Pedro Hernandez

Like Facebook, LinkedIn is blurring the line between social media and messaging platforms. For legions of Facebook users, Messenger has evolved into a robust alternative to dedicated text messaging and chat platforms, if not an outright replacement. Similarly, LinkedIn has been strengthening the messaging component of its app, making it easier for connections to stay […]

It’s no secret that Microsoft harbors stratospheric ambitions for its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, but the company’s latest project is literally taking AI to the skies. Microsoft today took the wraps off a new research and engineering project that may one day lead to autonomous sailplanes, a type of glider, that can fly indefinitely and […]

Microsoft has snapped up a high-performance computing (HPC) company in its quest to cloudify practically all types of enterprise workloads. The Redmond, Wash. IT vendor has acquired HPC company Cycle Computing for an undisclosed amount, the companies said on Aug. 15. The deal, along with the GreenButton deal of 2014, adds to the company’s technology […]

Betting that users expect more from their inboxes than a place to store their emails, Microsoft is revamping its web-based email service, Outlook.com. Visitors who participate in the new Outlook.com beta can expect a smarter inbox, courtesy of “advances in programming, design and artificial intelligence” according to Microsoft. The company is currently rolling out a […]

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is making the jump from the desktop to Windows Server. The software component, which was added to last year’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update, allows the operating system to run Linux command-line tools and binaries in the ELF64 format. This week, Microsoft released Windows Server build 16257 to the Windows Insider […]

Tech support scammers are switching up their tactics, warns Microsoft security researchers who reported on the latest data from the spam filters in the company’s Exchange Online Protection and Outlook.com email services. Tech support swindlers are increasingly using phishing techniques in an attempt to lure unsuspecting users. “The said spam emails use social engineering techniques—spoofing […]

Windows 10 Creators Update, released this past spring, introduced new privacy options that clarified Microsoft’s data-gathering activities, enabling users to make more informed decisions about the types of information they share with the software giant. Users largely approve of the changes, claims Marisa Rogers, privacy officer at Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group. The Microsoft executive […]

Azure IoT Hub, Microsoft’s Internet of Things device connectivity and management service, now connects to the Particle and Electric Imp platforms, allowing organizations to add new functionality their IoT deployments, the software giant announced today. Particle and Electric Imp are both independent providers of secure, cloud-based IoT connectivity services. The new Azure IoT Hub integration […]

Microsoft wants to make it easier for its Dynamics 365 customers to glean insights from their customers’ business history by enlisting its cloud-based business intelligence and analytics service, Power BI. The software maker released a new Power BI connector for its Dynamics 365 for Customer Insights (DCI), allowing businesses to turn raw customer data into […]

Microsoft has released a preview of the new sign-in experience for Azure Active Directory (AD) that aligns with the Microsoft Account identity system, which is familiar to users of the company’s online and cloud services. The shared interface elements and behind-the-scenes technologies will make the transition between both systems less jarring for users, according to […]

Microsoft updated OneNote before school starts up again, adding a new way for students and teachers to engage in the classroom. The company’s notetaking app now allows users to embed content from Flipgrid, a social learning service that uses video clips in class discussions. “Flipgrid is a video discussion community for the classroom that supercharges […]

Little more than a day after announcing it was adding Eye Control to Windows 10, Microsoft is letting Windows Insiders take the feature for a spin. Eye Control is an accessibility-enhancing eye technology that started off three years ago as a One Week project. One Week is Microsoft’s annual internal hackathon, and in 2014, the […]