Tag Archives: Microsoft
NASCAR starts using Microsoft app to monitor live data from track
NASCAR officials have started using a new Windows 10 app from Microsoft to monitor live video feeds and transponder data from cars, giving the control...
GeekWire Radio: The real reason Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26 billion
Access to LinkedIn’s trove of data about companies and professionals is a primary driver of Microsoft’s $ 26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, says our guest...
Microsoft tests new tool to remove OEM crapware
Windows 10 already includes ways to clear out applications and data to repair misbehaving systems or prepare them to be sold, courtesy of the Refresh and Reset features added in Windows 8. Microsoft is now adding a third option: a new refresh tool.
Currently available only for Windows Insiders, the new tool fetches a copy of Windows online and performs a clean installation. The only...
Microsoft teams up with ‘seed to sale’ marijuana company to build government software
Recreational marijuana is legal in four states and the District of Columbia, but many financial institutions and other big businesses have yet to embrace the new industry.
Microsoft is breaking that trend by teaming up with a Los Angeles company...
Microsoft explains how LinkedIn will integrate with Office and other products
In announcing its $ 26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn today, Microsoft laid out several scenarios for how the companies’ products might work together.
- LinkedIn profiles, containing a person’s resume, skills and endorsements and recommendations from colleagues, will be visible not just in LinkedIn but also in Microsoft’s...
Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day: Cloud and AI innovations from 9 emerging startups
The Summer 2016 cohort of startups at Microsoft Accelerator’s Machine Learning Demo Day in Seattle on Thursday revealed innovations that could save...
Good morning, sunshine: Microsoft project helps your plants talk back
Your house plants are definitely sending you a message when they wilt or drop leaves on the floor. But what if they could actually “speak” to you and convey how they’re feeling?
Project Florence,...
Microsoft and Facebook plan 4,100-mile cable under Atlantic, capable of record-breaking 160Tbps
Microsoft and Facebook will place a cutting-edge undersea cable across the Atlantic Ocean, stretching 6,600 kilometers or more than 4,100 miles from Virginia Beach, Va., to Bilbao, Spain, capable of hurtling data under the ocean at speeds of 160 Terabits per second.
The companies say...