Tag: Microsoft
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Artificial intelligence makes a splash in efforts to protect Alaska’s ice seals and beluga whales
Microsoft Blogs – 2.19.20 When Erin Moreland set out to become a research zoologist, she envisioned days spent sitting on cliffs, drawing seals and other animals to record their lives for efforts to understand their activities and protect their habitats. Instead, Moreland found herself stuck in front of a computer screen, clicking through thousands of…
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Along with our customers and partners, Microsoft will drive mobility in the next decade
Microsoft Blogs – 2.18.20 (2.11.20) As we embark upon a new decade, the automotive industry is reaching the most transformative point in its long, pre-digital history. It is predicted that by 2030, there will be a $4 trillion opportunity focused on new mobility services, as the automotive and transportation sectors converge. Source: Along with our customers…
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Every second counts | Microsoft In Culture
Microsoft YouTube Channel – 2.11.20 (2.10.20) Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports know the checkered flag goes to the team with the fastest car, smartest crew, and quickest insight. See how they use Microsoft technology to make split-second decisions so that Jimmie is going full speed into his final season. Source: Every second counts | Microsoft…
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Imagine Cup Junior – Submissions now open!
Microsoft Blogs – 2.10.20 (2.7.20) Late last year, I announced the launch of Imagine Cup Junior, an exciting new opportunity for students aged 13-18, to engage with Microsoft’s AI for Good Initiatives and come up with big ideas to help solve big challenges. To date we’ve had over 300 educators register, which represents over 1,000 student…
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Using AI to advance the health of people and communities around the world
Microsoft Blogs – 1.30.20 (1.29.20) The health of people and communities around the world has been improving over time. For example, the steep decline in child and maternal mortality is a key indicator of positive momentum. Source: Using AI to advance the health of people and communities around the world
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Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces
Microsoft Blogs – 1.28.20 Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown hair. He swivels his head left and right until the camera in the front of…
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The new Washington Privacy Act raises the bar for privacy in the United States
Microsoft Blog – 1.27.20 (1.24.20) This month, a bipartisan group of legislators in Washington state presented new legislation that could soon become the most comprehensive privacy law in the country. The centerpiece of this legislation, the Washington Privacy Act as substituted, goes further than the landmark bill California recently enacted and builds on the law Europeans…
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Students ‘will use tech to embrace seamless learning’
Microsoft Blog – 1.23.20 The next decade will see a shift in how children are taught in schools, with technology helping young people and teachers place a greater emphasis on learning outside the classroom. Source: Students ‘will use tech to embrace seamless learning’
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Everything We Announced at X019
Microsoft Blogs – 11.23.19 (11.14.19) X019 kicked off with the biggest episode of Inside Xbox ever, celebrating all things Xbox with an incredible slate of news, including over ten Xbox Game Studios games on stage, three brand new games revealed from Xbox Game Studios, and four more world premiere titles from developers around the world.…
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Minecraft Earth Early Access Off to an Exciting Start Following Mobs in the Park Kickoff
Microsoft Blogs – 11.22.19 (11.21.19) Last week in celebration of Minecraft Earth’s early access rollout, we unveiled the Mobs in the Park pop-up experience in three locations around the world – Hudson Yards in New York City, Campbell’s Cove in Sydney and the Queen’s Walk in London – granting players exclusive in-game access to the holiday-themed Jolly…