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Startups to access high-performance Azure infrastructure, accelerating AI breakthroughs
by Guest Charlotte Yarkoni- 0 replies
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Today Microsoft is updating its startup program to include a free Azure AI infrastructure option for high-end GPU virtual machine clusters, for use in training and running large language models and other deep learning models. Y Combinator (YC) and its community of startup innovators will be the first to access this offering in private preview to a limited cohort. YC has an unmatched reputation as a pioneering startup accelerator helping launch transformative companies including Airbnb, Coinbase and Stripe. Now YC startups will have the technical resources they need to quickly prototype and bring to market cutting-edge AI innovations. Our close collaboration with YC pro…
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Honoring veterans and recognizing their value and contributions at Microsoft and beyond
by Guest Douglas Phillips- 0 replies
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[ATTACH=full]42403[/ATTACH] Microsoft honors service members and their families today and every day. Since 1996, the month of November has been commemorated by presidential proclamation as National Veterans and Military Families Month in the United States with the observance of Veterans Day on the 11th as a central moment of celebration and appreciation. Throughout the month, you can expect to see American flags, camouflage and other patriotic or military decorations everywhere you look as communities celebrate one of our greatest national treasures: Our military veterans and those who make their service possible. As a leader at Microsoft with deep personal appreci…
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Microsoft and LinkedIn release the 2024 Work Trend Index on the state of AI at work
by Guest Jared Spataro- 0 replies
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One year ago, generative AI burst onto the scene and for the first time since the smartphone, people began to change the way they interact with technology. People are bringing AI to work at an unexpected scale — and now the big question is, how’s it going? As AI becomes ubiquitous in the workplace, employees and businesses alike are under extreme pressure. The pace and intensity of work, which accelerated during the pandemic, has not eased, so employees are bringing their own AI to work. Leaders agree AI is a business imperative — and feel the pressure to show immediate ROI — but many lack a plan and vision to go from individual impact to applying AI to drive the botto…
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Microsoft Ignite 2023: AI transformation and the technology driving change
by Guest Frank X. Shaw- 0 replies
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As we reach the end of 2023, nearly every industry is undergoing a collective transformation – discovering entirely new ways of working due to AI advancements. Microsoft Ignite is a showcase of the advances being developed to help customers, partners and developers achieve the total value of Microsoft’s technology and reshape the way work is done. As we round out the year, there are strong signals of AI’s potential to transform work. Take our latest Work Trend Index. Eight months ago, we introduced Copilot for Microsoft 365 to reduce digital debt and increase productivity so people can focus on the work that is uniquely human. What everyone wants to know now is: Wil…
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A statement from Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella
by Guest Microsoft Corporate Blogs- 0 replies
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As you saw at Microsoft Ignite this week, we’re continuing to rapidly innovate for this era of AI, with over 100 announcements across the full tech stack from AI systems, models, and tools in Azure, to Copilot. Most importantly, we’re committed to delivering all of this to our customers while building for the future. We have a long-term agreement with OpenAI with full access to everything we need to deliver on our innovation agenda and an exciting product roadmap; and remain committed to our partnership, and to Mira and the team. Together, we will continue to deliver the meaningful benefits of this technology to the world. The post A statement from Microsoft Chairman a…
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Manufacturing for tomorrow: Microsoft announces new industrial AI innovations from the cloud to the factory floor
by Guest Kathleen Mitford, CVP, Global Industry- 0 replies
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After years of uncertainty from supply chain disruption and increased customer expectations, to changes in consumer demand and workforce shortages, manufacturing remains one of the most resilient and complex industries. Today, we are witnessing the manufacturing industry enter a transformative era, fueled by AI and new AI-powered industrial solutions. This AI-driven shift is prompting many organizations to fundamentally alter their business models and re-evaluate how to address industry-wide challenges like data siloes from disparate data estates and legacy products, supply chain visibility issues, labor shortages, and the need for upskilling employees, among others. AI …
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Satya Nadella remarks at the 2024 G7 Summit
by Guest Microsoft Corporate Blogs- 0 replies
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At the 2024 G7 Summit in Fasano, Italy, President Biden and other G7 leaders met with private sector executives, including Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, to reaffirm their commitment to accelerate sustainable infrastructure investment through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. Below are Satya’s remarks at the event. Thank you very much, Prime Minister Meloni and President Biden for the opportunity this afternoon to really participate in this very important discussion about scaling the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment to support very high-quality infrastructure, financing in low-and-middle-income countries. It’s enco…
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New study validates the business value and opportunity of AI
by Guest Alysa Taylor- 0 replies
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As AI becomes more woven into society, its economic impact will be significant, and organizations are just starting to understand the extent of what’s possible. For companies to invest in AI though, it must make good business sense. Business leaders and decision makers need to understand the industry and line-of-business use cases that are best positioned to drive value within their organizations, what the return on investment will be, what time to value to expect, and how to get started. In short, they need help demystifying the business case for AI. To help companies understand the opportunities AI can unlock, Microsoft commissioned a study through IDC that provid…
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Introducing Copilot+ PCs
by Guest Yusuf Mehdi- 0 replies
