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Brad Smith
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Vice Chair and President
@Microsoft
, Co-author of #ToolsAndWeapons. Host of Tools And Weapons podcast. Husband. Dad. Proud native of Appleton, Wisconsin.
Redmond, Washingtonnews.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/Joined April 2008
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Impatience drove Strive Masiyiwa to leave his job and launch his own telecom business in 1993. Now one of the world’s 50 most influential people, he’s connecting Africa and unlocking opportunity for a rising generation of entrepreneurs. #ToolsAndWeapons
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Strive Masiyiwa: A vision to connect Africa’s greatest asset — its youth — to the world
Listen to this episode from Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith on Spotify. At a time when most Africans had not yet heard the sound of a ringing telephone, Strive Masiyiwa, an impatient young engine...
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An amazing proof of concept for making satellite imagery searchable using conversational language.
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Planet
@planet
How can a combination of high-resolution #satelliteimagery and #ai help solve Earth’s greatest challenges? By making it more searchable. Learn more about ‘Queryable California,’ a proof-of-concept collab with @microsoft: go.planet.com/queryable #PlanetExplore23
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The Microsoft AI School by Simplon brings more diversity to the digital workforce and helps non-traditional engineers – including women, refugees, people with disabilities and those seeking second careers – build skills for AI jobs.
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Microsoft On the Issues
@MSFTIssues
📢“I don’t see any real reason why there are few women in IT because I am just as capable as a man to do my job.” Here's to breaking the digital glass ceiling. Our #AI training program is bringing fresh faces to Europe's digital workforce. news.microsoft.com/europe/feature
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Multistakeholder collaboration is essential to curb this dangerous and rapidly growing threat. We’re happy to see the progress this week from both the private and public sector.
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Microsoft On the Issues
@MSFTIssues
.@Microsoft is proud to join the @CyberTechAccord community at the #SummitForDemocracy in combatting the explosive growth of private “cyber mercenary” companies. These companies pose a significant threat to democracy and human rights. More about our commitment here:
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Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center
@MicrosoftIPC
ICYMI
@MelNakagawa
sat down with
@DinaBass
to discuss the future of Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, highlighting how the Inflation Reduction Act will “provide policy tailwinds to scale investment and scale investment opportunities.”
bloomberg.com
Microsoft Pushes to Squeeze All it Can From the Last of its Climate Fund
The tech giant wants to dovetail investments in tech to tackle carbon emissions with spending targeted by the Inflation Reduction Act
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You could say 48 is middle aged. But in a lot of ways, it feels like we’re just getting started! Happy birthday,
@Microsoft
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Microsoft
@Microsoft
Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975. We’re celebrating our 48th year in style. 🤘 #NewProfilePic
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Manipulated content online is becoming more prevalent and sophisticated. Project Providence from
@Truepic
and
@Microsoft
helps verify image authenticity to combat misinformation. A pilot project is helping Ukrainians document war damage to cultural sites.
truepic.com
Truepic and Microsoft Pilot New Provenance Platform to Authenticate Images
Real or synthetic, original or edited, details matter. Be informed with Truepic's technology that empowers transparency and shared trust in content across the internet
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Thank you for hosting us,
@InternewsJeanne
. As I said, we couldn’t be more happy and excited to be part of this initiative to support independent journalism.
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Internews
@Internews
“We know that tech has done harm to journalism in many ways. It’s a responsibility to find ways for tech to apply our resources. Democracy is good for business.” - Teresa Hutson, CVP for Tech & Corporate Responsibility @Microsoft
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Independent journalism is essential for democracy, but technology has eroded business models. Microsoft,
@USAID
and
@Internews
announced a new AI-powered tool that will offer media outlets market intelligence to help them be financially successful.
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Microsoft invests in the viability of newsrooms globally - Microsoft On the Issues
Today, Microsoft, USAID and Internews are announcing a new public-private partnership to develop a Media Viability Accelerator to support independent media outlets around the world.
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Water supplies are threatened globally. When we announced our commitment to make our operations water positive by 2030, we co-founded the Water Resilience Coalition to help find solutions. This is a good update on our progress.
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Melanie Nakagawa
@melnakagawa
Today, on #WorldWaterDay I'm reflecting on @Microsoft's role in addressing critical water challenges and sharing our approach for water positive by 2030 and beyond. blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/
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Tracking this balloon’s journey is an example of AI’s ability to answer questions quickly in a manner that was unimaginable just a few years ago. Great work by our partners
@Synthetaic
,
@TitletownTechGB
and
@Planet
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Synthetaic
@Synthetaic
Synthetaic was the first to find the Chinese balloon in space-based data, and now we’ve traced it all the way back to its origin. Learn how we did it — and what our end-to-end AI tool #RAIC means for the future of geospatial intelligence — in @nytimes: nyti.ms/3Z37aF9
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GPT-4 in
@Azure
OpenAI is another way Microsoft is helping customers put AI to work in a principled and ethical way.
