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Microsoft will continue to support bitcoin after ‘inaccurate information’ was posted online

Microsoft will continue to support bitcoin after ‘inaccurate information’ was posted online

Update: Microsoft told TechCrunch it will continue to support bitcoin. The company said “inaccurate information” had been posted online causing the confusion: We continue to support Bitcoin for adding money to your Microsoft account which can be used for purchasing content in the Windows and Xbox stores. We apologize for inaccurate information that was inadvertently posted […]

Microsoft is using Minecraft to develop artificial intelligence tech for the real world

Microsoft is using Minecraft to develop artificial intelligence tech for the real world

Yet more proof that Minecraft is more than just a game comes our way today. Microsoft already has plans to use the platform, which it bought for $2.5 billion, to help kids learn and for virtual reality, and now we can add artificial intelligence development to that list, too. Today, Microsoft announced a project that enables artificial intelligence researchers to […]

Skype for Web upgraded, now supports dialing mobile phones, landlines and more

Skype for Web upgraded, now supports dialing mobile phones, landlines and more

Skype for Web, the browser-based version of Microsoft’s popular communications software introduced last year, is getting a slew of new features that brings it more in line with its desktop and mobile counterparts – most notably the added ability to dial mobile phones and landlines. The web version also now allows you to bring non-Skype users into […]

Microsoft partners with Commonwealth of Virginia, Dominion on 20 MW solar project

Microsoft partners with Commonwealth of Virginia, Dominion on 20 MW solar project

Microsoft today announced that it is partnering with Dominion Virginia Power and the Commonwealth of Virginia to build a 20 megawatts solar energy plant in Virginia. Microsoft — like its competitors AWS, Google and others — has long been investing in renewable energy projects. Most of these investments focused on powering its data centers. Microsoft’s new […]

Microsoft launches first preview of its Edge browser with extension support

Microsoft launches first preview of its Edge browser with extension support

Extension support has long been one of the weaker features in Microsoft’s browsers. With Edge, the company now offers a new, more modern browser, and starting today, users who signed up for the Windows Insider program can try the first preview release of Edge with support for extensions. This doesn’t come as a complete surprise, of course. Extensions […]

Microsoft and Lowe’s are bringing HoloLens to home improvement stores

Microsoft and Lowe’s are bringing HoloLens to home improvement stores

Microsoft and Lowe’s today announced a pilot project that will bring Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality visor to a select number of Lowe’s home improvement stores. Using HoloLens, Lowe’s plans to give shoppers the ability to see different design options for their kitchens, countertops, appliances, etc. without having to actually assemble them. Lowe’s will first use HoloLens […]