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2020 in review: 6 of our most read pieces

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

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Open Data Campaign

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

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

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 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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Microsoft launches 2021 Council for Digital Good

How digital inclusion can help transform communities

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What does it take to fight ransomware and botnets? A Q&A with a cloud crime investigator

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

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Continued progress and support in fighting secrecy orders

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Rural Broadband

Thanks to Congress, the FCC can now update America’s broadband maps

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Sustaining pro bono services during the pandemic with technical innovation

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Defending Democracy Program

A moment of reckoning: the need for a strong and global cybersecurity response

Washington State

Microsoft commits more than $110M in additional support for nonprofits, workers and schools in Washington state

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Accelerating research and insights to save children’s lives

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Human Rights Day 2020: Microsoft’s ongoing commitment and responsibility

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Differential Privacy

How differential privacy enhances Microsoft’s privacy and security tools