Category: Microsoft
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A Week With the New Bing – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Born from science fiction in the first half of the 20th century, Artificial Intelligence (AI) was initially imagined in humanoid robotic forms. The non-fiction scientific community had a more restrained point of view and a focus on the foundational building blocks that could enable machine intelligence. Alan Turing’s famed 1950 Imitation Game posited a…
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Global Music Vault’s Mission to Preserve Music for 10,000 Years – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The 21st century is characterized by rapid musical innovation, from streaming thousands of songs online with a click of a button to storing albums on the cloud. Within all this progress, though, one element hasn’t advanced like the others: longevity. In comparison to hieroglyphs, which have endured nearly 5,00 years, music storage is ephemeral,…
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Microsoft Redesigns the Mouse for People with Disabilities – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Around one billion people in the world live with a disability, which is why Microsoft is launching an Adaptive Accessories range that provides a more accessible keyboard and mouse experience for PC or iPhone. The kit (which will be available later this year) has three elements: a square mouse, a button with programmable pressure sensors and…
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Bode and Microsoft’s AI-Powered Archive of Quilted Textiles – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] Emily Adams Bode‘s process favors the analog; sketching details passed along by collectors and artisans, repurposing vintage quilting textiles, enlisting skilled craftsman to replicate one-of-a-kind pieces and more instead of mass-producing her ideas. Her garments—released under her eponymous luxury brand, Bode—have won her the 2019 CFDA Award for Emerging Designer of the Year and…