Microsoft Live Labs, announced late yesterday, will be a joint effort between Microsoft Research and MSN to tap into the company’s research and product development divisions, CNET News.com reports.Gary Flake, a top Microsoft researcher that was hired away from Yahoo last year, will lead Live Labs. “Historically, the software industry has been an industry in which it was fine to have months or years in between product cycles,” Flake said. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Traditional modes of research and drawn out product creation cycles simply take too long in today’s fast-paced, webcentric world, Flake said, noting that the Internet allows for experimentation and product development to be on going. A number of members within the Live Labs group will continue to work in their current positions throughout Microsoft, while others will be assigned to the effort full-time. Microsoft’s research arm is adding some 30 positions for Live Labs, and MSN is creating more than 70 additional jobs.-Al Sacco Related content opinion CIOs worry about Gen AI – for all the right reasons Generative AI is poised to be the most consequential information technology of the decade. Plenty of promise. But expect novel new challenges to your enterprise data platform. By Mike Feibus Sep 20, 2023 7 mins CIO Generative AI Artificial Intelligence brandpost How Zero Trust can help align the CIO and CISO By Jaye Tillson, Field CTO at HPE Aruba Networking Sep 20, 2023 4 mins Zero Trust brandpost So, you’re ready to invest in Universal ZTNA. Here’s what you should know With careful evaluation and planning, implementing Universal ZTNA for all users offers a simple, effective way to enhance security across your entire network. By Peter Newton Sep 20, 2023 6 mins Zero Trust news ServiceNow boasts industry-first gen AI general availability with Vancouver release of Now Most major software vendors say they will incorporate generative AI in their applications; ServiceNow claims it will be the first to deliver the code. By Peter Sayer Sep 20, 2023 6 mins CIO Software Providers Zero Trust Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe