Traditional passwords are increasingly vulnerable, leading to potential security breaches. Fortunately, there’s a promising development—Microsoft offers multifactor authentication (MFA) without a smartphone using secure, passwordless device access. As we look ahead to the upcoming school year in many places across the northern hemisphere, educational institutions face a daunting security landscape.…

We are excited to partner with GitHub to empower their more than 100 million developers to build AI applications directly from GitHub.com with seamless integrations with Codespaces and Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Microsoft is empowering developers to become AI developers, bringing Azure AI industry leading models to the global GitHub community of…

At Microsoft for Startups, we are dedicated to empowering the next generation of AI startups. We understand the significant capital and resources required for AI development. That’s why we’ve partnered with Village Global to offer up to $350,000 in Azure Credits to startups participating in their Velocity program. These credits…

Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Fourth Quarter ResultsREDMOND, Wash. — July 30, 2024 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:·        Revenue was $64.7 billion and increased 15% (up 16% in constant currency)·        Operating income was $27.9…

In quick order: Are you familiar with wind speed and cruising speed and light speed? Well, we’re here to riff on another type of velocity. Let’s call it “AI speed.” Our definition of AI speed – sure to soon grace your favorite digital dictionary 😉– is the brisk rate at…

Windows is an open and flexible platform used by many of the world’s top businesses for high availability use cases where security and availability are non-negotiable. To meet those needs: Windows provides a range of operating modes that customers can choose from. This includes the ability to limit what can…

Learn more about how we’re making progress towards our sustainability commitments through the Sustainable by design blog series, starting with Sustainable by design: Advancing the sustainability of AI. Last month, we unveiled our Datacenter Community Pledge, emphasizing that datacenters are not only the backbone of modern technology but also a…

As companies roll out AI across their organizations, our researchers have been studying how work actually works for people. Results from one of our global research studies, “Copilot Usage in the Workplace,” reveal the surprising ways people in different business functions—from product development and engineering to finance and legal—are using…

We are excited to announce several updates to help developers quickly create customized AI solutions with greater choice and flexibility leveraging the Azure AI toolchain. AI is transforming every industry and creating new opportunities for innovation and growth. But, developing and deploying AI applications at scale requires a robust and…

Black Hat USA 2024 is packed with timely, relevant information for today’s security professionals. During the conference this August, we’ll share our deep expertise in AI-first end-to-end security and extensive threat intelligence research. Join us as we present our main stage speaker Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief…

Our free summer learning game, Leaps and Logs, offers a variety of fun and engaging resources to keep students thinking, collaborating, and building skills until the first day of school! While many students in the northern hemisphere are enjoying their summer break, they don’t have to stop learning. Our free…

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…

As a reminder, to have access to these features you need a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license! How to prompt like a pro Writing great prompts is the key to having better interactions with Microsoft Copilot in Teams. Just like talking to a co-worker, clear communication and certain techniques can…

Every creative process begins with an idea—and that idea starts with you. Today we’re announcing that the Microsoft Designer app is now generally available with a personal Microsoft account, with new features that help you create and edit like never before. You can express yourself in brand new ways and bring…

TAINAN, Taiwan – It’s a typically busy afternoon at Chi Mei Medical Center’s pharmacy department in this southern Taiwanese city. Staff in white coats work quickly, packing bottles and tablet strips, ready for the lines of patients waiting on the other side of the counter.    Since April, the pharmacists have…

Consider this: according to our 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report, email overload remains a persistent issue for Microsoft 365 users—85 percent of emails are read in under 15 seconds, and the typical person reads four emails for every one they send. But users can’t simply declare email bankruptcy. For…

AI-powered speaker recognition technology has now expanded to all Teams Rooms on Windows devices, regardless of the microphone type. This was previously only available with intelligent speaker equipment in the room. Now any Teams Room on Windows can enhance meeting experiences with precise speaker attribution and intelligent insights from Copilot.…

 No matter your use case, Microsoft Azure AI Studio accelerates the generative AI development lifecycle, empowering organizations to build and shape the future with AI.   In the rapidly evolving world of AI technology, Microsoft Azure AI Studio, now generally available, is empowering organizations to create their own AI copilots. With…

Organizations across industries are leveraging Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot services and capabilities to drive growth, increase productivity, and create value-added experiences. The phrase, “time is money,” is commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who first used it in his essay “Advice to a Young Tradesman,” published in 1748. Franklin…

Microsoft Flight Simulator: City Update IX highlights select locations throughout the northeastern United States with updated aerial imagery, new digital elevation models, and TIN (triangulated irregular network) surface texturing. The update includes the Washington, DC region; Buffalo, New York; Allentown, Pennsylvania area; and the East End of Long Island, New…

