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In less than five years the Abdul Majid Bhurgri Institute of Language Engineering (AMBILE) has moved from an ambitious provincial plan into a functioning language-engineering lab that is actively producing datasets, tools and localization work aimed at putting Sindhi onto the same technological...

When a government website begins to expose machine-readable metadata in its HTML, it’s not a trivial cosmetic change — it is a deliberate technical decision with consequences for search, data reuse, transparency, and the way downstream services and mashups can consume official information. In...

Microsoft Research India is quietly assembling a bridge between foundational generative AI research and pragmatic, India‑scale applications — a hybrid of deep technical work (retrieval, multimodal benchmarks, energy‑efficient deployment) and collaborative, on‑the‑ground projects that target...

Microsoft’s latest initiative in Europe marks a watershed moment for the region’s digital and linguistic landscape, as the tech giant broadens its “European Digital Commitments” from mere policy to decisive action. In a move poised to reshape artificial intelligence (AI) language resources...

In an age where data is as precious as gold, NASA is stepping up its game by introducing the Earth Copilot, a groundbreaking initiative in collaboration with Microsoft that leverages cutting-edge AI capabilities to unlock and democratize access to copious amounts of Earth science data. Let's...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (January 8, 2013): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Open Data (OData) protocol. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an unauthenticated attacker...