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Microsoft wants small nuclear reactors to power its AI and cloud computing services

Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Unlike traditional nuclear reactor designs, an SMR is meant to be far more cost-effective, easier to construct, and smaller, all the while still capable of generating massive amounts of energy.

Microsoft Had a Crazy Idea to Put Servers Under Water, and It Totally Worked

Posted in Business, Hardware on 27th Sep, 2020
by Alex Muller

We are now at the point of trying to harness what we have done as opposed to feeling the need to go and prove out some more”

Microsoft pumps $1 billion into generalized artificial intelligence

Posted in Business, Software on 23rd Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller

Could these artificial smarts become generalized enough to outperform humans at all kinds of tasks, rather than very specific and pre-defined ones?

At 10, Minecraft hits 176 million sales and announces AR game for iOS and Android

Posted in Games on 18th May, 2019
by Alex Muller

Developer Mojang is working on a new game in the beloved franchise. No, it’s not Minecraft 2. But it has the potential to be bigger than that.

Microsoft researchers beat Tencent and Intel in autonomous greenhouse competition

Posted in Business on 16th Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller

Microsoft Research have won a cucumber-growing competition held in autonomous greenhouses.