During the COVID pandemic, as workplaces were closing and a global economic crisis ensued, global unemployment was heading towards a quarter of a billion people. It became apparent that expanded access to computer science education and digital skills would be…
Creating a sustainable future
We must ensure that economic growth does not come at the expense of our planet. Microsoft seeks to contribute to a sustainable future through a wide range of programs, partnerships, and initiatives that align with the United Nations Sustainable Development…
Research @ Microsoft 2022: A look back at a year of accelerating progress in AI
2022 has seen remarkable progress in foundational technologies that have helped to advance human knowledge and create new possibilities to address some of society’s most challenging problems. Significant advances in AI have also enabled Microsoft to bring new capabilities to…
Awards | JEDEC
Stefan Saroiu received JEDEC Chairman of the Board Award
Awarded "in recognition of row hammer mitigation and standardization support in JC-42".
Awards | Intelligent Health
Junaid Bajwa makes Intelligent Health 2022 Top 55 Innovators list
Junaid Bajwa, Chief Medical Scientist, Health Futures team, made the Intelligent Health community's top 55 Innovators 2022 list.
In the news | TechCrunch
Microsoft to sunset Soundscape 3D audio app and open-source the code
Microsoft is sunsetting an experimental research project that uses audio-based technology to help visually-impaired people navigate and gain a stronger awareness of their surroundings. However, the company also revealed that it will release the code under an open source license…
Microsoft Soundscape – New Horizons with a Community-Driven Approach
Editor's note, June 19, 2023 - The date existing installations of the Soundscape iOS app can continue to be used has been extended to Aug. 30, 2023. The article has been updated to reflect that change. For more than six…
In the news | Financial Times
Doing more with less: how one hospital has adapted to NHS crisis
Not all the interventions are so simple. In the radiotherapy department, oncologist Dr Raj Jena explained that when a patient comes in for curative radiotherapy it can take up to two hours to mark up the tumor in order to…
In the news | COMPLEXITY podcast
Plurality, Governance, and Decentralized Society
This week on the show we dip back into our sub-series on SFI’s Emergent Political Economies research theme with a trialogue featuring Microsoft Research Lead Glen Weyl (founder of RadicalXChange and founder-chair of The Plurality Institute), and SFI Resident Professor…