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Everyone should have access to digital skills. New grants aim to help

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Differential Privacy

How statistical noise is protecting your data privacy

Microsoft and United Nations: What to watch

COVID-19

As we work to protect public health, we also need to protect the income of hourly workers who support our campus

Promoting trusted information in response to COVID-19

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Sustainability View more

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

Ambition is good; action is better: Making progress on our climate commitments

Lucas Joppa - Chief Environmental Officer

How AI is helping track endangered species

Charlotte Edmond

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 and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft

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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Airband: The initiative to bring the internet to everyone

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LinkedIn data scientists offer vital insights for job seekers

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Understanding accessibility through ABCs

Botnets and online safety

An inside look at the global battle with botnets

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Business Email Compromise: What it is, and how to stop it

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Meet the Light Savers: How five El Paso students used AI to speed up emergency response times

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Open Data Campaign

Open data: Your questions answered

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Defending Democracy Program

The inside story of Microsoft’s ElectionGuard pilot in Wisconsin

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Open Data Campaign

4 ways sharing data is improving our world

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Open Data Campaign

What do we mean by open data and data collaboration?

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How Microsoft is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state

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Defending Democracy Program

What is homomorphic encryption and how can it help in elections?

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Promoting trusted information in response to COVID-19

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Defending Democracy Program

What is ElectionGuard?

Data, supplies, community: how Microsoft is supporting efforts to combat COVID-19

Botnets and online safety

What is a botnet and how can you stay safe online?

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Rural Broadband

10 things you take for granted when you have internet access

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How AI is helping map the world’s most vulnerable places

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How AI is helping reinvent the world of manufacturing

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Looking back: 8 popular pieces from 2019

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How AI is helping track the growing monkey population in India

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Tools and Weapons

The history and evolution of data storage and organization

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How AI is helping unlock information about melting glaciers

Tools and Weapons, the book

Tools and Weapons

Questions for your book club discussion of ‘Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age’

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Here’s how AI is helping secure water for your future

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Rural Broadband

How unused TV frequencies can connect rural areas to the digital world

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Washington State

‘People everywhere are thinking big. Why not us?’ – Brad Smith on the region Microsoft calls home

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5 times Hollywood has taken on AI

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Washington State

The big ideas driving the Cascadia Innovation Corridor

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How AI for Earth is inspiring new generations to help the planet

Tools and Weapons, the book

Tools and Weapons

What people are saying about the new book ‘Tools and Weapons’

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Tools and Weapons

Today in Technology: Lessons through time

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‘Sneakers’ and other hacker movies with an echo of truth

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How AI is letting scientists listen in on animal chatter

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How to maintain your manners in the digital age

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Washington State

These innovations are driving collaboration in the Cascadia region

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Washington State

The stories behind Microsoft’s affordable housing initiative

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Today in Technology

From Apollo to ESO: Exploring the Universe, Celebrating a Spirit of Discovery

AI being used to increase workplace safety

How AI is changing the world of manufacturing

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How AI could boost GDP and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Rural Broadband

How TV white space is helping bridge the digital divide

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5 facts that show how we treat one another online

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How AI and satellites are used to combat illegal fishing

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How AI is helping elephants, orcas and 3 more species

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Washington State

A baby monitor for chickens and other projects solving real-world problems

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Washington State

7 places where high-speed rail is having an impact

How scientists are confronting environmental challenges with the help of AI

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Noise-cancelling headphones, smart glasses: how technology is making museums more accessible

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5 ways technology is changing how people with disabilities experience the world

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Today in Technology: The Top 10 Tech Issues for 2019

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Washington State

Tech is flourishing in Vancouver. Here are 5 reasons why.

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How PhotoDNA for Video is being used to fight online child exploitation

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How one nonprofit turned a golf course into a ‘no-fail’ job training program

Can sound help save a dwindling elephant population? Scientists using AI think so

Microsoft 2014 Hackathon EyeGaze team

The Ability Hacks: The story of two hackathon teams embracing the transformative power of technology

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‘These are employees you want’: Special Olympics job fair is a win for athletes, region

Microsoft Chief Online Safety Officer Jacqueline Beauchere

Civil actions: How four simple rules can make the internet safer

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A new IP strategy for a new era of shared innovation

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‘He just took off’: Elite runner looks to Special Olympics, breaking his personal marathon record

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New solar deal moves us ahead of schedule in creating a cleaner cloud

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Microsoft TechSpark expands to Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming

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Young women continue to lose interest in STEM education. Here is what we can do about it.

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Daring to dream: Global Innovation Exchange crosses borders as it builds bridges to the future

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How AI for Earth can be a force multiplier for sustainability solutions