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The Redmond-based company launched the new version of its Arc Touch Mouse – called the Microsoft Surface Arc Mouse. While the mouse still comes with the same arc design that provided a distinct look to the earlier versions, the latest iteration doesn’t have distinguishable left and right click buttons as before. The company has priced the accessory at $80 (roughly Rs. 5,100) and interested users can already pre-order the device from company’s website.

Adobe recently entered into a partnership with Microsoft that enables Adobe products to pull Microsoft data and insights (from CRM, Dynamic 365, Power BI etc) into Sensei for more intelligent machine learning. Soon Microsoft tools will have Sensei in them too. “We have had a long history of partnership with Microsoft, especially with Pdf. This newest partnership will help enterprises digitally transform,” said Shantanu Narayen, CEO Adobe Systems.

Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella emphasized the need for educational opportunity. In a blog post, he narrated the tale of his grandfather to highlight that “democratizing educational opportunity must include everyone, not just a select few”. “It was my grandfather’s education and eventual career that enabled my father to pursue his own education, which eventually allowed me to follow my own passions,” he wrote. This personal story reflects that often-repeated adage: ‘Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.’

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday unveiled Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of its popular operating system, geared toward low-cost laptops for students. the Surface laptop integrated with Windows 10 S is priced from $999 and will be available for pre-order starting Tuesday.

Apart from announcing a new lighter version of Windows 10 and that stunningly good looking Surface Laptop, Microsoft gave us a glimpse of its new 3D augmented reality app called View Mixed Reality. Stressed more for education purposes, the 3D mixed reality feature lets a user with just a simple on-device camera or even an external webcam to overlay digital images over the real world. In short, Microsoft is removing the need of a headset to view augmented reality.

As Director of Microsoft’s Building 99 research lab in Redmond, Washington, Eric Horvitz gave each of his employees a copy of David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers. Horvitz wanted them to read the story of the Wright brothers’ determination to show them what it takes to invent an entirely new industry. In some ways, his own career in artificial intelligence has followed a similar trajectory. For nearly 25 years, Horvitz has endeavored to make machines as capable as humans.

Republic, Arnab Goswami’s media technology venture, announced Microsoft India as its technology partner. “We look forward to working with the team at Republic to make this news platform a success in the market. Innovations in news formats and employing new means of storytelling are some of Republic’s value propositions. We are extremely excited to power this digital transformation in the media and entertainment space with integrated hardware and software experiences,” said, Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India.

Google and Microsoft are both benefiting from solid growth in enterprise cloud services. Both companies released earnings reports this week that highlighted significant momentum in G Suite, Office Suite, respectively, and more sophisticated cloud platforms for business. “We crossed a major milestone with more than 100 million monthly active users of Office 365 commercial,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The company ended the quarter with 26.2 million Office 365 consumer subscribers.

Microsoft India HR Director Ira Gupta in an exclusive interaction with Debashis Sarkar of News18.com talked about the importance of creating a diverse and inclusive environment to attract and retain talented employees. Microsoft started its operations in India in 1990, has its footprints across 10 cities in the country and a workforce of over 7,000 employees.