On June 4, 2024, we introduced the latest milestone in our journey towards modernizing customer engagement: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center, a Microsoft Copilot-first contact center solution that delivers generative AI to every customer engagement channel. This standalone Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solution enables customers to maximize their…

You probably read the predictions. For a decade, they peddled the same sunny promise: Someday AI will help make medicine smarter and faster. Someday has dawned. Nearly 80% of health care organizations now use AI. In fact, AI is already helping to reduce repetitive clinical tasks and enable more precise…

At Microsoft, we’re doing deep research into AI adoption at work—what's working for people, what challenges are emerging, and how organizations can move from early experimentation to broad business transformation. Today we’re surfacing new data from Copilot customers that shows which job functions are gaining an early AI advantage. To…

Three-year, projected multibillion-dollar strategic partnership will focus on creating innovative industry solutions that deliver transformative outcomes for businesses and society Hitachi Group will embed the Microsoft cloud, Azure Open AI Service, Dynamics 365, Copilot for Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot into its Lumada Solutions to accelerate growth of the Lumada…

Microsoft Flight Simulator City Update VIII: Las Vegas features one of the world’s most distinctive cities. Las Vegas (“the meadows” in Spanish) traces its name to a Mexican explorer who passed through the area in 1829 and found dense grasslands fed by freshwater springs. Founded on May 15, 1905, the…

AI is rapidly being woven into many organizations, and it promises to transform every aspect of work, from boosting personal productivity and creativity to working on behalf of teams and automating business processes. At professional services firm EY, integrating AI required radical changes, like crafting guidelines for employee adoption and…

It was 1:30 p.m., and Andrew Murray, the general manager of the 22-room Doonmore Hotel, had not yet eaten breakfast.  “It’s been one thing after another since I woke up,” he said. “You know, in this job there are an awful lot of moving parts.”   The hotel perches on a…

Brazilians have jumped into investing. A new wave of individual investors has emerged in the heart of Brazil’s bustling markets, ready to navigate the complex world of finance. The number has rocketed to around five million today from about 600,000 in 2017, according to Brazil’s stock exchange, B3 (for Brasil,…

In our conversations with customers and partners, two themes consistently emerge: the impact of AI at work and the challenge of successfully navigating flexible work. We see these challenges as related: adopting AI will enable the improved transformation of our workplaces. This transformation lies not just in adopting AI, but…

Russia is ramping up malign disinformation campaigns against France, French President Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. While Russia has a decades-long history of targeting the Olympic Games, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) has observed old tactics blending with artificial intelligence…

Generative AI systems are made up of multiple components that interact to provide a rich user experience between the human and the AI model(s). As part of a responsible AI approach, AI models are protected by layers of defense mechanisms to prevent the production of harmful content or being used…

How implementing a trust fabric strengthens identity and network Read the blog At Microsoft, we’re continually evolving our solutions for protecting identities and access to meet the ever-changing security demands our customers face. In a recent post, we introduced the concept of the trust fabric. It’s a real-time approach to…

MOLLY WOOD: In just one year, Microsoft Copilot has changed the way we work forever. By now, business leaders understand how it can boost their individual productivity and the efficiency of their teams. But as generative AI evolves, a bigger and more consequential opportunity presents itself: total business reinvention. Yeah,…

In May 2024, we published the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report, a joint report from Microsoft and LinkedIn that looked at how AI will reshape work and the labor market broadly. As we reviewed the data, a surprising theme emerged: when it comes to using AI to get work…

Preserving stories from D-Day’s last heroes for future generations The Thread of Memory on social media" tabindex="0"> Link copied June 6, 1944: The beginning of the end When Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy 80 years ago, they made history with their courage and sacrifice, which contributed to…

Microsoft and SAP have been partners and customers of each other for over 30 years, collaborating on innovative business solutions and helping thousands of joint customers accelerate their business transformation. Microsoft Cloud is the market leader for running SAP workloads in the cloud, including RISE with SAP, and today at…

Link copied In the face of adversity, existence itself can be resistance and spark change. Radical joy is more than just a feeling. It’s an anthem to those who thrive against all odds. An ode to beauty. And a reminder that joy is both universal and individual—and we should unite in…

Consistent with Microsoft’s commitment to preparing students for the future, we're happy to announce the release of our latest product to empower the next generation of developers—Visual Studio Code for Education.Visual Studio Code for Education is a free online computer science education platform that provides integrated curriculum and a sandbox…

A diverse and exciting selection of locations from throughout Europe awaits pilots with this latest release.Microsoft Flight Simulator introduced City Update VII: European Cities II today which features notable locales throughout Europe: Sweden’s Stockholm, France’s Nice and neighboring Monaco, Portugal’s Porto, and Spain’s Barcelona and Madrid. This latest update to…

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