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Microsoft wants to build artificial general intelligence: an AI better than humans at everythingMicrosoft wants to build artificial general intelligence: an AI better than humans at everything
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Microsoft’s new billion dollar partnership with OpenAI is a big bet on the future of artificial intelligence.

By Kelsey Piper
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Microsoft might crush Slack like Facebook crushed SnapchatMicrosoft might crush Slack like Facebook crushed Snapchat
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Microsoft Teams isn’t better than Slack, but it is freer.

By Rani Molla
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Tech billionaires who donate millions are just “bribing society at large,” Anand Giridharadas saysTech billionaires who donate millions are just “bribing society at large,” Anand Giridharadas says
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Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Gates shouldn’t have an outsize say in how we run our country, Giridharadas says on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
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Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.Why is LinkedIn producing original journalism? LinkedIn editor-at-large Jessi Hempel explains.
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Hempel joined the site’s editorial team this year after 17 years at magazines like Businessweek, Fortune, and Wired.

By Eric Johnson
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Microsoft workers are demanding the company cancel its $480 million contract with the US militaryMicrosoft workers are demanding the company cancel its $480 million contract with the US military
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It’s the latest point of tension with tech employees who are against defense uses of the tools they’re building.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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The government is using the wrong data to make crucial decisions about the internetThe government is using the wrong data to make crucial decisions about the internet
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Bad maps mean federal money isn’t being spent where it should be to build out broadband connectivity.

By Rani Molla
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“Venture capital money kills more businesses than it helps,” says Basecamp CEO Jason Fried“Venture capital money kills more businesses than it helps,” says Basecamp CEO Jason Fried
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Fried says tech startups are addicted to raising and spending money, and the VC funding cycle is to blame.

By Eric Johnson
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Is being woke the business strategy of 2019?Is being woke the business strategy of 2019?
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On the latest episode of Pivot, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss the Gillette ad and more.

By Eric Johnson
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Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?
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NYU’s Scott Galloway makes the case for Satya Nadella as “CEO of the year” on the latest episode of Pivot.

By Eric Johnson
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Who could buy Discord? Acquirers have been giving the gaming startup a long look.Who could buy Discord? Acquirers have been giving the gaming startup a long look.
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Discord has hired Qatalyst Partners, the boutique investment bank known for selling tech companies.

By Theodore Schleifer and Kurt Wagner
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Microsoft’s president says we need to regulate facial recognition tech before ‘the year 2024 looks like the book “1984”’Microsoft’s president says we need to regulate facial recognition tech before ‘the year 2024 looks like the book “1984”’
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Paul Allen’s sister has been tasked to do a surprisingly hard thing: Give away billions of dollarsPaul Allen’s sister has been tasked to do a surprisingly hard thing: Give away billions of dollars
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Jody Allen isn’t someone most people have heard of, but she’ll wield enormous power in the next few years.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Big data could ‘stop famines from ever happening again,’ says World Bank Group President Jim Yong KimBig data could ‘stop famines from ever happening again,’ says World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim
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“Famine by definition is large numbers of people who are starving to death. There’s no reason for that to ever happen.”

By Eric Johnson
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If you can quit social media, but don’t, then you’re part of the problem, Jaron Lanier saysIf you can quit social media, but don’t, then you’re part of the problem, Jaron Lanier says
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“You’re not doing anything to free those who are more trapped. You’re only enslaving them more by entrenching the system.”

By Eric Johnson
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With GitHub, Microsoft is buying a crucial part of the software ecosystemWith GitHub, Microsoft is buying a crucial part of the software ecosystem
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Microsoft is acquiring the code-hosting service for $7.5 billion in stock.

By Dan Frommer
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Full video and transcript: Microsoft President Brad Smith at Code 2018Full video and transcript: Microsoft President Brad Smith at Code 2018
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“If you create tech that changes the world, the world is going to want to govern you.”

