diversity

  1. University of Manitoba Introduces Pronouns Feature in Microsoft 365

    The digital workplace is evolving, adapting to the broader societal shifts toward inclusivity, and the University of Manitoba (UM) is ensuring no one feels left behind. Recent strides have been made to encourage a more respectful and affirming environment within its Microsoft 365 (M365)...
  2. The people behind Windows 11: Working with communities to improve input and accessibility

    John Porter is an input and accessibility designer who is unable to use what so many take for granted: a keyboard and mouse. Porter relies almost entirely on his voice and speech recognition technology, in addition to switches (a series of buttons with pre-defined actions to cover a small range...
  3. New Orleans Game Camp creates opportunities for a more diverse pipeline

    For the past six months that they’ve been developing their first-ever video game, the Big Super Happy Fun Fun team knew pretty much from the get-go that their hometown of New Orleans needed to play a major part in it. This vibrant city – synonymous with multicultural food, music and...
  4. VIDEO Lenovo’s New Realities project showcases women empowering their communities through technology

    Growing up in a rural village in India, Ashwini Doddalingappanavar was expected to follow the example of the women before her: stay close, get married and have children. She defied her community’s expectations to forge her own path. She learned how to use a mobile phone and access online maps...
  5. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20150

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20150 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel (Fast ring). Starting with build, we are back to releasing builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here...
  6. VIDEO Southern US Accents & Shakespeare's Accent

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  7. Special event helps players set a record while celebrating the 30th anniversary Microsoft Solitaire

    May 22 marks the 30th anniversary of Microsoft Solitaire, which has come a long way since it debuted as Windows Solitaire on Windows 3.0 in 1990. Today, the game is played on computers, laptops, tablets and phones in every corner of the globe, arguably by one of the most diverse gaming...
  8. Microsoft Store empowers students with free Computer Science Education Week workshops

    One hundred and thirteen years ago in New York, a girl was born into a generation where the average woman was more likely to perfect a signature pie recipe than solve a pi-based equation. Pushing against expectations, this girl became one of the pre-eminent technologists of our times and made it...
  9. VIDEO Haaland: As A Native American, I'd Never Tell Anyone To Leave This Country | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

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  10. VIDEO Online Knitters Stand Up To White Supremacy

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  11. VIDEO New Blue Congress Breaks Diversity Records, Plummets Average Age | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

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  12. VIDEO Donald Trump Pushes White Identity Politics But What About Everyone Else? | The Last Word | MSNBC

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  13. VIDEO Watch "Analyst rips Fox News host's diversity rant: Asinine and ignorant" on YouTube

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  14. Meet Microsoft News: A new way to stay informed across the Web, Windows 10, iOS and Android

    Microsoft has been in the news business for more than 23 years. When we launched MSN in 1995, the news industry was just beginning to provide content online. The period that followed was one of dramatic change and reinvention, forcing news organizations to re-think their programming and business...
  15. VIDEO Florida House Seat Challenged As Record Number Of Women Run In 2018 Midterms | Kasie DC | MSNBC

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  16. The collaboration coefficient: three keys to empower workplace collaboration

    We live in an era where existing business models are being disrupted faster than ever before, fueled in large part by rapid changes in digital innovation. More distributed and digitally savvy employees expect companies to deliver the same choice and access to technical advancements in the...
  17. Project Emoji: The complete redesign

    The world loves emoji. What a strange phenomenon, right? They’re a whole new language. Descriptive metaphors packed into magical little glyphs. This week, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update delivered a breadth of optimized features to Windows customers worldwide. Among them is a new emoji...
  18. Ep10: Interview with Sonya Koptyev, Technical Product Manager of Office 365 at Microsoft | GALs

    In this episode Soumow, Kaitlin and Golnaz have a great conversation with Sonya Koptyev, from being the only woman in her C++ class, photography, working for a dotCOM, her fitness hobby, through to the work she's doing today on Office 365. For more information on Office 365 development please...
  19. Ten Windows Insiders get a close-up look at how we’re building Windows

    Hi everyone. A while back, we held a contest to give ten Windows Insiders a chance to win a trip to Microsoft headquarters here in Redmond. Winners were selected based on videos they submitted on what they like most about Windows 10 and the Windows Insider Program. As usual, Insiders came...
  20. COMEDY How many online forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

    1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs. 27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in...