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Microsoft Azure
@Azure
The GPT-4 preview is now available in Azure OpenAI Service. Create solutions that can generate and understand text in multiple languages, craft contextually appropriate responses, and more. Get the details → msft.it/601357oDz #AzureOpenAI #GPT4
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Budgets may be shrinking, but the worlds’ needs aren’t. Examples show AI can lower avg costs of some tasks from $15-35 to under $1. To help accelerate nonprofits’ missions, Microsoft is building tools with AI capabilities focused on fundraising, marketing, and program delivery.
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Kate Behncken
@katebehncken
AI has been quietly making its way into our lives for years now; and today more than ever, #nonprofits need access to #AI solutions that are responsible, accessible, practical, and affordable. See how @Microsoft is addressing these needs⬇️ blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/
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We appreciate the CMA’s additional detailed and objective analysis. Its provisional update underscores a growing consensus by those with access to the most current data that this deal will create more competition in the console market, not less.
forbes.com
UK’s CMA: Microsoft Right, Sony Wrong On ‘Call Of Duty’ Competition Question
Microsoft now appears to well on its way to the overall approval of its Activision Blizzard acquisition, as it’s just scored probably its largest victory yet.
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AI is not about just finding the fastest answers but asking the questions yet to be answered through creative thinking.
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@IndiaToday
"The real question is- will we choose to use it to replace our need to think or will we use it as a foundation on which we can build and elevate our thinking," Brad Smith on #ChatGPT #Newstrack #IndiaTodayConclave2023 #ChatGPT #TechNews | @rahulkanwal @BradSmi
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It was awesome spending time with Microsoft employees in Israel and learning what makes the Herzliya campus and community so special.
Brad Smith with Microsoft employees.
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Russia continues to deploy foreign influence operations, wiper malware, and ransomware attacks against Ukraine and allied countries. Today, we’re sharing new details on what we expect to see in the second year of this war:
blogs.microsoft.com
Is Russia regrouping for renewed cyberwar? - Microsoft On the Issues
As the second year of the Russian war in Ukraine commences, a detailed survey of the cyberattacks used during the first year of the war provide hints of what the future of this hybrid war may hold. 
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Another day, another deal. Yesterday it was
@Boosteroid_main
and today it's
@UbitusKK
. With each step, it's even clearer that Microsoft's acquisition of
@Activision
will bring Call of Duty to more players on more platforms. With more choices for everyone.
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Phil Spencer
@XboxP3
Microsoft and Ubitus @ubituskk, a leading cloud gaming provider, have signed a 10-year partnership to stream Xbox PC Games as well as Activision Blizzard titles after the acquisition closes. Our commitment is to give more players, more choice.
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Just another day of ensuring access to more games for more people everywhere, including Call of Duty once the Activision acquisition is complete.
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Phil Spencer
@XboxP3
Microsoft and Ubitus @ubituskk, a leading cloud gaming provider, have signed a 10-year partnership to stream Xbox PC Games as well as Activision Blizzard titles after the acquisition closes. Our commitment is to give more players, more choice.
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This agreement is a victory not just for gamers and for regulators who want to ensure broad access to Call of Duty. It's a victory for Ukraine and the many talented software developers who work there. Including at
@Boosteroid_main
! Thank you
@FedorovMykhailo
for your leadership.
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Mykhailo Fedorov
@FedorovMykhailo
Ukraine government official
Meaningful support for Ukraine-made business: @Microsoft announces partnership with cloud gaming provider @Boosteroid_main. Win-win story for both. Great product always will find its way to succeed.
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This is another important step in expanding access to Call of Duty based on the acquisition of Activision. It reaches another 4 million gamers via cloud streaming in the UK, US, EU, and Ukraine.
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Phil Spencer
@XboxP3
Players deserve more choice than they have now when it comes their favorite games. Today we've signed a 10-year deal with @Boosteroid_main enabling players to stream Xbox PC games, including Activision Blizzard PC titles like CoD following after close news.microsoft.com/?p=448117
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Access to the most advanced AI models will allow more people to innovate in more ways in every industry.
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Microsoft Azure
@Azure
Words you’ve been waiting for—ChatGPT is now available on Azure OpenAI. Learn more → msft.it/60145s7by #AzureOpenAI #ChatGPT
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Connecting and hearing from our employees around the world is one of my favorite ways to learn. Thanks
@MicrosoftUAE
for the warm welcome and insightful questions.
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It was great to visit the
@microsoftqatar
team. I had such an inspiring visit. This is a country on the move and poised to adopt new technology to digitally transform its economy, better serve its citizens, and advance sustainability.
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