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Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10
Microsoft is promising to dramatically improve its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with GUI app support and GPU hardware acceleration. The software giant is adding a full Linux kernel to Windows 10 with WSL version 2 later this month, and it’s now planning to support Linux GUI apps that will…
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Thinking about buying a laptop? We’d like to hear from you
There’s never been a better time to buy a new laptop, as the sheer range of specs and capabilities on offer with these thin, light and powerful computers is truly impressive. There’s a huge amount of choice out there, and it can sometimes feel overwhelming. Buying the best laptop is…
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Microsoft launches new tools for building fairer machine learning models
At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today put a strong emphasis on machine learning but in addition to plenty of new tools and features, the company also highlighted its work on building more responsible and fairer AI systems — both in the Azure cloud and Microsoft’s open-source toolkits. These include…
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Microsoft launches industry-specific cloud solutions, starting with healthcare
Microsoft today announced the launch of the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, an industry-specific cloud solution for healthcare providers. This is the first in what is likely going to be a set of cloud offerings that target specific verticals and extends a trend we’ve seen among large cloud providers (especially Google)…
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Microsoft’s quantum computing platform is now in limited preview
Microsoft today announced that Azure Quantum, its partner-centric quantum computing platform for developers who want to get started with quantum computing, is now in limited preview. First announced at Microsoft Ignite 2019, Azure Quantum brings together the hardware from IonQ, Honeywell, QCI and Microsoft, services from the likes of 1QBit,…
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Microsoft’s Cloud for Healthcare is an elaborate suite of telehealth tools
At its virtual Build conference today, Microsoft announced it is launching industry-specific cloud offerings, starting with one designed for healthcare. Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is now available in a public preview and as a free six-month trial… Source
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