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Microsoft has unveiled its Modern Keyboard that features a hidden fingerprint sensor located between the Alt and Ctrl keys to make typing hassle-free. It has also unveiled a Modern Mouse at $50 with nearly invisible buttons and a metal scroll wheel.

Microsoft, chip-maker NVIDIA and Intel have made the investment for a Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) start-up “Element AI”. Element AI, that came on the scene eight months ago, is a platform to help companies of all sizes build AI into their businesses and it has raised $102 million. Element AI will use the funding to hire more employees, invest in big AI projects and acquire start-ups in the space.

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is a great concept, but if it is to catch on, then it needs more clarity about its future plans. During Xbox Daily: Live @ E3, Microsoft shared some more information on the Netflix like service, which should hopefully serve to allay some doubts or questions that people have about it.

Microsoft announced the Imagine Cup World Finalist teams, a trio of Championship judges that will pick the next Imagine Cup Champion as well as news that Microsoft Executive Vice President of Cloud and Enterprise Scott Guthrie will host the Championship competition recently. 54 teams from across the globe will compete in the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle from July 27.

Microsoft announced last month that Office 365 was coming to Windows Store and in line with the earlier announcement, the Office applications have now shown up on the store for Windows 10 S devices. This is important as the devices running Windows 10 S are restricted to using apps from Windows Store.

After Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One X and showcased several of games running on the console, it began introducing us to various labels that games would carry. Xbox Wire actually details the labels, which include “4K Ultra HD”, “HDR” and “Xbox One X Enhanced”. The “4K Ultra HD” label is interesting because, as pointed out by nynt9 on NeoGAF, it doesn’t just encompass native 4K resolutions but games that use checkerboard rendering and dynamic resolutions.

The article reports that Microsoft AI sets Ms. Pac-Man record in latest blow to human superiority.

On day one of the Cloud Foundry Summit Silicon Valley, Microsoft said it joined the Cloud Foundry Foundation, the nonprofit that manages the open source cloud application platform. Microsoft Azure’s Director of Compute Corey Sanders said both Microsoft and Cloud Foundry share a commitment to “help organizations modernize their applications without vendor lock-in.”

The only strategy games that have come close to being as deep, satisfying and accessible as Age of Empires are the series’ follow-up titles. Microsoft know that all too well, which is why it recently released an HD edition of 1999’s Age of Empires II. Now, it’s going back further in time to resurrect the original, with Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.

Fujitsu announced the launch of PalmSecure ID Login, a new biometric authentication solution that helps organizations secure their networks against unauthorized access, while reducing the risk of attack from hackers and identity thieves. PalmSecure ID Login integrates Fujitsu’s highly secure biometric palm vein authentication technology into corporate network environments using Microsoft Active Directory – helping boost IT security while also making it easier for users to log on to their system.