Has this ever happened to you? You're out walking with your daughter. She finds a beautiful flower, quizzes you on it, but you're stumped—you have no idea what it is. Instead of having to admit you don't know, what if you ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 27, 2016
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Microsoft has made Project Malmo available for novice to experienced programmers on GitHub via an open-source license. It's a platform that uses the world of Minecraft as a testing ground for advanced artificial intelligence ...
Computer Sciences
Jul 11, 2016
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To many who swim for exercise, workouts come down to the monotony of doing laps—swimming back and forth in a pool. Over and over. Unlike other exercisers, who can make their routines less of a chore by adding a social component—working ...
Software
May 13, 2016
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Let's say you're scrolling through your favorite social media app and you come across a series of pictures of a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a long white dress.
Computer Sciences
Apr 15, 2016
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There's a reason "flu season" has earned its miserable prominence: When the flu is severe, it's difficult to avoid.
Computer Sciences
Apr 14, 2016
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12
When Anne Taylor walks into a room, she wants to know the same things that any person would.
Computer Sciences
Apr 1, 2016
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14
"Not in my lifetime." That's what I said when I was asked whether we would ever see computer science taught in K-12. It was 2009, and I was addressing a gathering of attendees to a workshop on computational thinking convened ...
Other
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 you dream of state-of-the-art, real-time Internet of Things (IoT), what do you imagine? Do you imagine open and distributed systems where system components and subsystems communicate without physical boundaries to form ...
Telecom
Feb 23, 2016
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