Microsoft’s new ‘planetary computer’ will help scientists crunch data about the natural world →

April 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The computing platform will have trillions of data points and let scientists make some estimates about ecosystems without doing on-the-ground surveys. FAST COMPANY

Microsoft pledges to be 'carbon negative' by 2030 →

January 17, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Microsoft has announced it aims to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits by 2030 and hopes to have removed enough carbon to account for all the direct emissions the company has ever made by 2050. THE GUARDIAN

Microsoft Japan tested a four-day work week and productivity jumped by 40% →

November 08, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Microsoft tested out a four-day work week in its Japan offices and found as a result employees were not only happier – but significantly more productive. THE GUARDIAN