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A laptop showing a screenshot of Swetha Machanavajhalar on Skype with background blur, Swetha is live in the background behind the laptop being recorded on an unseen mobile device

Empathy and innovation: How Microsoft’s cultural shift is leading to new product development

Victoria sits at a table in her wheel chair between two adults, smiling before a string of colored plastic pods

Code Jumper: jumpstarting computer science for kids who are blind

Toni Townes-Whitley

Black History Month: A time to lift each other up

A photo of two women standing in front of red lockers in a high school

The Jacksonville teacher with a time machine

Three angles of ancient Buddhist statue

Is ancient Buddha statue happy or sad? AI tries to find out

On the Issues

Microsoft outlines commitment to help address affordable housing in the Puget Sound region

Microsoft outlines commitment to help address affordable housing in the Puget Sound region

Transform

Ørsted builds a greener world with offshore wind power and digital technology

Ørsted builds a greener world with offshore wind power and digital technology

Story Labs

Plugged In: Xbox Adaptive Controller makes gaming accessible to people with a broad range of disabilities

Plugged In: Xbox Adaptive Controller makes gaming accessible to people with a broad range of disabilities

Transform

Putting the tail in retail: These smart doghouses are sniffing out new fans across the country

Putting the tail in retail: These smart doghouses are sniffing out new fans across the country

Recent News

Teaming up to help journalism thrive in the digital age

Teaming up to help journalism thrive in the digital age

Transform

How technology can speed help to malnourished children in the effort to end global hunger

How technology can speed help to malnourished children in the effort to end global hunger

Feature Stories

Fishy business: Putting AI to work in Australia’s Darwin Harbour

Fishy business: Putting AI to work in Australia’s Darwin Harbour

Story Labs

Why creative director Matthew Bennett designs sound ‘with silence in mind’

Why creative director Matthew Bennett designs sound ‘with silence in mind’