By Recode Staff
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Microsoft executive Brad Smith: ‘If you create tech that changes the world, the world is going to want to govern you.’Microsoft executive Brad Smith: ‘If you create tech that changes the world, the world is going to want to govern you.’
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Full transcript: ‘Microtrends’ author and political strategist Mark Penn on Recode DecodeFull transcript: ‘Microtrends’ author and political strategist Mark Penn on Recode Decode
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“The cost of data is going to zero, and the value of analysis [is going] to infinity.”

By Elizabeth Crane
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Microsoft’s John Thompson is going to help venture capital firm Lightspeed find some dealsMicrosoft’s John Thompson is going to help venture capital firm Lightspeed find some deals
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Thompson succeeded Bill Gates as chairman of the Seattle giant.

By Theodore Schleifer
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This is how Facebook’s record lobbying spending compares to other tech companiesThis is how Facebook’s record lobbying spending compares to other tech companies
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It spent more than Apple, less than Google and about the same as Amazon last quarter.

By Rani Molla
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Twitter, Google and Facebook have banned cryptocurrency ads — but these networks still haven’tTwitter, Google and Facebook have banned cryptocurrency ads — but these networks still haven’t
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Microsoft and Snap are exceptions — for now.

By Rani Molla
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Google, Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses helped more than double spending on data centers last yearGoogle, Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses helped more than double spending on data centers last year
Satya Nadella is giving Microsoft a much needed reboot
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Nadella is No. 11 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
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Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. This is how he gives away his billions.Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. This is how he gives away his billions.
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Happy Birthday, Bill Gates!

By Rani Molla
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Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers want to score some innovation via a $10 million venture effortMicrosoft and the Green Bay Packers want to score some innovation via a $10 million venture effort
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It’s small, but yet another nod by tech giants to show they care about the rest of America.

By Kara Swisher
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Microsoft is reviewing its records for signs of potential Russian meddling during the 2016 electionMicrosoft is reviewing its records for signs of potential Russian meddling during the 2016 election
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Tech giants continue to fear that their platforms helped spread misinformation.

By Tony Romm
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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says artificial intelligence could create more jobs, not just eliminate themMicrosoft’s Satya Nadella says artificial intelligence could create more jobs, not just eliminate them
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Apple, Microsoft, Uber and other tech giants are rising to the defense of DreamersApple, Microsoft, Uber and other tech giants are rising to the defense of Dreamers
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A report card on the tech industry’s early lobbying efforts on DACA.

By Tony Romm and Rani Molla
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Silicon Valley is preparing to blast Trump if he ends protections for DreamersSilicon Valley is preparing to blast Trump if he ends protections for Dreamers
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Microsoft is the first to criticize the president’s immigration decision, expected Friday.

By Tony Romm
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Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are going to work togetherAmazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are going to work together
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Are Siri and Google Assistant next?

By Jason Del Rey
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Why Microsoft stock is at an all-time, 31-year highWhy Microsoft stock is at an all-time, 31-year high
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It’s still here.

By Dan Frommer
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Closing the books on Microsoft’s Windows PhoneClosing the books on Microsoft’s Windows Phone
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Android and iOS are the last major smartphone platforms standing.

By Rani Molla
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Facebook’s and Twitter’s executive leadership are still the most white among big Silicon Valley companiesFacebook’s and Twitter’s executive leadership are still the most white among big Silicon Valley companies
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Full transcript: The Verge’s hardware reviewer Dan Seifert answers laptop questions on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: The Verge’s hardware reviewer Dan Seifert answers laptop questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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Watch Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and current LA Clippers owner, at CodeWatch Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and current LA Clippers owner, at Code
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Ballmer was interviewed live at Code Conference by Kara Swisher and Kurt Wagner.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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Steve Ballmer says Microsoft was too slow to develop hardwareSteve Ballmer says Microsoft was too slow to develop hardware
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The former Microsoft CEO has some regrets.

By Rani Molla
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Bill Gates tweeted some great advice for new gradsBill Gates tweeted some great advice for new grads
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You should probably follow the advice of the richest man in the world.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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Can Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop compete with premium laptops?Can Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop compete with premium laptops?
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Microsoft seems to be aiming at two different audiences with the high-end laptop and its Apple-y operating system, The Verge’s Dan Seifert says on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson