Episode description

On Azure This Week, Lars takes a look at the new Microsoft acquisition of Nuance. But why did Microsoft spend nearly $20B on acquiring the healthcare AI company behind Dragon software, and what could this mean for the future of Microsoft’s products? We take a brief look at a different type of cloud, the weather kind, and find out what’s new with Azure Maps Weather Services.

0:00 Introduction
0:47 Who is Nuance?
1:42 Why did Microsoft pay so much?
2:50 The future of AI
3:56 Azure Maps Weather Service

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