A project from Microsoft’s research labs is exploring the feasibility of using anonymized web search data to learn more about lung-cancer risk factors and provide early warning to people who are candidates for disease screening. The findings, published Thursday in JAMA Oncology, extend research that team members published last June … Read more »
The new Surface Book, redesigned from the inside out to deliver twice the graphics processing power and 16 hours of battery life in the same sleek form factor, is now available at Microsoft Stores and select Best Buy locations in the U.S. and Canada. Microsoft is continuing to take pre-orders … Read more »
Advertisers: To drive engagement with an app you’ve built, try the new App Install Ads, currently in pilot for all advertisers in the United States. Using App Install Ads gets customers to your app store directly, eliminating the extra time, navigation, and clicks they would otherwise need to take from your … Read more »
Most people have had at least one negative online experience that resulted in real-world consequences, including a loss of trust in others, increased stress or sleep deprivation, according to preliminary results of a new Microsoft survey, writes Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft chief online safety officer. The preliminary survey results are being … Read more »
Segments will include PowerShell and SQL, PowerShell and Azure Automation, and the future directions for PowerShell. In addition, several presentations will focus on cool ways of using PowerShell, including setting up a “Minecraft” server; using PowerShell to control sprinklers or an Internet of Things (IoT)-based Theremin, or a Tesla (among … Read more »
In a post on Microsoft on the Issues, Brad Smith, Microsoft president and chief legal officer, said that like many Americans, “regardless of who we supported through our vote, we strongly share the view that this is a time for the nation to come together.” “Every president-elect deserves our congratulations, … Read more »
The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence has assumed a leadership role in this effort with the decision to adopt the Microsoft Cloud as well as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection and Customer Lockbox from a Microsoft U.K. data center. More than 95,000 Ministry of Defence mailboxes will be protected with Office … Read more »
Microsoft has a long-term commitment to providing law enforcement agencies with cloud services they can trust to help keep them compliant with Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS). As part of this commitment, Microsoft recently signed the CJIS Security Addendum and contractually committed to the applicable CJIS Security Policy controls with … Read more »
Join Bing Ads and Shannon Glass from Hanapin Marketing on Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. PT for the Art & Science of Bing Ads Reporting. You’ll find out which reports give you the best picture of your campaign status, which one should be the go-to when you want to understand why … Read more »
Azure SQL Database built-in In-Memory technologies are now generally available for the Premium database tier including Premium pools. In-memory technology helps optimize the performance of transactional (OLTP), analytics (OLAP), as well as mixed workloads (HTAP). … Read more »
