2020 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant supports students’ cutting-edge work

This year marks the fourth year of the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant, which offers grants of up to $25,000 to support the research of students nearing the completion of doctoral degrees at North American universities who are underrepresented in the field of computing. This was the most competitive year yet for the grant program; about […]

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Harnessing high-fidelity simulation for autonomous systems through AirSim webinar

July 9, 2020 10:00 AM (PT) – In this webinar, Sai Vemprala, a Microsoft researcher, will introduce Microsoft AirSim, an open-source, high-fidelity robotics simulator, and he demonstrates how it can help to train robust and generalizable algorithms for autonomy. He will explain the features of Microsoft AirSim while giving an overview of some research projects that have benefited from AirSim, particularly focusing on robotics and how these algorithms are trained with simulated data but are capable of working in real life. He will also introduce AirSim Drone Racing Lab, an enhancement of AirSim aimed at enabling robotics and machine learning researchers to tackle the specific domain of autonomous drone racing.

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Improving Memory Usage in Microsoft Edge

Our goal on the Microsoft Edge team is to deliver the best performing browser possible on Windows and other platforms. When a browser uses too much memory, it can slow down the whole system; memory, in general, is a critical resource to keeping any device running smoothly. With the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Microsoft […]

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TLS 1.2 enforcement on Azure Cosmos DB

Microsoft Azure recommends all customers complete migration towards solutions that support transport layer security (TLS) 1.2 and make sure that TLS 1.2 is used by default.

Azure Cosmos DB already supports TLS 1.2. To ensure our customers are covered with the best level of security, TLS 1.2 will be enforced by default starting July 29th, 20 Continue reading TLS 1.2 enforcement on Azure Cosmos DB