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Garage project Trove rolls out a sleeker, simpler UI, fewer fees, and increased transparency

Since its launch in May of 2020, Trove has helped projects collect more than 25,000 photos for character recognition, object recognition, and visual search. Trove, a Microsoft Garage project, connects AI developers to unbiased, quality niche data. The marketplace empowers engineers to purchase submissions that meet their standards at costs they control, while respecting the rights and privacy of photo….

Custom page styles and improved print and export features now available in Garage project Journal

Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, is live with a new update! The project team is excited to deliver one of their most popular feature requests: Page Styles. Journal is an inking incubation exploring how new paradigms and the power of AI can transform the way we ink, and it’s available for download for any pen-capable Windows 10 device. Existing users….

Making Smart Cities: The power of hackathons brings together Rogers, UBC students, City of Kelowna, and Microsoft to advance 5G smart city applications

The convergence of industry, public service, enterprise, and academia occurred in January 2020 when Rogers reached out to Microsoft to discuss a potential collaboration with UBC that would showcase the capability of 5G networks when paired with Azure Edge Compute technology. The plan was to get a group of the most creative computer science and electrical engineering students from UBC….

Enter the world of quantum with new Microsoft Garage project, Reference Guide for Quantum Computing

Microsoft Garage, in association with a few of the greatest minds of the Microsoft ecosystem, presents a Reference Guide for Quantum Computing, a book that can be a catalyst in your journey of learning Quantum Computing. It will take you on an intellectual adventure from understanding what a qubit is, how to manipulate its value, to building quantum algorithms. It….

Print, custom ink colors, and more come to Garage project Journal

A short month ago, we released Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, and the Journal team is thrilled with the response so far. Building on user feedback and what the team has learned so far, they have already introduced new features, fine-tuned gestures, and started sketching new modes for the note-taking tool. Windows 10 users with a pen-capable device can try….

New Garage project Group Transcribe helps you transcribe and translate while advancing inclusive speech AI

There is healthy debate about the productivity of multi-tasking. Is it possible to take excellent notes while also being fully present in a meeting? Now, you don’t have to choose between focus and productivity with our latest experiment, Group Transcribe, a Microsoft Garage project. This app uses a multi-device approach to provide real-time, high quality transcription and translation, so users….