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In 1978, Microsoft chose Tokyo as the home for its first international office. This marked the beginning of a long-term commitment to innovation and growth with the people and Government of Japan. Today, alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, we proudly announced that Microsoft will invest $2.9 billion over the next two years to increase our hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan.      This investment goes beyond AI infrastructure; it’s a commitment to the people and Government of Japan, including providing AI skilling to 3 million Japanese in the next three years, opening a Microsoft Research Asia lab in Tokyo, and deepening our cybersecurity collaboration with the Japanese Government.

Announcing Cohere Command R+, now available on Azure! A new collaboration with Cohere and Microsoft makes Azure the first cloud to offer their latest LLM, expanding on our vision to offer customers more choice in the selection of state-of-the-art frontier and open models. Learn more: https://msft.it/6046c0qra

Today marks a historic milestone in quantum computing, as Microsoft and Quantinuum demonstrate the most reliable logical qubits on record. This breakthrough, with a logical error rate 800x better than the physical error rate, signifies a giant leap from the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) level (Level 1 – Foundational) to Level 2 – Resilient quantum computing.   This progress is significant as logical qubits are only useful when they have a better error rate than physical qubits themselves. The number of physical qubits is a misleading metric; it’s not how many qubits, it’s how good they are and how resilient the quantum system is to errors.   Using the logical qubits we created, we were able to successfully perform multiple active syndrome extractions, which is when errors are diagnosed and corrected without destroying the logical qubits. Active syndrome extraction helps quantum computers stay reliable even when operations are imperfect.   With the promise of a hybrid supercomputing system powered by these reliable logical qubits, we’re paving the way for scientific and commercial breakthroughs that were once deemed impossible.  This achievement is a testament to the power of collaboration and the collective advancement of quantum hardware and software.   You can learn more from my post on the Official Microsoft Blog https://lnkd.in/gnDfcUV6 and the companion technical post on the Azure Quantum blog by Dennis Tom and Krysta Svore: https://lnkd.in/gMRVPG3s. #quantum #quantumcomputing #azurequantum

Over the past 6 years, I’ve worked with my incredible team at the AI for Good Lab and collaborated with an amazing network of organizations to use AI to advance progress around some of society's greatest challenges. This journey has culminated in the release of our book, which I’m excited to share will be available for purchase on April 9.  aka.ms/AIforGoodBook AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health describes how we've applied AI to help build more resilient communities, improve health outcomes, conserve Earth's natural resources, and improve information integrity. Thank you to our publishers at Wiley for making this book a reality. All proceeds benefit the American Red Cross, furthering the reach of our mission. My hope is that this book spurs conversation and innovation around using AI for good in our ever-changing world. Please comment below or shoot me a DM if part of the book sparks your interest! #AIforGoodBook  

According to our #WorkTrendIndex research, 43 percent of marketing and communications professionals reported that having to switch between digital applications and programs was disruptive to their creativity. With only so many minutes in a day, #AI can alleviate this burden, allowing marketers to concentrate on their most strategic and creative tasks.    Today at #AdobeSummit, we announced plans to integrate Adobe Experience Cloud and Microsoft #Copilot to help marketers access relevant data within Microsoft 365 applications. Bringing contextual data from Adobe Experience Cloud and Dynamics 365 into the flow of work will help marketers with the challenge of application and data silos, resulting in increased collaboration and efficiency.     Thank you Adobe for your continued partnership as we build a brighter #FutureOfWork for everyone. Check out the details below. 

One year after introducing the world to #Copilot for Microsoft 365, our #WorkTrendIndex research shows that it's made employees more productive and creative, saving some users as much as 10 hours per month. As part of #Windows11, Copilot plays the role of an orchestrator, using your PC's apps, files, and the web to provide personalized assistance whenever you need it.     I'm happy to announce our continued efforts to bring Copilot to every employee, on every device through Windows 365, new PCs and #Surface devices, and the Windows App, where we’ve registered more than 3M hours of active usage since public preview began. Between new, accessible products built for Copilot, to Windows 365 Cloud PCs that help control costs while maximizing #AI impact, we're making the most of every avenue to empower organizations to do more in the age of AI.    Read about today’s announcements in my latest blog:

I’m excited to announce that today I’m joining @Microsoft as CEO of Microsoft AI. I’ll be leading all consumer AI products and research, including Copilot, Bing and Edge. My friend and longtime collaborator Karén Simonyan will be Chief Scientist, and several of our amazing teammates have chosen to join us. @InflectionAI will continue on its mission under a new CEO, and look to reach more people than ever by making its API widely available to developers and businesses the world over. It’s been an amazing journey, with so much more to come. Thank you to everyone for your support. Things really are just getting started. 

Last year, we announced Microsoft Copilot for Security, the industry’s first generative-AI solution that helps security and IT professionals catch what others miss, move faster, and strengthen team expertise. Informed by large-scale data and threat intelligence, Copilot for Security uses the 78 trillion security signals processed by Microsoft each day to deliver tailored insights and guide next steps so that security professionals can defend at machine speed and scale of AI.   Today, I’m excited to share that Copilot will be generally available worldwide starting April 1! Per our recent study, Copilot allows security analysts to be 22% faster - amplify their skillsets, collaborating more effectively, and seeing and responding to more. With general availability, Copilot for Security will shift the balance of power in favor of our defenders. Security is ultimately about people, and by empowering them with the technologies and expertise, we can enable them to reach their full potential. ❤️   https://lnkd.in/g_MSqD4e