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In the news | Microsoft Accessibility Blog
The Fall Creators Update Brings Us Closer to a Windows for Everyone
Today, with the launch of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is taking a big step forward on our journey to make our products more accessible and empower people with disabilities. Our teams have been working tirelessly to build…
In the news | Microsoft Accessibility Blog
Disability Inclusion at Microsoft: A Personal Journey – Amos Miller
“Working in an organization like Microsoft, it’s like working in a toy store,” said Amos Miller, a product strategist with Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence and Research team. “You basically have everything around you to help you with what you want to…
In the news | New York Times
Microsoft teaches autonomous gliders to make decisions on the fly
Microsoft is building an autonomous glider guided by artificial intelligence, part of an effort to help machines make decisions when faced with uncertainty.
In the news | Microsoft Accessibility Blog
From Hack to Product, Microsoft Empowers People with Eye Control for Windows 10
Sometimes, a simple email can lead to a life-changing breakthrough. In 2014, former NFL player Steve Gleason, who has a neuromuscular disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sent an email to Microsoft, challenging employees at the company’s first hackathon. Steve’s…
In the news | BBC Newsnight
Watch: A sneak peek inside Microsoft’s AI research labs
BBC Newsnight’s technology editor David Grossman has been given exclusive access to Microsoft’s AI labs in Seattle to see how the future of Artificial Intelligence is shaping up.