Microsoft will stop producing the Xbox 360, the decade-old video-game console that cemented the company's place in the living room.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 25, 2016
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Microsoft saw a surprise drop in sales and profit during the first three months of the year, in a sign the tech giant is still trying to find its way in the post-PC era.
Business
Apr 21, 2016
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As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in ...
Internet
Apr 15, 2016
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A Microsoft "chatbot" designed to converse like a teenage girl was grounded on Thursday after its artificial intelligence software was coaxed into firing off hateful, racist comments online.
Internet
Mar 24, 2016
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Data can be daunting. But within those numbers and spreadsheets is a wealth of information. There are also stories that the data can tell, if you're able to see them. SandDance, a new Microsoft Garage project from Microsoft ...
Software
Mar 23, 2016
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In the airy, loft-like Microsoft Research lab in New York City, five computer scientists are spending their days trying to get a Minecraft character to climb a hill.
Computer Sciences
Mar 14, 2016
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When Microsoft released the Kinect system for playing Xbox video games about five years ago, it attracted the interest of an unlikely source: the healthcare company Novartis.
Engineering
Feb 9, 2016
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Microsoft is lending a hand to a set of startups working in the highly technical realm of machine learning.
Business
Feb 5, 2016
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If you're running an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft's Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine.
Software
Feb 3, 2016
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In 2015, starfish, octopus, crabs and other Pacific Ocean life stumbled upon a temporary addition to the seafloor, more than half a mile from the shoreline: a 38,000-pound container. But in the ocean, 10 feet by 7 feet is ...
Engineering
Feb 2, 2016
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