Introducing the new GM of the Microsoft Health and Life Sciences Industry team, Kathy VanEnkevort

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Improving font rendering in Microsoft Edge

Today we are excited to announce improved font rendering in the latest Canary builds of Microsoft Edge on Windows. We have improved the contrast enhancement and gamma correction to match the quality and clarity of other native Windows applications. F

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Automate and manage Azure AD tasks at scale with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK

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We’ve heard from customers that having a great PowerShell experience is critical in helping manage your identity needs at scale from automating tasks through scripts to managing users in bulk. Today we wanted to share the investment… Continue reading Automate and manage Azure AD tasks at scale with the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK

Econ2: Causal machine learning, data interpretability, and online platform markets featuring Hunt Allcott and Greg Lewis

Episode 122 | June 2, 2021 – In the world of economics, researchers at Microsoft are examining a range of complex systems—from those that impact the technologies we use to those that inform the laws and policies we create—through the lens of a social science that goes beyond the numbers to better understand people and society. In this episode, Senior Principal Researcher Dr. Hunt Allcott speaks with Microsoft Research New England office mate and Senior Principal Researcher Dr. Greg Lewis. Together, they cover the connection between causal machine learning and economics research, the motivations of buyers and sellers on e-commerce platforms, and how ad targeting and data practices could evolve to foster a more symbiotic relationship between customers and businesses. They also discuss EconML, a Python package for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects that Lewis has worked on as part of the ALICE (Automated Learning and Intelligence for Causation and Economics) project at Microsoft Research.

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Annual Warhammer Skulls Festival launching on PC and Xbox June 3

Warhammer Skulls, the annual festival of all things Warhammer video gaming, is coming to Xbox and Windows PC for the first time June 3.

To kick off the launch, there will be a special Xbox specific Warhammer Skulls Showcase live streamed to 

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Customize cost data visualizations with Azure Workbooks and Azure Cost Management

Azure Workbooks have become a standard data visualization tool inside Azure. After starting in Azure Monitor, they now are also in Azure Sentinel, and Azure Security Center. Workbooks are incredibly dynamic, allowing you to create parameters that can b… Continue reading Customize cost data visualizations with Azure Workbooks and Azure Cost Management