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An on-demand recording of our May 20 event is available. Today, at a special event on our new Microsoft campus, we introduced the world to a new category of Windows PCs designed for AI, Copilot+ PCs. Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever built. With powerful new silicon capable of an incredible 40+ TOPS (trillion operations per second), all–day battery life and access to the most advanced AI models, Copilot+ PCs will enable you to do things you can’t on any other PC. Easily find and remember what you have seen in your PC with Recall, generate and refine AI images in near real-time directly on the device using Cocreator, and bridge langua…
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Microsoft Envision | The Tour: How to lead in the era of AI
by Guest Judson Althoff- 0 replies
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I recently highlighted how generative AI technology is opening doors for organizations to imagine new ways to solve challenges, while unlocking innovation and delivering greater business value for those who adopt it. Organizations with modern data estates fortified with the Microsoft Cloud are already accelerating their AI transformation; and as many business leaders seek to keep pace they are turning to Microsoft and our partner ecosystem for industry expertise, scale and copilot capabilities. Microsoft has built a foundation of successfully delivering AI solutions for many years. Now, we are infusing generative AI capabilities across the services customers know and l…
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Announcing new Microsoft AI Hub in London
by Guest Mustafa Suleyman, EVP and CEO of Microsoft AI- 0 replies
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Microsoft recently announced the creation of Microsoft AI, a newly formed organization to help advance our consumer AI products and research, including Copilot. Building on that news, I’m thrilled to share that Microsoft AI is opening a new AI hub in the heart of London. Microsoft AI London will drive pioneering work to advance state-of-the-art language models and their supporting infrastructure, and to create world-class tooling for foundation models, collaborating closely with our AI teams across Microsoft and with our partners, including OpenAI. The new AI hub will be led by Jordan Hoffmann, an exceptional AI scientist and engineer. Prior to joining Microsoft AI, H…
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Microsoft names new Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
by Guest Microsoft Corporate Blogs- 0 replies
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Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. As we mark our 50th year, I’ve been reflecting on how we have remained a consequential company decade after decade in an industry where there is no franchise value. And it is because — time and time again when tech paradigms have shifted — we have seized the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. And that’s what we are doing again today in this AI platform shift. Carolina Dybeck Happe To continue thriving as a company, we need to raise the bar on our operational excellence, continually improving security, quality, and delivery to our customers, as well as the ri…
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Microsoft introduces new data and AI solutions to help healthcare organizations unlock insights and improve patient and clinician experiences
by Guest Alysa Taylor- 0 replies
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Every industry depends on unique insights to achieve their goals, and unlocking the power of data is the key to an organization’s success. This is especially true in healthcare, where data has the potential to do so much good – from improving health outcomes and enhancing patient and clinician experiences to driving better organizational performance for healthcare systems. When a patient’s or the population’s health is at the center of the decision-making process, having the right data strategy in place can have a life-changing impact on people’s lives. Healthcare data continues to grow rapidly, and organizations are struggling to keep up with higher volume, greater va…
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Helping our customers through the CrowdStrike outage
by Guest David Weston- 0 replies
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On July 18, CrowdStrike, an independent cybersecurity company, released a software update that began impacting IT systems globally. Although this was not a Microsoft incident, given it impacts our ecosystem, we want to provide an update on the steps we’ve taken with CrowdStrike and others to remediate and support our customers. Since this event began, we’ve maintained ongoing communication with our customers, CrowdStrike and external developers to collect information and expedite solutions. We recognize the disruption this problem has caused for businesses and in the daily routines of many individuals. Our focus is providing customers with technical guidance and suppo…
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Sustainable by design: Advancing the sustainability of AI
by Guest Melanie Nakagawa- 0 replies
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During the past year, the pace of AI adoption has accelerated significantly, ushering in groundbreaking advances, discoveries and solutions with the potential to help address humanity’s biggest problems. We see this as a massive platform shift, akin to the printing press, which was not just an invention, but a technology that shaped a new economy. Alongside the incredible promise and benefits of AI, we recognize the resource intensity of these applications and the need to address the environmental impact from every angle. In line with our commitment to responsible AI and our ambitious sustainability commitments, we’re determined to tackle this challenge so the world ca…
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Microsoft’s 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Report: A decade of transparency, commitment and progress
by Guest Lindsay-Rae McIntyre- 0 replies
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Today, I am sharing Microsoft’s 2023 Global Diversity & Inclusion Report — our fifth consecutive annual report and the 10th year of releasing our global workforce demographic data. As we mark this milestone, a couple of key aspects about our company’s work on diversity and inclusion (D&I) stand out: Our journey is ever evolving, and our focus and progress are consistent, both of which are vital to delivering on Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This year’s report shows that we continue to be a more diverse Microsoft today than we have ever been. Looking at this year’s data as well as our cumulative…
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Prioritizing security above all else
by Guest Microsoft Corporate Blogs- 0 replies
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Satya Nadella, the Chief Executive Officer, shared the below communication to the employees of Microsoft. In light of the significant attention and discussion this announcement has garnered, it has been made publicly available as an official record. Today, I want to talk about something critical to our company’s future: prioritizing security above all else. Microsoft runs on trust, and our success depends on earning and maintaining it. We have a unique opportunity and responsibility to build the most secure and trusted platform that the world innovates upon. The recent findings by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) regarding th…
