Women at Microsoft share personal stories, lived experiences, and candid reflections that go beyond job titles and technical roles. They highlight how culture, identity, mentorship, and inclusion shape the future of the tech industry. ...

These fires just devastate people, devastate communities. If we can prevent this anxiety, and this fear, and deep-rooted, just concern from people that have gone through this, that's a success. First priority is life.And the- the more that I can do to engage in technology that helps protect my communities and protect my firefighters, that- those are no-brainers. That's Deputy Fire Chief Zachary Wells and Doctor Neal Driscoll, a professor at the University of California San Diego. Together, they are two of t ...

AI is reshaping the way that we do work and it poses both questions and uncertainty. Sinead Bovell explores why curiosity is becoming a competitive edge, what it means to work alongside AI agents, and how every employee, not just executives, can shape what comes next. ...

Researchers at the University of Washington and Microsoft developed a low‑carbon cement by mixing dried, powdered seaweed into traditional cement, reducing its global warming potential by about 21%. By using machine learning to rapidly identify effective formulations, the team reached viable results far faster than traditional trial‑and‑error methods, pointing to a promising path for more sustainable concrete production. ...

If I could go back in time, I actually want to go and sit down with Edison. He had 90 different tries of inventing an electric bulb. I might be able to help him cut down a few of his tries.Hello. My name is Regina. I'm Bruna.Hey, everyone. My name is Creena. Nice to meet everyone.I’m Gloribel. Alright. Okay.Blue. I love this question. What do I love most about working at Microsoft.Well I get to work with so many brilliant minds, so many––you all. (Laughs) The community that it brings is really what I love m ...

The Munich fire department is helping citizens in the case of fire, injuries or illness. Our control center processes around 600,000 calls for emergencies and 120,000 calls for medical transport. Our emergency room treats up to 150 patients every day.Around 40 to 50 of these patients are admitted, while the rest are discharged as outpatients. In this case, we have to order a medical transport so that the patients can be picked up from our facility. If emergency calls come in alongside patient transport call ...

Immunotherapy is really the most promising direction for taming cancer once and for all. The whole idea is using the immune system to fight cancer. The big challenge that we have in the field right now is to understand which patients will respond.Spatial proteomics can simultaneously measure multiple proteins and create multiplex immunofluorescence images. They can tell you whether the patient might respond to immunotherapy or not. But unfortunately to generate these kind of images takes days and costs thou ...

Across the NHS, what we're always trying to do is work out how we can deliver the best possible care we can to a population of a million people across Manchester and Trafford, that we serve day-to-day. Clinical medicine is all about communication. All you've got is what you can glean by talking to the patient.You're putting in negatives and positives, trying to drive you down a diagnostic path. It's important to be present with people in the consult. It's sometimes challenging to do that if you're also tryi ...

We're not in the business of predictions, but there was a time when you used to write on resumes, proficient in Microsoft Word, proficient in email. When do you think we're going to reach the era where you don't even include proficient in AI because it's an expectation. I think we're already at that point today. You know, I think we're at that point today.I think there is still a lot of fear, of course, around AI and jobs. But what I will say is, I think there's much greater recognition today that AI may no ...

Let me ask you a question. How would you dress a taco up from your experiences with food. With my experience.Oh. Yeah. That's a tough question.(Laughs) My name is Halle Clottey, and I'm a software engineer. Oh. I like that.Yeah. And what do you do. My name is Kenneth Johnson.And I lead the security team of solution engineers. I'm looking forward to having this conversation and tasting your food. I am too.All right. Thank you. Well, this takes me back just by looking at it.Yeah. Okay, that's good. This looks ...