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Microsoft Research shows off their novel VR cane controller again 

Microsoft Research has released another video of their previously demonstrated haptics-enabled cane which allows blind people to navigate VR.

The story behind that little padlock in your browser 

Whenever you see a little padlock in the address bar of your internet browser, as well as when you use apps, email and messaging, you’re relying on something called ‘transport layer security’ or TLS. It’s…

Data-driven insights for more effective, personalized care in online mental health interventions 

Using Artificial Intelligence To Identify Endangered Beluga Whales 

Scientists partnered with tech industry experts to develop the first machine learning application for acoustic monitoring of Alaskan beluga whales. An innovative machine learning application will help scientists collect information essential to protect and recover…

Coyote Release 

Coyote: Making it easier for developers to build reliable asynchronous software

Microsoft’s Healthcare Bot service helps power CDC’s COVID-19 assessment bot 

Microsoft is continuing to step up its internal and external efforts to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. Last week, Microsoft announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is using Microsoft’s Healthcare chat…

Delivering information and eliminating bottlenecks with CDC’s COVID-19 assessment bot 

In a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not only important to deliver medical care but to also provide information to help people make decisions and prevent health systems from being overwhelmed. Microsoft is helping…

Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft expand partnership to decode COVID-19 immune response and provide open data access 

SEATTLE and REDMOND, Wash. — March 20, 2020 — Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ADPT) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) on Friday announced they will leverage their existing partnership mapping population-wide adaptive immune responses to diseases…

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies are studying how the human immune system reacts to the coronavirus 

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies are working together to study how the human immune system responds to the COVID-19 coronavirus. By understanding the immune signature, meaning how humans are responding to the disease, the companies hope…

Health Bot – Instance Management and Version Control Best Practices 

The Microsoft Health Bot Service is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that is a perfect compliment to any Patient Engagement Strategy. The Healthcare Bot supports common healthcare scenarios such as Review of Symptom…