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Microsoft plans to support Carnegie Mellon’s edge computing research with hardware, Azure services
Like cloud computing and mobile computing, edge computing will require new ways of thinking about application development; older methods designed for different styles of computing make certain assumptions about performance and availability that don't necessarily make sense on the edge.
In the news | University of Florida
UF Health, King’s College London researchers awarded $3.7 million to study molecular origins of type 1 diabetes
For people with Type 1 diabetes, it is an ongoing battle: Their immune system goes rogue, killing cells in the pancreas that regulate blood sugar. Now, a University of Florida and King’s College London collaboration has been awarded $3.7 million…
In the news | VentureBeat
Why Microsoft, Tencent, and Intel are growing cucumbers in autonomous greenhouses
Researcher teams led by employees at Microsoft, Intel, and Tencent are participating in a cucumber-growing competition to operate autonomous greenhouses to explore artificial intelligence applications in indoor farming. Researcher teams led by employees at Microsoft, Intel, and Tencent are participating…
Celebrating 20 years of MSR in Asia with Dr. Hsiao-Wuen Hon
Episode 49, November 7, 2018 - Dr. Hon gives us a brief history of Microsoft Research Asia, from its humble beginnings to its significant role in the AI boom today, talks about Microsoft Research Asia’s unique talent pipeline, shares his…
In the news | The Verge
Microsoft Word is getting a to-do feature to help people manage documents
Microsoft is starting to test a new to-do feature in Word today. The software maker found that a lot of people leave notes in their Word documents as placeholders to add more text, images, or charts. Microsoft is now making…
In the news | Engadget
Microsoft Word will automatically create to-do lists for you
Microsoft will start turning the notes you leave in Word documents into to-do lists. The company is testing a new feature in its word processor that will automatically detect notes and messages left for yourself and others and turn them…
Awards | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Microsoft Researchers named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery
Jaime Teevan, Stefan Saroiu, and Jingdong Wang have been named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for their significant contributions that have revolutionized how we live, work and play. This is an important honor as the ACM Distinguished Member…