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The real reason that Microsoft is already testing a 2020 Windows release? Azure

The release earlier this month of a preview Windows 10 build that isn’t due until 2020 was a little strange. At the time, Microsoft said vaguely that it was because of features that “require a longer lead time,” with no indication of what those features are. The well-connected Mary Jo Foley tells a different story: the release is actually a consequence of parts of Windows’ development moving to the Azure group. The core parts of Windows—the kernel, file system, networking stack, hypervisor, security subsystem, and so on—underpin a wide range of Windows variants, including Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, HoloLens, Xbox One, and Azure.… Read more

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MICROSOFT WANTS TO STOP AI’S ‘RACE TO THE BOTTOM’

“We believe it’s important for governments in 2019 to start adopting laws to regulate” facial-recognition technology, said Microsoft President Brad Smith.STEPHEN MCCARTHY/GETTY IMAGES AFTER A HELLISH year of tech scandals, even government-averse executives have started professing their openness to legislation. But Microsoft president Brad Smith took it one step further on Thursday, asking governments to regulate the use of facial-recognition technology to ensure it does not invade personal privacy or become a tool for discrimination or surveillance. Tech companies are often forced to choose between social responsibility and profits, but the consequences of facial recognition are too dire for business as usual, Smith said.… Read more

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Evaluate speech-to-text services from AWS, Microsoft and Google

Amazon Transcribe, Microsoft Azure Speech to Text and Google Cloud Speech-to-Text enable developers to create dictation applications that can automatically generate transcriptions for audio files, as well as captions for video files. Development teams can weave these capabilities into timesaving apps for a range of uses, including call center analytics, video indexing services, web conference indexing and business transcription workflows. These speech-to-text services — which are part of the AI portfolios public cloud providers continue to build out — are still in their early days.… Read more

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Pull request successfully merged. Starting build…

I’m thrilled to share that the Microsoft acquisition of GitHub is complete. ? Monday is my first day as CEO. Millions of people rely on GitHub every day, and I am honored by the opportunity to lead this company. When we announced the acquisition in June, I shared two principles for GitHub that are worth repeating: GitHub will operate independently as a community, platform, and business. This… Read more