In the news | National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
Interactive Tool: Catalyzing Policing Reform with Data Interactive
Nationwide protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd have underscored the urgency for rethinking policing in the nation, and many of the changes will need to happen at the local level. Understanding patterns of policing through analysis…
Researchers in Microsoft Research Asia lab launch COVID Insights website
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact communities around the world, researchers everywhere are fighting hard in the hopes of gradually understanding the mystery of the COVID-19 virus through the most advanced technologies available. Based on their expertise and research…
Quiz time with Microsoft Soundscape
Hi everyone, it seems that one of the most popular activities during this Coronavirus lockdown is the good old-fashioned quiz. We have written a few blogs with Soundscape tips over the last couple of weeks, so we thought now would…
In the news | Microsoft Azure Blog
DCsv2-series VM now generally available from Azure confidential computing
Security and privacy are critically important when storing and processing sensitive information in the cloud, from payment transactions to financial records, personal health data, and more. With the general availability of DCsv2-series virtual machines (VMs), we are ushering in the…
Hello, Amos from the Microsoft Soundscape team here again. In a recent article we posted, Frazier explained how he uses Microsoft Soundscape to get his daily exercise. This got me thinking about how I use Soundscape for a bit of…
In the news | GeekWire
UW and Microsoft release contact-tracing app, aiming to battle COVID-19 while preserving privacy
Microsoft and University of Washington researchers have teamed up on a new app, CovidSafe, that promises to alert people automatically if they’ve been in close proximity to someone infected by COVID-19, seeking to strike a balance between the sometimes competing…
Today we are happy to announce the availability of MAKES version 2, a private, self-hosted version of the popular Project Academic Knowledge (PAK) API. As we hear feedback from our customers, the most requested feature for our free to use…
Beyond the prototype: Enabling the long tail of hardware devices
| Steve Hodges
Hardware is important, but it’s hard More than ever before, our society depends on an array of interactive devices. We need to provide input to computer systems throughout our day, whether at home, at work, or on the move. And…
Do you want to conduct international research but not sure how to get started? This article will guide you through the process of connecting with international customers in an easy and meaningful way.