Microsoft Research head Peter Lee spoke to Digital Trends_and he_discussed about the ongoing projects_at MSR, people’s perception about Google X and more._Microsoft Research has 1,100 computer scientists, researchers, and engineers in labs all around the world and combining them with_over 1,200 PhD student interns every year, it is one of the largest research organization in the world. When Peter was asked whether he is frustrated by the tech press focusing on Google X than MSR’s work, “Frustrating is not quite the right word,” Lee told Digital Trends, in an interview ahead of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for MSR’s New York City office. “I like Google X. The people there are good friends of mine. Astro [Teller, “Captain of Moonshots” with Google X] took classes from me at Carnegie Mellon, he’s a great guy doing great stuff. But the missions are different. We want to make things better and ship them. That will always be primary for us. It will be secondary for them.” When asked about the recently revealed special...

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