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Dive into Microsoft Azure and prep for key certifications with this training

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Microsoft Azure is kind of a big deal. The cloud computing service drives virtual desktops, communications tools like email, content delivery networks that ensure your files are always available, and so much more. According to Microsoft, 95% of the Fortune 500 use Microsoft Azure. And, Azure is only going to become more important for IT […]

Dive into Microsoft Azure and Prep for Key Certifications with this Training

The complete 2020 Microsoft Azure certification prep bundle can help you train up for a career in the field.

"It offends me that you couldn’t differentiate the two women of colour out of four members of a group … DO BETTER!"

Robot journalist accused of racism

Faulty Machine

The artificial intelligence system Microsoft uses to post articles to MSN recently confused two women of color, showing how algorithmic bias is happening.

Robot Journalist Accused of Racism

MSN fired journalists and replaced them with AI. Now its AI is being accused of racism.

Microsoft said it had nothing to do with the pandemic and everything to do with workplace automation.

MSN fires journalists, replaces them with AI

Algorithmic News

Over the weekend, Microsoft laid off some 77 journalists and editors who helped curate the news and replaced them with an AI algorithm.

MSN Fires Journalists, Replaces Them With AI

It's part of Microsoft's push to automate the news.

Transform yourself from a run-of-the-mill Excel novice into a full-fledged pro with the help of this training bundle.

Why you should make mastering Microsoft Excel a priority in 2020

Few software programs are more ubiquitous than Microsoft Excel in the modern workplace. Initially released in 1987 as a refreshingly intuitive and universal spreadsheet platform, Excel has gone through multiple revisions that have drastically improved its performance and scope, and you’d be hard-pressed to find an office or workplace in virtually any industry that doesn’t […]

Why You Should Make Mastering Microsoft Excel a Priority in 2020

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What else are you gonna use all that blood for? That's what I thought.

Microsoft is buying COVID-19 patients' blood for biotech research

Blood for Bill

Microsoft and the biotech company Adaptive are launching a study on coronavirus patients' T cells, and they're buying blood samples to get started.

Microsoft Is Buying COVID-19 Patients’ Blood for Biotech Research

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-adaptive-t-cell-virtual-study-how-to-enroll-criteria-2020-5">Microsoft and a Seattle biotech are seeking 1,000 volunteers to give blood for a virtual coronavirus study. Here&#8217;s how you can enroll and make up to $250.</a> [Business Insider]

More on coronavirus research: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/potential-covid19-vaccine-hacks-dna-build-immunity">Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Hacks Your DNA to Build Immunity</a>

Studies

A doctor will come to your home to draw a sample.

Think of it like a biological captcha for proving you completed a task.

Microsoft wants to mine cryptocurrency using your brain waves

Mentally Taxing

A patent application from Microsoft describes a system that would read a person's brainwaves and mine cryptocurrency as a reward for completing tasks.

Microsoft Wants to Mine Cryptocurrency Using Your Brain Waves

Prove you actually watched an ad by sharing your brainwaves and you'd earn some Bitcoin.

Loud-chewers and non-muters: Your day of redemption is here.

Microsoft AI can edit snacking sounds out of your video chats

Mute Off

With more social gatherings happening over video conferences, we're seeing gnarly snack time close-ups. Thankfully, Microsoft AI can edit out eating sounds.

Microsoft AI Can Now Edit Your Snacking Sounds out of Your Video Chats

AI to help anyone who still hasn't figured out quarantine chat etiquette.

It builds on tech Microsoft's been using on Xbox for years.

Microsoft says new tool detects pedophiles grooming kids online

Safer Space

Microsoft has created a tool that analyzes text-based chats for signs of pedophiles online — and it's giving it away for free.

Microsoft Says New Tool Detects Pedophiles Grooming Kids Online

And they're giving it away to qualified companies.

It could give us a way to rebuild following a global catastrophe.

Microsoft is hiding source code in an apocalypse-proof cave

Cold Storage

Microsoft-owned GitHub dumped physical copies of the world's open source code in an apocalypse-proof vault to save it for when society collapses.

Microsoft Is Hiding Source Code in an Apocalypse-Proof Cave

GitHub's archives are backed up on microfilm in an Arctic mine.

Microsoft is giving up on regular people ever using Bing

Mission Abort

Microsoft is pivoting its Bing search engine to focus on businesses, claiming it'll make it easier for employees to navigate companies' intranets.

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