Wiki* to turn Wiki & many exciting features
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View ArticleBing Search API v7 and Bing Custom Search are now generally available
This post was authored by The Microsoft Cognitive Services Team. Microsoft Cognitive Services enables developers to augment the next generation of applications with the ability to see, hear, speak,...
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Last week in Azure for the week of October 9, 2017
1. IoT updates Now you can monitor your Azure IoT solutions with Azure Monitor and Azure Resource Health. Azure Monitor provides highly granular and real-time monitoring data for any Azure resource....
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My interview with ROpenSci
The ROpenSci team has started publishing a new series of interviews with the goal of “demystifying the creative and development processes of R community members”. I had the great pleasure of being...
View ArticleBing Custom Search and Bing Search API V7 Now Generally Available
Today we are happy to announce the general availability of Bing Custom Search API and Bing Search API Version 7 (V7). Showcased at Microsoft Ignite 2017 just last month, these APIs are now both...
View ArticleRyuJIT Just-in-Time Compiler Optimization Enhancements
I’d like to tell you about some of the recent changes we’ve made as part of our ongoing work to extend the optimization capabilities of RyuJIT, the MSIL-to-native code generator used by .NET Core and...
View ArticleAnnouncing new Azure Government capabilities for classified mission-critical...
Microsoft is partnering with the U.S. Government in the journey to the cloud, providing both infrastructure (IaaS) and platform (PaaS) offerings to enable digital transformation. Our government...
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Microsoft Cosmos DB in Azure Storage Explorer – public preview
We are happy to announce the public preview of support for Cosmos DB in the Azure Storage Explorer (ASE). With this release Cosmos DB databases can be explored and managed with the same consistent user...
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What’s New in Microsoft Edge in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Today, we’re beginning to roll out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to Windows 10 customers around the world. This release upgrades Microsoft Edge to EdgeHTML 16, the best version of Microsoft Edge...
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First Impressions – Jibo Social Robot for the Home
As you likely know, I have a BUNCH of robots in the house. Whether it be turning a tin can into a robot, driving a Raspberry Pi around with Windows IoT, building robot arms with my kids, or controlling...
View Article.NET Framework October 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup
Today, we are releasing the October 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup. This type of rollup is intended for businesses that want to the preview or use quality improvements as soon as they are available....
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User accounts made easy with Azure
One of the most common requirements for a web application is to have users create accounts, for the purpose of access control and personalization. While ASP.NET templates have always made it easy to...
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Saving Snow Leopards with Artificial Intelligence
The snow leopard, the large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia, is a highly endangered species. With an estimated estimated 3900-6500 individuals left in the wild, conservation...
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Announcing the .NET Framework 4.7.1
Today, we are announcing the release of the .NET Framework 4.7.1. It’s included in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. .NET Framework 4.7.1 is also available on Windows 7+ and Windows Server 2008 R2+....
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Use a second laptop as an extended monitor with Windows 10 wireless displays
James Clarke from the Windows team rolled into a meeting today with two Surfaces...but one had no keyboard. Then, without any ceremony, he proceeded to do this:Now, I consider myself a bit of a Windows...
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Azure Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio Code (VSCode) October Updates
If you are a data scientist looking for a lightweight code editor for U-SQL, try ADL Tools for VSCode for rapid development. If you are a developer looking for a modern, simple U-SQL development tool,...
View ArticleAzure Event Grid now supports Event Hubs as a destination
Azure Event Grid was introduced in August 2017 as the eventing backplane for Azure and beyond. It underpins many of our goals, and much of our vision for Serverless cloud computing. One of the core...
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Documenting the Web together
Today, we’re excited to share some big news for developers around the world wide web: We’re committing our resources towards making MDN Web Docs the best place to go for web API reference. To kick...
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Is it faster to take a bike or taxi in NYC?
Taxis are plentiful and convenient in New York City, but the city is also served by a wide network of commuter bicycles (Citi Bikes). If you need to get from, say, the West Village to the Garment...
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Bing Maps V8 Web Control SDK October 2017 Update
Bird’s Eye map type now in dropdown Bird’s eye imagery has been available in the Bing Maps V8 Web Control since May, but it could only be displayed programmatically. Now Bird’s eye is available in the...
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