Microsoft delays timeframe for some buildings in massive campus redevelopment 

• The first of the initial eight buildings will still open later this year. The company said it is committed to finishing the entire project, first announced in 2017, but wants to make sure the project reflects the needs of employees and the requirements for office space in the new era of hybrid work. Read more.

Meet Microsoft’s new chief sustainability officer: Melanie Nakagawa will draw on her skills from the White House, venture capital and law background.

• Nakagawa will lead the tech giant’s efforts to combat climate change and report to Microsoft President Brad Smith, who said the company must accelerate its momentum. Read more.

Seattle philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott launched a new website that outlines her charitable giving process for the first time. 

• Scott also revealed a name for her organization — Yield Giving — and listed the 1,600 nonprofits that have received more than $14 billion since 2019. Read more. 

A Seattle cybersecurity startup landed $13.5 million for technology that aims to protect machine learning-based code.

• Protect AI emerged from stealth mode and is led by CEO Ian Swanson, who previously founded two other startups. Read more.

Amazon Games will be the global publisher for the next entry in the long-running “Tomb Raider” series.

• Lara Croft is still one of the most recognizable characters in video game history and the move is the first big single-player game under Amazon’s publishing umbrella. Read more.

A new virtual reality venue is opening in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.

• Sandbox VR, which has a space in Kirkland, Wash., features “fully-body” VR and private “holodeck” rooms for up to six players to have a shared gaming experience. Read more.

Tech Moves

• Karat, Common Room, Aduro, and Skytap all added new executives, while a longtime Microsoft engineering leader departed after 32 years. Read more.