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Microsoft employee announcement regarding the attack on Israel
by Guest Microsoft Corporate Blogs- 0 replies
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Microsoft’s campus in Herzliya, Israel. Photo: Amit Geron Photography Kathleen Hogan, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, shared the below communication today with Microsoft employees. I am profoundly saddened by the horrific terrorist attacks in Israel this weekend and the atrocities we continue to watch unfold. Together with the senior leadership team (SLT), I want to express my deepest sympathy for those who have been killed, injured, lost loved ones, and all those impacted by this violence. Together we condemn this hatred and brutality. To everyone impacted, please know we are all with you in our hearts and in our actions, and we will con…
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Advancing science: Microsoft and Quantinuum demonstrate the most reliable logical qubits on record with an error rate 800x better than physical qubits
by Guest Jason Zander- 0 replies
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Quantinuum scientists making adjustments to a beam line array used to deliver laser pulses in H-Series quantum computers. Photo courtesy of Quantinuum. Today signifies a major achievement for the entire quantum ecosystem: Microsoft and Quantinuum demonstrated the most reliable logical qubits on record. By applying Microsoft’s breakthrough qubit-virtualization system, with error diagnostics and correction, to Quantinuum’s ion-trap hardware, we ran more than 14,000 individual experiments without a single error. Furthermore, we demonstrated more reliable quantum computation by performing error diagnostics and corrections on logical qubits without destroying them. This fin…
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Welcoming the legendary teams at Activision Blizzard King to Team Xbox
by Guest Phil Spencer- 0 replies
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Today, Microsoft officially completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, publishers of some of the most played and most beloved franchises in gaming history across console, PC and mobile. From Pitfall to Call of Duty, World of Warcraft to Overwatch, Candy Crush Saga to Farm Heroes Super Saga, their studios have pushed the boundaries of gaming for players around the world. For the millions of fans who love Activision, Blizzard and King games, we want you to know that today is a good day to play. Together, we’ll learn, innovate and continue to deliver on our promise to bring the joy and community of gaming to more people. Visit Xbox Wire to learn more. The pos…
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A change to Microsoft marketing leadership
by Guest Microsoft Corporate Blogs- 0 replies
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Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer, shared the below communication today with Microsoft employees. Marketing excellence at Microsoft is key to how we drive business growth and for the past ten years, Chris Capossela has done a terrific job as our CMO driving revenue and brand love for the company. The numerous accolades Microsoft continues to receive in terms of brand recognition and marketing awards are impressive and a testament to the strong team he has built. Chris and I have been working on his succession plan for some time, and as this new era of AI is upon us, we’ve decided this is the right time to put that plan into action. I am pleased to announce that…
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A year of DAX Copilot: Healthcare innovation that refocuses on the clinician-patient connection
by Guest Robert Dahdah- 0 replies
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In 2012, a child’s drawing of her appointment with a physician was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In the brightly colored sketch, the girl is sitting on the exam table accompanied by her mother and siblings. To those of us working in healthcare, her doctor is the most notable part of the image. He is sitting at his desk, typing on the computer — with his back to the patient. This drawing, published alongside an article titled “The Cost of Technology,” is emblematic of the unintended consequences of healthcare innovation. With more tools for physicians to use and greater demands on their time, technology can easily become a barrier …
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Unlocking global government innovation with Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty – public preview available today
by Guest Corey Sanders- 0 replies
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The Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty represents a significant advancement at the intersection of global demand for innovation and evolving national policies regarding data privacy and control. It ushers in a new era for governments worldwide, providing a secure avenue for modernizing their technology infrastructure and workflows. Today, we are announcing public preview of the Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty. Furthermore, we are announcing our planned general availability of the Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty for this December. This solution will enable governments to meet their compliance, security and policy requirements while harnessing the cloud to deliver value to …
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Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Pledge: To build and operate digital infrastructure that addresses societal challenges and creates benefits for commu
by Guest Noelle Walsh- 0 replies
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In the span of just one year, we’ve witnessed a remarkable acceleration in AI adoption, opening a new frontier of innovation, discovery and solutions. This surge in AI is not just about technological advancement; it’s about harnessing the potential to promote innovation, tackle some of societies’ largest challenges and change lives for the better. Microsoft’s role and responsibility as a leader in AI is reflected in the company’s commitment to ensure broad access to our technology that empowers organizations and individuals to serve the public good. We build and operate a global network of advanced datacenters that enable this technology, and we recognize the crucial r…
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Your feedback matters – each week, we get thousands of feedback submissions that we triage, categorize and prioritize. We love the enthusiasm our customers and developers show daily for the Store and all its apps and games – and as product makers, we take that energy forward every day into our craft. Our ultimate goal is to build the best product for you. Today, we’re excited to recap some important quality updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows that we’ve rolled out over the last few months. Upping the ante on performance We have some meaningful improvements to share from our recent work on performance. Overall Store launch time has been reduced by 25%, and we've r…
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