In the news | Microsoft Azure Blog
Accelerating genomics workflows and data analysis on Azure
Genomics is foundational to the development of targeted therapeutics and precision medicine. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies has driven a revolution in genomics-based research and is helping facilitate better understanding of human biology and disease conditions. This expanded knowledge is…
Measuring dataset similarity using optimal transport
| David Alvarez-Melis and Nicolo Fusi
Is FashionMNIST, a dataset of images of clothing items labeled by category, more similar to MNIST or to USPS, both of which are classification datasets of handwritten digits? This is a pretty hard question to answer, but the solution could…
In the news | DCD
Microsoft shows off holographic storage device
Early research on what could one day live in the cloud Microsoft has announced Project HSD, an effort to build holographic storage devices for its Azure cloud service. While the idea of storing data throughout the volume of the medium…
In the news | SearchEngineLand
Bing applies AI and natural language models to autosuggest, People Also Ask
Bing is now using natural language generation models (models that generate text) to improve its autosuggest and People Also Ask (PAA) features, the company announced Wednesday. It is also expanding the use of natural language representation models to extend its…
In the news | Tech Xplore
Microsoft turns to holographic solutions for cloud storage
When people think of holograms, they may think of the small insignia on credit cards that appear to move as you rotate the card. Or they may think of recent rock concert spectacles featuring realistic 3-D performances by singers who…
Please note that Soundscape is a navigation aide, not a primary navigational tool, and should not be used in lieu of mobility skills and good judgement. Hello, Soundscape enthusiasts (or soon to be enthusiasts?) I’m Marie Trudelle and I…
Research shows that students who are exposed to social-emotional learning from a young age are better prepared for their futures. Now, with the help of a new feature in Microsoft Teams called 'Reflect', students can learn how to identify their…
In the news | VentureBeat
Microsoft details how it improved Bing’s autosuggest recommendations with AI
Earlier in the year, Microsoft detailed the ways Bing has benefited from AI at Scale, an initiative to apply large-scale AI and supercomputing to language processing across Microsoft’s apps, services, and managed products. AI at Scale chiefly bolstered the search…
In the news | Bing Blogs
Introducing the next wave of AI at Scale innovations in Bing
Bing users around the globe perform hundreds of millions of search queries every day. These queries are diverse in many ways, from the intent the users are seeking to fulfill, to the languages and regions where these queries are issued.…