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

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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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Accessibility View more

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

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Facial recognition: It’s time for action

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

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