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Microsoft Excel update could change the way you build formulas forever
LAMBDA beta allows you to create custom functions in Excel, Microsoft says Making the most out of Microsoft Excel could get a lot easier thanks to a new upgrade from the software giant. The process of learning how to effectively use a…
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Sber and Microsoft develop a unique AI robot control system
Sber and Microsoft Research summed up the results of a joint project launched in October 2019 to develop a unique AI system that offers the opportunity to teach robots to manipulate physical objects of unstable shape in almost the same…
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With reinforcement learning, Microsoft brings a new class of AI solutions to customers
Countless companies use online recommendation engines to show customers products and experiences that match their interests. And yet, traditional machine learning models that predict what people might prefer are often based on data from past experience.
In the news | Irish Times
Building technology solutions to meet the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland
Within two weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting Ireland the HSE had developed a software tool to support patients, from initial contact with the health system right the way through to recovery. The Covid Care Tracker is one of several…
In the news | Excel Blog
Announcing LAMBDA: Turn Excel formulas into custom functions
Today we are releasing to our Beta customers a new capability that will revolutionize how you build formulas in Excel. Excel formulas are the world’s most widely used programming language, yet one of the more basic principles in programming has…
Utilizing consumer cameras for contact-free physiological measurement in telehealth and beyond
| Daniel McDuff and Xin Liu
According to the CDC WONDER Online Database (opens in new tab), heart disease is currently the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. However, most deaths due to cardiovascular diseases could be prevented with…
A Microsoft custom data type for efficient inference
| Bita Darvish Rouhani, Doug Burger, Eric Chung, Rangan Majumder, Sangeetha Shekar, Saurabh Tiwary, Sitaram Lanka, and Steve Reinhardt
AI is taking on an increasingly important role in many Microsoft products, such as Bing and Office 365. In some cases, it’s being used to power outward-facing features like semantic search in Microsoft Word or intelligent answers in Bing, and…
