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Microsoft app lets users explore photos by touch
San Francisco: Microsoft has updated its computer vision app for the visually challenged people with an option to explore photos by touching them. The new feature in the “Seeing AI” iOS app enables users to tap their finger to an image on a touch-screen to hear a description of objects[Read More…]
Windows 10 now running on more than 800 mn devices: Microsoft
San Francisco: Microsoft on Thursday said that its Windows 10 operating system (OS) is now running on more than 800 million active devices worldwide, one step closer to its goal of 1 billion Windows 10 users. “Thank you to all our customers and partners for helping us achieve 800 million[Read More…]
Microsoft testing new feature to create spreadsheets using visual data
San Francisco: Microsoft is testing a feature that would allow users to create spreadsheets using visual data and mixing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Office 365 through smartphone cameras. According to Microsoft, the “insert data from picture” option would allow users to scan a receipt or table-type information into Excel. Scanning[Read More…]
Microsoft to launch social entrepreneur accelerator programme in March
Mumbai: Aiming to nurture and grow an ecosystem of tech-enabled start-ups focused on social and environmental issues, Microsoft on Tuesday announced the launch of a new social entrepreneur accelerator programme in India and France next month. The programme named Microsoft-Ashoka Accelerator is in partnership with Ashoka Foundation, a global non-profit[Read More…]
Microsoft introduces HoloLens 2, AI camera for developers – specifications, price; details here
Barcelona: Microsoft has introduced its mixed reality headset HoloLens 2 which promises to be more immersive and comfortable. HoloLens 2 will initially be available for $3,500 in the US, Japan, China, Germany, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Australia and New Zealand, the company announced at the ongoing 2019 Mobile World Congress[Read More…]
Microsoft releases new free ‘Office’ app on Windows 10
San Francisco: Replacing the currently existing “MyOffice” app on Windows 10, Microsoft is rolling out a new free pre-installed “Office” app for users without an Office 365 subscription requirement. “MyOffice” app allows users to access and use their Office 365 — Microsoft’s subscription services with programmes including Word, PowerPoint, Excel[Read More…]
IIM Calcutta achieves 100% placement
Kolkata: IIM Calcutta, one of the premier B-Schools of the country, has achieved 100 per cent placement on the first day, a statement from the institute said here. In all, 123 companies from diverse sectors participated in the placement process for the 54th batch of the institute’s flagship Post-Graduate Programme[Read More…]
Microsoft Office is now available on Apple’s Mac App Store
The debut of the Microsoft Office in Apple Store came a little bit later than what Apple first announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference last year, when the Cupertino, California-based tech firm promised the Microsoft Office package would be available by the end of 2018. Apple said users can purchase[Read More…]
Microsoft search engine Bing blocked in China
Beijing, Microsoft announced on Thursday that its search engine, Bing, has been blocked in China, the last major foreign search engine operating in the country. “We’ve confirmed that Bing is currently inaccessible in China and are engaged to determine next steps,” CNN quoted a Microsoft spokesman as saying. It was[Read More…]
LG joins Microsoft to accelerate autonomous vehicles business
Las Vegas,LG Electronics has partnered Microsoft to help grow its autonomous vehicle and infotainment system business by leveraging Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies along with LG’s future self-driving software developments. LG will apply Microsoft’s AI knowledge to its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Driver-Status Monitoring Camera (DSM)[Read More…]
Amazon trumps all, becomes most valuable publicly-traded company
Weeks after Microsoft eclipsed Apple to become the world’s most valuable company, Amazon have snatched the title. The tech king closed with a worth of $797bn at US stock market on Monday after leaping over the software giant Microsoft who remained valued at $789bn. Amazon became the second US company[Read More…]
New Microsoft project to give users more data control: Report
San Francisco, Microsoft is reportedly working on a project that will give its users more control over their personal data. According to a report in ZDNet, the project, codenamed “Bali” and currently in the testing phase, would give users the ability to control data collected about them. “The ‘personal data[Read More…]
Microsoft, Taiwan AI Labs collaborate for genetic analysis
San Francisco/Taipei, Microsoft and Taiwan AI Labs have collaborated and unveiled TaiGenomics — an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based genetic analysis platform — using Microsoft Azure Cloud computing and storage capabilities. The platform uses AI to process, analyse and draw inferences from vast amounts of medical and genetic data provided by patients[Read More…]
Microsoft ‘Intelligent Cloud Hub’ to build AI-ready workforce in India
New Delhi: Microsoft on Thursday announced a three-year “Intelligent Cloud Hub” collaborative programme in India to empower institutes to skill students in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud technologies. The dedicated AI infrastructure and Internet of Things (IOT) hub programme will equip selected research and higher education institutions with AI infrastructure,[Read More…]
Google denies it altered YouTube code to slow down Microsoft Edge
San Francisco, Google has denied it altered YouTube code to break Microsoft Edge, thus slowing down its performance while users streamed YouTube videos — a claim made by a former Microsoft intern. Microsoft Edge is a graphical web browser included in Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile and Xbox One devices,[Read More…]
Microsoft is giving $10 gift cards in their newsletter emails
Have you been recently ignoring Microsoft’s newsletters? According to Redditers, you shouldn’t as the tech giant has been sending out gift coupons in their emails. Apparently, Microsoft has been hiding the coupons in their emails since Black Friday. Back then you could have clicked the blue squirrel to receive the gift[Read More…]
Adobe best tech firm to work for in India: Indeed
Bengaluru: Software major Adobe is the best technology company to work for in India, followed by chip maker NVIDIA and Microsoft, employment-related search engine giant Indeed said on Tuesday. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was the highest-ranked Indian organisation at No. 10 — the only public sector firm to[Read More…]
Top Indian-American Microsoft AI executive Sirosh joins Compass
San Francisco: Microsoft’s Indian-origin Chief Technology Officer for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Joseph Sirosh has joined Compass, a New York-based real estate tech company which is making efforts to simplify the home buying and selling process with the use of cutting-edge technology. In a tweet on Wednesday, Sirosh said he was[Read More…]
Microsoft to replace Edge with its own Chromium variant
Internet browsing is that one department where Microsoft has found it really difficult to make a breakthrough. Even the introduction of a lightweight design could not save their last web browser release of Microsoft Edge. Introduced three years ago, the Edge could garnish only a little success as users walked-away from the[Read More…]
Microsoft leaps over Apple, became the world’s most valuable company
After spending almost 8 years below Apple Inc. The software giant has finally surpassed its arch-rival in terms of market capital. Apple, which became the first US company to cross the $1 trillion mark has now been overtaken by Microsoft for the number one spot. Microsoft, which has recently acquired[Read More…]
Microsoft’s Cortana head Javier Soltero quits: Confirms Vice President
San Francisco: Microsoft’s Head of digital Assistant Cortana Javier Soltero is leaving the company by the end of the year, as Cortana has moved from the Artificial Intelligence (AI) research division into the Experiences and Devices group. First reported by ZDNet on Tuesday, Javier Soltero, Vice President of Cortana, confirmed[Read More…]
Microsoft doesn’t use customers’ data for profit: Satya Nadella
London: In an apparent jibe against rivals Google and Facebook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said the company doesn’t use customers’ personal data for profit unlike some other firms. In an interview with The Times on Monday, Nadella said the company “had chosen not to squeeze the last drop of[Read More…]
Microsoft says will honour data localisation requests from governments
Redmond (Washington State): Microsoft is committed to complying with the law of the land when it comes to data privacy and will honour data localisation requests from all countries, including India. “We will have to comply with data laws of various countries. That is mandatory for us. We are already[Read More…]