Pedro Hernandez

Microsoft’s flagship operating system has long supported digital inking, but the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update promises to turn the stylus into a more integral part of the Windows experience. During the opening keynote at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in San Francisco, the software giant announced Windows Ink that extends pen support to more applications […]

AtScale is easing the way for enterprises to run big data business intelligence and analytics directly on their Hadoop clusters. During the Strata + Hadoop World 2016 conference in today, the San Mateo, Calif.-based big data analytics software provider announced the release of AtScale Intelligence Platform 4. This latest version solves one of the biggest […]

Microsoft’s latest transparency reports are out, and the data shows the law enforcement agencies across the globe have stepped up their efforts to obtain user data stored in the Redmond, Wash., tech giant’s cloud and online services. During the second half of 2015, Microsoft fielded 39,083 legal requests affecting more than 64,600 users, compared with […]

During last year’s Strata + Hadoop World conference, Microsoft embraced Linux in its push to lure enterprises onto its growing portfolio of cloud-based big data offerings. This year, Microsoft is banking on extensive support for R, the statistical computing language that’s popular among data scientists and developers for big data application integration and self-service data […]

Office Groups can spark conversations using information pulled from Twitter, Salesforce and other popular services. Microsoft has begun rolling out Office 365 Connectors, software that enables business customers to link their third-party apps with their Office Groups. The connectors deliver updates and content from those apps into shared Office Groups inboxes, providing an interactive hub […]

Microsoft issued a public apology after its latest foray into artificial intelligence (AI) took an unfortunate turn. Last week, the company was forced to shut down its AI chatbot Tay after it began spouting racist and offensive tweets. A Microsoft spokesperson told eWEEK that Tay’s bad behavior was the result “of a coordinated effort by […]

Surface Hub, originally slated to ship last September and later missing its January 2016 release deadline, is finally being delivered to Microsoft’s business customers, announced Brian Hall, general manager of Microsoft Devices Marketing, on Friday. “I couldn’t be more proud to announce this milestone for our team, customers, and partners. We can’t wait to see […]

Microsoft has added new social features to its Health app, encouraging Band owners on Facebook to, well, band together to meet their fitness goals. Microsoft Band is a sensor-packed, fitness-centric wearable with an extensive list of health-monitoring capabilities and a smattering of productivity-enhancing features. The update, expected to roll out within the next several days, […]

The saga of Yahoo’s potential sale, which includes a possible proxy battle and overtures from Verizon, took another turn yesterday. Deep-pocketed Microsoft is interested in helping finance a potential deal but not an outright buy of Yahoo, according to a March 24 report in Re/code. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the software giant is […]

Microsoft’s efforts to mainstream artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hit a bit of a snag after the company was forced to pull the plug on Tay, a social media chatbot meant to mimic a young American Millennial woman with a playful streak. Soon after Tay was launched on Wednesday, Tay seemed to take on a darker […]