenges of...
View ArticleCreating a carbon-free headquarters in the Puget Sound region
Technology holds great promise towards addressing the pressing environmental challenges facing us today. But as Microsoft contributes towards creating a sustainable future for the world, we realize...
View ArticleNext Generation Washington: An update
This past January, Washington state policymakers began what promised to be one of the most difficult, yet most significant, legislative sessions in state history. While this session was overtaken by...
View ArticleICPA: A much-needed legislative path to modernize outdated digital data laws
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Christopher Coons (D-Delaware), and Dean Heller (R-Nevada) introduced legislation that would clarify how U.S. warrants for digital information apply in the U.S. and abroad....
View ArticleDREAMers make our country and communities stronger
We are deeply concerned by news reports about changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that are under consideration. These changes would not only negatively impact thousands of...
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