Microsoft will archive music in futuristic glass shards that will live 10,000 years [Green Foams, June 2022]

Title:

Microsoft will archive music in futuristic glass shards that will live 10,000 years

 

Author:

Trinh

 

Published:

Green Foams, 12 June 2022

https://greenfoams.com/microsoft-will-archive-music-in-futuristic-glass-shards-that-will-live-10000-years/

 

From the article:

* War, disease, division: things don’t look too rosy for humanity at the moment. But thanks to Microsoft, at least we’ll be listening to Stevie Wonder after the apocalypse. The tech giant has teamed up with the Elire Group to engrave the world’s music on glass plates and bury them on a remote arctic hillside to overcome the end of the world. 

* While the seeds are packaged, the music is not. So if the goal is eternity, what is the best medium for the job? Your laptop or smartphone will not work. Hard drives last about five years before they start failing; the tape is good for no more than 10 years; and CDs and DVDs last 15 years.

Digital Technology Supercluster Announces Investment in World's First Earth X-Ray Discovery Platform [StreetInsider, November 2021]

Title:

Digital Technology Supercluster Announces Investment in World's First Earth X-Ray Discovery Platform

 

Published:

StreetInsider, Press Release, 25 November 2021

https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Digital+Technology+Supercluster+Announces+Investment+in+World%26apos%3Bs+First+Earth+X-Ray+Discovery+Platform/19272105.html

 

From the press release:

Led by muon tomography pioneer Ideon Technologies and in partnership with Simon Fraser University (SFU), Dias Geophysical, Microsoft, Fireweed Zinc, and Mitacs, the Earth X-ray for Low-Impact Mining project will enable mining exploration companies to identify density and magnetic anomalies with greater resolution and certainty up to 1 kilometre beneath the Earth's surface, much like X-rays and MRIs give us visibility inside the human body. The project also benefits from the direct involvement and support of BHP, the largest mining company in the world.

 

Microsoft Is Replacing Employees With AI…And Other Small Business Tech News [Forbes, 7 June 2020]

Title:
Microsoft Is Replacing Employees With AI…And Other Small Business Tech News

Author:
Gene Marks

Published:
Forbes, 7 June 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2020/06/07/microsoft-is-replacing-employees-with-aiand-other-small-business-tech-news/#53f055c118c8

Focus of article:
This article shows "five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business."

Examples:
* Microsoft is replacing its employees with AI software
* LinkedIn is adding retargeting by video views and lead-generation forms
* A new cybersecurity warning reveals that hackers are targeting your smartphone as a way into company networks

engadget, 22 May 2020 - Microsoft flexed its cloud and AI muscles at Build 2020: Fluid Framework in particular could propel the company ahead of the competition

Title:
Microsoft flexed its cloud and AI muscles at Build 2020: Fluid Framework in particular could propel the company ahead of the competition.

Author:
Cherlynn Low

Published:
engadget, 22 May 2020
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-build-2020-flex-ai-cloud-muscle-fluid-framework-healthcare-170004851.html

From the article:
This week Microsoft hosted its annual Build conference completely online. That meant streaming keynotes, panels, digital breakouts and workshops for developers. But that didn’t slow down the flow of news. From a new framework for Office collaboration and a Cloud offering for Healthcare to an AI supercomputer, Microsoft flexed some serious tech muscle. The company’s investments in cloud and machine learning are starting to deliver real products.

Short Article: Five Conversational AI Predictions For 2020

Title:
Five Conversational AI Predictions For 2020

Author:
Andy Peart

Published:
Forbes, 10 January 2020

From the article:
"It seems hard to believe that a decade ago, there was no Siri, a chatbot was a rare sight and computers that held intelligent conversations really was science fiction."

To read this article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2020/01/10/five-conversational-ai-predictions-for-2020/#137751e25c8b