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Hongdandan’s founder Zheng Xiaojie audio books with a group of school children

Text-to-speech technology is speeding production of audiobooks for people who are blind or have low vision

Angela Winfield speaks into a microphone

An Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary – and the work that remains to be done

A woman and her two sons sit by a lake

Millions are using a free skills program to find unexpected career opportunities in a challenging time

Accessible cockpit for Flight Simulator takes wing

Cigarette butts are poisoning shoreline animals. This beach rover may help clean all that up

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Humana is working to end food insecurity – 14 meals at a time

Humana is working to end food insecurity – 14 meals at a time

Feature Stories

How Microsoft employees in India rallied to save lives of colleagues and their loved ones during the pandemic

How Microsoft employees in India rallied to save lives of colleagues and their loved ones during the pandemic

Story Labs

What is synthetic biology? New Explanimators episode gives you the lowdown

What is synthetic biology? New Explanimators episode gives you the lowdown

Innovation Stories

Microsoft put Windows in the cloud, making your PC available from any device, anywhere

Microsoft put Windows in the cloud, making your PC available from any device, anywhere

Feature Stories

‘Peter Rabbit 2’ director Will Gluck makes the most of his Surface devices

‘Peter Rabbit 2’ director Will Gluck makes the most of his Surface devices

Feature Stories

Volunteers experience ‘magical’ moments at Seattle’s mass-vaccination site

Volunteers experience ‘magical’ moments at Seattle’s mass-vaccination site

Story Labs

Take a 3D tour through a Microsoft datacenter

Take a 3D tour through a Microsoft datacenter

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Before the next pandemic: Lessons learned, and those still to be absorbed

Before the next pandemic: Lessons learned, and those still to be absorbed