Microsoft is overhauling its research arm so inventions become reality

Microsoft Research does a lot of impressive work. While the separate research teams have developed Xbox projectors and holodecks, Microsoft is often criticized for not bringing the technology to life. Microsoft's many inventions may hint at the future of technology, but far often than not they're simply forgotten about. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is trying to change that.

Bloomberg Business has taken a closer look at Microsoft's research teams, and reports that Nadella saw a demonstration of speech recognition and wanted it turned into Skype Translator. That internal research demonstration took place in February 2014, and Nadella wanted a tool combined with Skype for his first public speech three months later. While it was a tight...

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