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A Planetary Computer for Earth 

Microsoft AI for Earth combines user-friendly software tools with cloud-based artificial intelligence to empower organizations and individuals working to advance sustainability around the globe.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s 5 Biggest Statements At Ignite 2019 

With its latest wave of product announcements, Microsoft is focused squarely on turning every company into a tech company, CEO Satya Nadella said Monday during the Microsoft Ignite 2019 conference. Ignite, Microsoft’s conference for IT…

DNA, laser-etched glass, and beyond: A peek into the future of data storage 

For most of us, data storage has only gotten easier. Rather than messing around with computer hard drives with limited storage, floppy disks, and rewritable CDs or DVDs, today we just hit “save” on whatever…

Microsoft puts classic Superman on a piece of glass to keep it safe 

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the latest concept test for Project Silica, Microsoft’s research project that uses ultrafast laser optics and artificial intelligence to store data on quartz glass. In collaboration with Warner…

Project Silica proof of concept stores Warner Bros. ‘Superman’ movie on quartz glass 

Microsoft and Warner Bros. have collaborated to successfully store and retrieve the entire 1978 iconic “Superman” movie on a piece of glass roughly the size of a drink coaster, 75 by 75 by 2 millimeters…

Simply unmatched, truly limitless: Announcing Azure Synapse Analytics 

Today, businesses are forced to maintain two types of analytical systems, data warehouses and data lakes. Data warehouses provide critical insights on business health. Data lakes can uncover important signals on customers, products, employees, and…

Microsoft automates driving license tests 

Bengaluru: Microsoft is working with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) of Dehradun to automate driving license tests through its system named HAMS (Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety). HAMS was originally conceived as a system to monitor…

Why Microsoft and Warner Bros. Archived the Original ‘Superman’ Movie on a Futuristic Glass Disc 

Best Research Paper Runner-Up Award by CIKM ’19 

Microsoft provides Indian RTOs with AI software to take driving license tests 

Microsoft has stated that its HAMS project enables the driver’s license testing to be an objective and transparent process. Microsoft has announced that its Harnessing AutoMobiles for Safety (HAMS) AI project is being used at…