GeekWire's Microsoft@50 event, marking the tech giant's milestone anniversary, will feature on-stage conversations with Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith; former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer;

If you’d been around when Microsoft went public in March of 1986, you would have been wise to buy the stock. A $1,000 investment in Microsoft at its IPO is now worth an astounding sum.

Musk is still more than $80 billion richer than he was on Election Day, even as Tesla’s more than 90% post-election rally shriveled to a 10% gain.

Elon Musk tops the list of people who could become the first trillionaire. However, billionaire Mark Cuban says there could be a dark horse in the race.

The stadium—brand-spanking-new and oddly luminous—bears the tax software firm’s name but is indelibly tied to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, now owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer was involved in the Intuit Dome’s design,

USAFacts, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic organization founded by former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, is today launching its newest installment of Just the Facts. The series covers the most pressing issues on the minds of Americans including federal spending,

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 10: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (L) shakes hands with Skype CEO Tony Bates during a news conference on May 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how