Ask Richard Baxter Jr. how he plans to make machines talk to one another and a handful of science-fiction films might come to mind. Anyone remember the self-aware machines of Skynet in “Terminator”?

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In a major step up from Teams calls, the Microsoft Mesh platform aims to help co-workers feel like they are in the same room. As the future of work looks increasingly hybrid, Microsoft is exploring ...