Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft Research

Microsoft just pulled off a breakthrough in glass‑based data storage — and the implications are way bigger than you think

Traditional storage methods are quite precarious. They're prone to degradation over time, and they're sensitive to heat, moisture, and magnetism. Using glass solves all of those problems, and Microsoft just had a big breakthrough.

Windows Central

Is this glass square the long, long future of data storage?

Is this glass square the long, long future of data storage?

Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.

The Conversation

Microsoft unveils first robotics model targeted at boosting physical AI in a bid to free robots from the production line

Microsoft unveils first robotics model targeted at boosting physical AI in a bid to free robots from the production line

Microsoft introduces Rho-alpha, a robotics model combining language, touch, simulation, and human feedback to extend robots beyond predictable factory environments.

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

inkl

Microsoft reveals 40 jobs about to be destroyed by AI — is your career on the list?

A Microsoft Research paper has listed out 40 professions it believes are most at risk from the rise of AI, as well as 40 professions that should be safe (at least for now...)

Windows Central

Is your job safe from AI? A new report reveals one role that's surprisingly at risk

New report reveals which jobs are most aligned with AI and which ones aren’t, and it makes for uncomfortable reading.

Microsoft is using a long-forgotten Xbox game for a new generative AI experiment

Microsoft Research is partnering with Xbox studio Ninja Theory to debut "Muse" — an AI model that can generate artificial gameplay clips.

Windows Central

Shut it all down? Microsoft research suggests AI usage is making us feel dumber – but you don't need to panic yet

Microsoft research suggests AI is rotting our brains – but it might not be as dire as it seems

inkl

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

AI might already be warping our brains, leaving our judgment and critical thinking 'atrophied and unprepared,' warns new study

AI might already be warping our brains, leaving our judgment and critical thinking 'atrophied and unprepared,' warns new study

Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are embracing AI, but the technology has troubling implications for critical thinking, according to a new Microsoft study.

Microsoft unveils MatterGen — an AI for developing new materials with an approximate 80% success rate, surpassing traditional screening methods

Microsoft unveils MatterGen — an AI for developing new materials with an approximate 80% success rate, surpassing traditional screening methods

Microsoft Researchers recently unveiled MatterGen — a sophisticated AI system capable of developing high-quality materials.

Windows Central

Are we misinformed about misinformation?

Are we misinformed about misinformation?

The influence of false and inflammatory online content is overblown, says researcher David Rothschild

"If you aren't on Xbox, we'd love to know why." Microsoft Research has opened its program targeting game developers to learn how to improve Xbox's systems

"If you aren't on Xbox, we'd love to know why." Microsoft Research has opened its program targeting game developers to learn how to improve Xbox's systems

Microsoft Research is one of the firm's most prolific divisions, contributing to some of Microsoft's most profitable innovations. Typically focused on consumers, Microsoft Research has now built a program to focus on game developers, to learn more about Xbox's publishing pain points.

Windows Central

Microsoft makes controversial Windows Recall AI feature an opt-in experience on Copilot+ PCs, as 'mere' 171 lines of code bypass its layers of security

Microsoft makes controversial Windows Recall AI feature an opt-in experience on Copilot+ PCs, as 'mere' 171 lines of code bypass its layers of security

Users have gone up in arms and raised concerns over Windows Recall's privacy. However, it doesn't seem like a big issue for Microsoft Research's Chief Scientist and technical fellow Jaime Teevan

Windows Central

Cool or creepy? Microsoft's VASA-1 is a new AI model that turns photos into 'talking faces'

Cool or creepy? Microsoft's VASA-1 is a new AI model that turns photos into 'talking faces'

Microsoft’s research division says VASA-1 is capable of impressive lip synching and adding natural movement to a photo.

Microsoft's new partnership with Inworld brings AI development tools to Xbox, but will developers bite?

Microsoft's new partnership with Inworld brings AI development tools to Xbox, but will developers bite?

The multi-year co-development partnership between Microsoft and Inworld AI will help bring new tools to Xbox, including an AI design copilot and an AI character runtime engine that will assist developers in creating AI-powered characters, stories, and quests.

Windows Central

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

AI could be used to treat more cancers after freeing up radiologists’ time

Osairis was developed using a £500,000 grant from NHS AI Lab.

1

People

179,153 stories

Erik Brynjolfsson

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

inkl

Organisations

Windows Central

Carnegie Mellon University

Microsoft Research

inkl

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

The United States

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play