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Collection by Jakub Albert Ferenc
The Verge
Former Windows chief reveals Microsoft’s reaction to the iPad
The Verge
3 min read · 54 saves · Jan 28th · Tom Warren · Microsoft responded with Windows 8 and its Surface RT tablet.
cloudblogs.microsoft.com
Microsoft open sources SandDance, a visual data exploration tool
cloudblogs.microsoft.com
1 min read · 134 saves · 2019-10-10 · Dan Marshall · SandDance, the beloved data visualization tool from Microsoft Research, has been re-released as an open source project on GitHub.
The Verge
Microsoft unveils redesigned To-Do app that will replace Wunderlist
The Verge
1 min read · 174 saves · 2019-09-09 · Tom Warren · Microsoft encourages Wunderlist users to switch to its To-Do app
VentureBeat
Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer
VentureBeat
9 min read · 237 saves · From 2017 · What happens to a company when a visionary CEO is gone? Most often, innovation dies and the company coasts for years on momentum and its brand. Rarely does it regain its former glory.
VentureBeat
Microsoft Teams is the first Office app for Linux
VentureBeat
1 min read · 18 saves · 2019-12-10 · Emil Protalinski · Microsoft has launched Microsoft Teams for Linux in public preview, the first Office app that the company has ported to Linux.
ZDNet
The 2010s: Microsoft, the cloud company
ZDNet
4 min read · 22 saves · 2019-12-30 · Microsoft made substantial headway in its goal to morph from the Windows company to a cloud company over the past decade.
VentureBeat
6 AI features Microsoft added to Office in 2019
VentureBeat
4 min read · 26 saves · 2019-12-31 · Emil Protalinski · Here are the six major AI features Microsoft added to Office in 2019 -- three are generally available and three are in preview.
github.com
microsoft/playwright
github.com
104 saves · Jan 22nd · Node library to automate Chromium, Firefox and WebKit browsers - microsoft/playwright
blogs.windows.com
Upgrading to the new Microsoft Edge
blogs.windows.com
3 min read · 16 saves · Jan 15th · Kyle Pflug · The new Microsoft Edge is now out of preview and available for download, with today’s release of our first Stable channel build (Microsoft Edge 79 stable). You can download the new Microsoft Edge…
ZDNet
Microsoft opens up Rust-inspired Project Verona programming language on GitHub
ZDNet
3 min read · 34 saves · Jan 17th · Microsoft is developing a new programming language but it's not giving up its work on Rust.
blogs.microsoft.com
Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030
blogs.microsoft.com
~13 min read · 71 saves · Jan 16th · The scientific consensus is clear. The world confronts an urgent carbon problem. The carbon in our atmosphere has created a blanket of gas that traps heat and is changing the world’s climate. Already,…
