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Pluralsight, the technology learning platform, announced it is partnering with Microsoft to upskill Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 developers. “A key part to our vision of ‘Any Developer, Any App, Any Platform’ is helping our Visual Studio subscribers and Dev Essentials members stay on the leading edge of innovations in app development technology,” said Shawn Nandi, Senior Director, Cloud App Dev and Data Marketing for Microsoft Corp.

Acadian Asset Management, the Boston-based quantitative firm that manages $77 billion, struck a deal with Microsoft Corp. to use its Bing Predicts big data technology to inform its investment decisions. Acadian said it’s the first investment firm to use Bing Predicts, a machine-learning project that mines internet search and social-media data for factors to try to forecast events like a corporation’s quarterly results.

Nearly two decades after it launched its first car, the Indica, Tata Motors took a big leap of faith and technology, unveiling a two-seater sports coupe at the Geneva International Motor Show. “Meant for the risk-taking, adventure-loving, digitally native, mobile-first technophiles of India, the RaceMo is also India’s first connected car. It will bring alive connected car features such as advanced navigation, predictive maintenance, remote monitoring and over-the-air updates using Microsoft cloud-based technologies including advanced analytics, Internet of thing and machine learning powered by Microsoft Azure,” the company said in a statement.

Microsoft announced a partnership with Steelcase, a 105-year-old office furniture and design company, to show off its vision of futuristic office spaces where productivity and creativity go hand and hand. Naturally, they’re all powered by Surface devices.

For people who love Windows 10, and some crisp downloads, Microsoft has a good news for you. This comes with Microsoft’s recently announced Unified Update Platform, which has been rolling out to Windows Insiders since November, and will be available to all retail users starting with the release of the Creators Update coming this year.

Microsoft announced that its hybrid-cloud solution “Azure Stack Technical Preview 3 (TP3)” is now available for Indian businesses which enables customers run Azure Cloud in on premise environments with pay-as-you-use pricing.

Soon, game developers can put Xbox Live in their games and publish to Xbox One and Windows 10 with no concept approval needed.

Microsoft has started providing extended support for its Windows Server software, letting corporate customers add up to six years to the lifespan of Windows Server 2008 and later, and SQL Server 2008 and later.

At Microsoft’s Future Decoded event in Mumbai, CEO Satya Nadella said the app has emerged as a de facto option for state governments like Andhra Pradesh, and even the Election Commission to boost productivity and keep in touch with their employees. Kaizala is a product of Microsoft Garage, which aims to fuse chat-based messaging and productivity, while including everyone, even those on 2G networks or using lower-end smartphones.