Microsoft’s Build 2016 Developer Conference was focussed on intelligence and creating more personal computing for its customers. CEO Satya Nadella addressed the keynote session where he showcased improvements to Cortana and announced previews of new cloud services and toolkits in the form of intelligent bots.
As an industry, we are on the cusp of a new frontier that pairs the power of natural human language with advanced machine intelligence.Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
Microsoft’s new additions to the Cortana Intelligence Suite are Microsoft Cognitive Services and Microsoft Bot Framework.
The first one is a collection of intelligence APIs that allows systems to see, hear, speak, understand and interpret our needs using natural methods of communication.
The second, the Microsoft Bot Framework, can be used by developers — programming in any language — to build intelligent bots that enable customers to chat using natural language on a wide variety of platforms including text/SMS,
Office 365, Skype, Slack, the Web and more. The bots are already available to users on Skype across platforms such as Windows, Android as well as iOS.
Windows 10 Races Past Windows 7 Milestone
According to Microsoft, Windows 10 user acceptance has eclipsed the record of Windows 7 with over 270 million active devices, and people spending 75 billion hours on the platform since its launch. This is said to have convinced companies like Twitter, Uber, Facebook and Instagram to to make universal Windows 10 apps.
Users can access new features on Windows 10 like Windows Ink, Cortana with improved guidance options and Windows Hello on multiple devices and Microsoft Edge browser.
HoloLens is here!
For gamers and holographic enthusiasts, Microsoft has started shipping the Microsoft HoloLens Developer Edition so that developers can start working on tools to build the holographic computing future as envisioned by Microsoft.
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