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Patsy Whitefoot stands near the spot where her sister’s belongings were found, on the Yakama Reservation

A newspaper shines a light on missing Indigenous women with the help of technology

L-R Darryl Kent, Matthew Rulli, Tina Jang

How a community in Southern Virginia is helping locals develop digital skills

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Technology sparks ‘turning point’ for getting COVID vaccines to many more people across the globe

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How clean water data is helping to protect Brazil’s precious ecosystems

Microsoft direct operations, products and packaging to be zero waste by 2030

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How AI is helping track endangered species

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Accessibility View more

‘We are at a crossroads’ – How Microsoft’s Accessibility team is making an impact that will be felt for generations

7 smart tech developments for people who are blind or have low vision

The power of inclusion, extending our learnings from the Supported Employment Program

Jenny Lay-Flurrie - Chief Accessibility Officer

Privacy View more

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GDPR’s first anniversary: A year of progress in privacy protection

Julie Brill - Corporate Vice President for Global Privacy and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Privacy Officer

Facial recognition: It’s time for action

Brad Smith - PresidentPresident

A call for principle-based international agreements to govern law enforcement access to data

Brad Smith - PresidentPresident

Rural Broadband View more

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What telephones and television can teach us about the adoption of broadband

Closing the rural broadband gap is an urgent national crisis

Shelley McKinley - Head of Technology and Corporate Responsibility, Microsoft

What you need to know about broadband access and unemployment in one chart

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AI for Good View more

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How AI is changing arts and culture

How AI can help save lives in emergencies

How TrialWatch and other technology can help navigate the legal system

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Closing the climate data divide in the Global South

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Nation-state cyberattacks become more brazen as authoritarian leaders ramp up aggression

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Extending our vital technology support for Ukraine

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Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap: Helping businesses move from pledges to progress

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Microsoft expands nonprofit discounts and grants to public libraries and public museums

The moment is now: shaping the future of accessible technologies

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Using our voice to advance carbon and electricity policy

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Joining the Copenhagen Pledge: a call to action for technology to empower democracy

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Expanding our commitments to countering violent extremism online

Because every vote counts: making elections more accessible

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Colorado district attorneys are working across the aisle and leveraging community input to expand access to data driven insights

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Gaming for everyone, everywhere: our view on the Activision Blizzard acquisition

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Making European cloud providers more competitive

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Continuing the fight against private sector cyberweapons

Microsoft Accessibility Team in the new inclusive Tech Lab at Microsoft HQ

This Global Accessibility Awareness Day, let’s talk tech and employment for people with disabilities

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Today in Technology

Microsoft responds to European Cloud Provider feedback with new programs and principles

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Unique job site can help neurodivergent people find meaningful work — while being themselves

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A vital step at a critical moment: The Declaration for the Future of the Internet

A competitiveness bill is good for universities, industry and America

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Notorious cybercrime gang’s botnet disrupted

The Microsoft Cybercrime Center

Disrupting cyberattacks targeting Ukraine

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EU-U.S. data agreement an important milestone for data protection, Microsoft is committed to doing our part

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A new Open Data for Social Impact Framework

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States must act quickly, thoughtfully to bridge the digital divide

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An update on Microsoft’s sustainability commitments: Building a foundation for 2030

Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia

Digital technology and the war in Ukraine

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The Carbon Call: working together to build reliable carbon accounting for the planet

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Launching the NextGen Network report on ‘Renewing the Transatlantic Relationship’

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Washington State

An update on our $750 million commitment to affordable housing

MStIC's Malware Lab

Malware attacks targeting Ukraine government

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Washington State

2022 Washington State Legislative priorities

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2021 in review: Popular stories and videos from Microsoft On the Issues

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Recognizing partner law firms for furthering diversity in the legal profession

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit

Protecting people from recent cyberattacks

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Protecting our data infrastructure through some new approaches to privacy

What is Visual Description? As events evolve, greater accessibility for the disability community emerges

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America faces a cybersecurity skills crisis: Microsoft launches national campaign to help community colleges expand the cybersecurity workforce

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Russian cyberattacks pose greater risk to governments and other insights from our annual report

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Microsoft Tech for Social Impact announces its updated cloud-first grant program

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Climate change, the digital divide and public health: What was discussed at UNGA76

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The next chapter of cyber diplomacy at the United Nations beckons

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Digital Crimes Unit

Tech support scams adapt and persist in 2021, per new Microsoft research

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Digital Crimes Unit

The growing threat of ransomware

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Positive online civility trends reversed one year into the pandemic, new Microsoft study shows

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Fighting an emerging cybercrime trend

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Fighting cyberweapons built by private businesses

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Building on our commitment to human-centered connectivity at the 2021 UN Generation Equality Forum

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A doctor, a researcher and an activist: Perspectives on how sharing data is advancing health care

The need for legislative reform on secrecy orders

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Microsoft named Principal Partner for COP26

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An update on our effort to help preserve and protect journalism

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Microsoft submits comments to SEC on climate change disclosure

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How new skills are helping realize a longstanding passion

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Addressing racial and digital inequity

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Defend and deter

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Progress in Olympia for all Washingtonians

‘It’s about doing the right thing’ – A tech diplomat on democracy and what motivates him

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Answering Europe’s call: storing and processing EU data in the EU

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Microsoft mobilizing resources to help Covid response in India

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Building on a year of open data: progress and promise

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Human-centered connectivity at the United Nations

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Doubling down on accessibility: Microsoft’s next steps to expand accessibility in technology, the workforce and workplace

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How open data is driving change

Microsoft releases biannual digital trust reports

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What you missed: Takeaways from the House hearing on technology and the free press

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Building a more inclusive skills-based economy: The next steps for our global skills initiative

UN makes critical progress on cybersecurity

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AI for Health – a year of innovations from grantees across the globe

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Washington State

One year later: How Microsoft is supporting communities in Washington state through the pandemic

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Digital good: What it is and how to have more of it in your online life

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What does the cloud have to do with philanthropy? A Q&A with Justin Spelhaug on helping nonprofits with digital transformation

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Microsoft launches Covid-19 vaccine dashboard that tracks administration of vaccines aligned with federal goal

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How sharing data is helping fight the spread of Covid-19 in the UK

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Tracking the effects of glacial melting at the top of the world

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Microsoft launches 2021 Council for Digital Good

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Food security, cancer research and more: meet the people making a difference in Seattle and beyond

How digital inclusion can help transform communities

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Can data help speed our recovery from Covid? Microsoft and the WHO hope so

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Working together on a resilient foundation for the Sustainable Development Goals