The company formerly known as Snapchat is all in on augmented reality. But its new wearable Spectacles aren’t for sale; they’re just a way to get developers on board.
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I’m Not a Robot! So Why Won’t Captchas Believe Me?
If clicking crosswalks makes your blood boil, you’re not alone. Fortunately, there are some tips that make solving those challenges way less frustrating.
9 Upgrades We’d Love to See in the Next Nintendo Switch
If it got better visuals, extended battery life, and Bluetooth support, a new Switch would go from a Maybe to a Must-Buy. And we pray for an end to Joy-Con drift.
Google Fixes Two Annoying Quirks in Its Voice Assistant
The AI just got a useful boost in understanding natural human speech.
How phishing attacks spoofing Microsoft are evading security detection
The phishing emails use a Microsoft logo within an HTML table, which is not analyzed by security programs, says Inky.
What Microsoft’s $19.7 billion purchase of Nuance could mean for AI and speech tech
Microsoft is buying AI company Nuance and it will accelerate Microsoft’s industry cloud strategy for healthcare and could lead to other integrations in ambient AI.
How Tech Transformed How We Hook Up—and Break Up
This week, we look at how living online makes it harder to forget a love that’s been lost and easier to find love once again.
How Audio Pros ‘Upmix’ Vintage Tracks and Give Them New Life
Experts are using AI to pick apart classic recordings from the 50s and 60s, isolate the instruments, and stitch them back together in crisp, bold ways.
Coding and space: Microsoft and NASA learning pathways serve as a STEM career launchpad
From Python to machine learning and AI, a Microsoft representative dives into the myriad ways coding has buttressed exploration in the past with an eye toward the future.
How to protect your Microsoft Office 365 environment from cyber threats
A quick shift toward Microsoft Office 365 and Azure AD in the cloud has expanded the attack surface for many organizations, says Vectra AI.