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Here’s how Microsoft is helping India with its COVID-19 catastrophe May 5, 2021 at 8:48 am To alleviate India’s severe oxygen shortage, Microsoft worked with the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum to provide oxygen concentration devices to healthcare facilities in India. The first arrived last week. (FedEx Photo via Microsoft) With several thousand employees across 11 locations in India, and many more employees in other countries with families in India, Microsoft is acutely aware of the d...

SEATTLE — The pileup of bodies waiting for cremation is 10 miles long in Lalita Uppala’s hometown of Jabalpur. Fifteen of her cousins and their families are stricken with the coronavirus.

Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more January 27, 2021 at 1:31 pm Underwritten by Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: tips@geekwire.com — Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role has included leading the company’s pandemic response, will retire at the end ...