Microsoft can identify deepfakes now, just in time for the 2020 US election

The tech giant announced the new technologies as part of its Defending Democracy Program.

Microsoft is showing off two new computer programs to combat deepfakes. The company said its new apps will be able to identify manipulated videos, which are often hard to detect, as well as tell people whether the media they’re looking at is likely authentic or not.

Microsoft said its new technology will be built into its Azure server technology for businesses. Content makers will be able to send “hash” fingerprints of their videos to Microsoft, which will then in turn help people identify whether media is likely manipulated.

Source: CNet.com

How to Use Microsoft Office for Free on the Web

If you don’t need or have access to the full might of the desktop version of Microsoft Office, you can use the free online version instead. Here’s how to access Office on the web.

If you want to use Microsoft Office but don’t want to pay for it, try the free Office for the web apps. Formerly known as Office Online and now known simply as Office, the web-based apps reside online, accessible through your browser.

Instead of installing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your computer, you use cloud-based versions of these programs, similar to Google Docs. And rather than store your files and documents on your computer, you save them to Microsoft OneDrive, the company’s cloud-based storage service.

Source: PCMag.com