At  Ignite in November, we introduced Frontier Transformation — a holistic reimagining of business aligning AI with human ambition to help organizations achieve their highest aspirations and growth ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a series of commitments intended to assuage a growing backlash to the data center building boom. The company held up Quincy — where it has been building data centers ...

Microsoft has officially canceled plans to build a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin. The decision follows concerns voiced by local residents about the proposed development. Microsoft President Brad ...

The tech giant laid out a five-point plan to address backlash in communities around the country over AI infrastructure buildouts. Microsoft is pledging to pay for the full costs borne by communities ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released details of a new plan attempting to alleviate concerns from consumers around their massive push to build new AI data centers, including pledge to pay higher electricity ...

Microsoft said that consumers won't pay more when the software maker sets up data centers and committed to replenish more water than it uses. Utility prices have climbed across the U.S. as tech ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he does not want Americans to pay higher electricity bills because of data centers, adding that Microsoft (MSFT) will make changes beginning this week to ensure ...

President Donald Trump asks tech companies to "pay their own way" for their data centers. Data centers drove up utility bills in at least 13 states, Business Insider previously reported. Trump says ...

The project, first reported by My San Antonio, consists of a standalone data center totaling nearly 200K SF and is estimated to cost $400M. According to Microsoft’s filings with state regulators, ...

Microsoft acquires Osmos to automate data engineering workflows using agentic AI inside Fabric. Osmos AI agents reduce data preparation time by handling ingestion, transformation, and validation ...

Microsoft (MSFT) announced today it has acquired Osmos, an agentic artificial intelligence data engineering platform designed to simplify complex data workflows. No financial details on the ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jan 5, 2026 at 2:28 ...