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In the news | The GitHub Blog
GitHub Archive Program: the journey of the world’s open source code to the Arctic
Your code is safe and sound in the Arctic At GitHub Universe 2019 (opens in new tab), we introduced the GitHub Archive Program (opens in new tab) along with the GitHub Arctic Code Vault (opens in new tab). Our mission is to preserve open source software…
In the news | NIHR University College Londonh Hospitals Biomedical Research Center
Imaging data could identify who should shield in COVID-19 outbreaks
UCLH and UCL researchers are working with Microsoft to see if chest imaging data can identify better who should shield in potential future COVID-19 outbreaks. With concerns that current shielding guidelines miss out on people who should be shielding but…
In the news | The Lancet
Machine learning for COVID-19—asking the right questions
COVID-19, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has put health-care systems worldwide into crisis.1 The speed with which health-care resources have been consumed has in some countries exceeded supply of personal protective equipment and ventilators,…
In the news | Mozilla Security Blog
Performance Improvements via Formally-Verified Cryptography in Firefox
Cryptographic primitives, while extremely complex and difficult to implement, audit, and validate, are critical for security on the web. To ensure that NSS (Network Security Services, the cryptography library behind Firefox) abides by Mozilla’s principle of user security being fundamental,…
In the news | UCL News
New technique may enable all-optical data-centre networks
A new technique that synchronises the clocks of computers in under a billionth of a second can eliminate one of the hurdles for the deployment of all-optical networks, potentially leading to more efficient data centres, according to a new study…
Awards | Health Data Research UK
Kenji Takeda contributes to Team of the Year at HDR UK One Institute Conference
Congratulations to Kenji Takeda for his contribution to winning “Team of the Year” at the Health Data Research UK One Institute Conference (opens in new tab). The award recognized the Cloud-based integration of patient data to aid rare disease research…
Where’s my stuff? Developing AI with help from people who are blind or low vision to meet their needs
| Simone Stumpf, Cecily Morrison, Daniela Massiceti, Ed Cutrell, and Lida Theodorou
Microsoft AI for Accessibility is funding the ORBIT research project, which is enlisting the help of people who are blind or low vision to build a new dataset. People who are blind or low vision can contribute to the project…
VROOM: Giving body to telepresence
| Brennan Jones
Editor’s Note: This post was written collaboratively by Brennan Jones, Sunny Zhang, Priscilla Wong, and Sean Rintel and told from the first-person perspective of Brennan Jones. One of my life missions is to connect people, and I’ve been pursuing this…
In the news | Microsoft Azure Blog
DCsv2-series VM now generally available from Azure confidential computing
Security and privacy are critically important when storing and processing sensitive information in the cloud, from payment transactions to financial records, personal health data, and more. With the general availability of DCsv2-series virtual machines (VMs), we are ushering in the…