Microsoft picks Morrisville for hundreds of new jobs – average wage $125,000
Microsoft is going to bring 500 jobs to the Triangle with an average wage of $125,000. That’s more than double the average Wake County wage. The tech giant has reached an agreement with the state of North Carolina to create that many jobs by 2023 and will in return receive tax benefits of more than […]
This holiday season from Bing: flight booking and expanded visual search
The holidays can be a busy time, but at Bing we hope to make your holiday season easier and more enjoyable! Today we’re excited to announce an advanced flight booking experience as well as expanded visual search shopping scenarios. Flight booking answer One area we’re seeking to make more frictionless for our users is flight […]
Hackers hit Norsk Hydro with ransomware. The company responded with transparency
The bedside phone rang at 4 a.m. in Oslo, Norway. The pre-dawn call filled Torstein Gimnes Are with a drowsy sense of dread. That only deepened when he heard the first words from the other end. “We may be under attack,” said his IT colleague at Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminum companies. […]
NTT and Microsoft form a strategic alliance to enable new digital solutions
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (left), and Jun Sawada, President and CEO of NTT Corporation (right). NTT Corporation (NTT) and Microsoft Corp. today announced a multi-year strategic alliance aimed at delivering secure and reliable solutions that help enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformations. The alliance will bring together NTT’s best-in-class ICT infrastructure, managed services and cybersecurity […]
Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios create holograms to educate and entertain
In sci-fi movies and TV, holograms have long embodied a bevy of characters, including Princess Leia and The Doctor on “Star Trek: Voyager.” A big part of the appeal of these 3D representations is that they occupy the same space we do and that we can interact with them in a way we can’t with 2D videos and photos. Beyond the fictional world, holograms are starting to help humans in real […]
Gears 5 sets a higher bar for accessibility with features that mean more people can play the game
Video games have saved Cherry Thompson’s life many times, from ‘80s game Rainbow Islands providing escape from a difficult childhood to Pokémon Red giving solace when Thompson was a homeless teenager. Games were about community, therapy, adventure and passion. But more than six years ago, Thompson had a stroke at age 31 that led to […]
How a new AI-powered service is helping one global company transform employee knowledge sharing
Developing a master plan to transform John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Replacing a double-deck road with a massive tunnel in Seattle. Keeping beachgoers safe from polluted waters in New Zealand with advanced analytics. Those are just a few of the thousands of complex projects delivered each year by Mott MacDonald, a global […]
Bonjour! ¡Bienvenidos! Seeing AI expands to 5 new languages
Akiko Ishii was referred to a job training program where she hoped to learn how to use a computer and work in an office. Instead, she was told she should probably study to be a massage therapist, that it would be a good profession for someone like her – someone who was blind. Ishii was […]
Retailers and Customers Don’t See Eye to Eye on Returns or In-Store Experiences
Brands also seen as missing the mark on shipping and convenience, leaving opportunity on the table, according to Oracle Retail global survey Drones and driverless cars would be “awesome” if they speed deliveries, consumers say Retailers are not meeting customer expectations, and in many cases are missing on the fundamentals, according to a new 15,800 […]
Apple and Salesforce Ignite Productivity and Learning on the Best Devices for Business
Apple and Salesforce today announced the launch of two flagship apps from the world’s #1 CRM: the redesigned Salesforce Mobile App and new Trailhead GO learning app, delivering rich customer experiences with features exclusive to iOS and iPadOS. The companies also announced the next-generation Salesforce Mobile SDK, empowering developers to easily build and deploy native […]