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In the news | Official Microsoft Blog
Supporting our customers on the path to net zero: The Microsoft cloud and decarbonization
Demand for data and digital services is expected to continue its exponential growth over the coming years, with global internet traffic projected to double by 2022[i]. The Microsoft cloud is the trusted cloud for everyday digital experiences at work and…
In the news | Microsoft Stories
This non-profit is protecting vulnerable communities from the effects of climate change with AI
Armed with Microsoft’s AI for Humanitarian Action grant, SEEDS is using AI to save lives during disasters.
In the news | Penn State
Male giraffes are more socially connected than females
Although female giraffes have closer “friends” than male giraffes, male giraffes have more “acquaintances” than females, according to a new study by an international team that includes a Penn State biologist. The study demonstrates that giraffes form a complex multilevel…
In the news | Microsoft Stories
Turkish Red Crescent sets sights on new era with Restoring Family Links program through AI
A leading name in humanitarian aid, Turkish Red Crescent is ready to speed up its efforts through Microsoft`s AI for Humanitarian Action, in supporting families to search, reconnect, and reunite with their loved ones or family members who fell out…
In the news | Microsoft Customer Stories
Wildlife Protection Solutions helps protect the wildest places with Microsoft AI for Earth
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS) sits in the nexus between the most remote places in the world and burgeoning animal conservation science. It provides the monitoring technology that conservation groups need to keep watch over wild places and protect wildlife. Conservationists…
In the news | EurekAlert
First village-level mapping of childhood undernutrition in India reveals local disparities
The risk of childhood undernutrition varies widely among villages in India, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in collaboration with researchers at Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard’s Center for Population and Development…
In the news | The Economist
AI helps scour video archives for evidence of human-rights abuses
But as the software improves, access to material gets harder.
In the news | Microsoft on the Issues
Microsoft launches Covid-19 vaccine dashboard that tracks administration of vaccines aligned with federal goal
As the world reaches the next stage in our collective fight against Covid-19 with the availability of vaccines, we’ve thrown in our support by mobilizing our AI for Health data science team, in collaboration with Dr. Ashish K. Jha at Brown School…
In the news | NTT Data
NTT DATA Using AI Diagnostic Imaging Technology to Increase Access to Tuberculosis Examinations for 100,000 People in India
NTT DATA Corporation, a leading digital business and IT services provider, in cooperation with the AI for Health1 program from Microsoft Corporation through its strategic investee company DeepTek Medical Imaging Pvt Ltd2 hereinafter referred to as “DeepTek”, in January 2021 began providing…