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The world’s coolest student technology competition just announced who is making it to the next round! Microsoft just unveiled the 10 teams who will compete in the 11 th annual Imagine Cup U.S. Finals Demo Day on May 13 in Silicon Valley. Each of the top teams will pitch their business to investors...

Who doesn’t like to get an award? Microsoft was recently named number one in Corporate Social Responsibility by the Reputation Institute for our philanthropy efforts. While this award is a wonderful validation, there is something much more important than recognition: the people and communities...

Do you have an idea that will help children learn how to read? Are you passionate about keeping our environment clean? Well now you have the opportunity to create an app that can help the world -- and win up to $15,000 in the process. To celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft...

Nearly 16,000 Microsoft partners and executives took Canada by storm last week for the company’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). Each year, partners from around the globe unite for a four-day conference to celebrate the accomplishments of the company’s partner network, consisting...

Microsoft’s West Region Citizenship Director, Celeste Alleyne, discusses why Day of Giving is the ideal kick-off event for Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference. Each year Microsoft invites thousands of global partners to attend the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC...

Microsoft recently announced the First Round of U.S. finalists for Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 , a global competition of more than 325,000 students representing 100 countries and regions, who work in teams solve global issues through research, personal passion and technology. Two of the finalist teams...

In late October, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Microsoft joined school leaders of the Mendez Learning Center to announce a new focus on turning around underperforming urban schools within the LAUSD . Microsoft, through a relationship with Partnership Schools for Los Angeles , provided Mendez with...

Welcome to the Microsoft Los Angeles blog. Here you will find posts, videos and news about Microsoft’s involvement in Southern California. More than 3,000 Microsoft employees live and work in California, with more than 300 employees based in Southern California. Many exciting Microsoft initiatives...