MS Build Recap and Upcoming Events

Wow, what a week at Microsoft Build 2024. We had a fantastic experience watching the amazing innovations in AI and Copilot world and connecting with so many of you from our developer community.

As we reflect on the excitement and enthusiasm created by the event, we wanted to provide a short summary of Azure Communication Services' announcements and direct you to upcoming learning opportunities in June. We announced the following features at Build -

• Enhancements to custom video app experiences connected to Microsoft Teams
  
  • Deep noise suppression
    
  • Picture in Picture for iOS and Android
    
  • PowerPoint Live
    
  • Live reactions
    
  • File sharing during a meeting
    
  • Real time transcription using Azure AI Speech
    
  • Closed Captions
    
  • Stream live audio using the Audio Streaming API
    

  [*]Copilot for Call Diagnostics

  [*]WhatsApp message analysis through Azure OpenAI Service. This is in limited preview, and you can request access here. Here is a sample for you to try it on your own.

Please check out our Build announcement blog to learn more about the new capabilities listed above.

If you missed Build or want to catch up on Azure Communication sessions, we have a series of upcoming online events that are free to join. The content that was streamed live on the Build website is now available on YouTube and embedded below for you to watch –

Here are the upcoming free to join events that you can register for -

• 11th June, 8:00 AM (PST)– Click to Call demo on M365 and Power Platform community call - Add to calendar
  
• 13th June, 9:00 AM (PST) – How to build AI-powered multi-channel notification – a step-by-step guide. Register here.
  
• 18th June, 8:00 AM (PST) - Extend your copilot using Azure Communication Services demo - Add to calendar
  

We hope to see you join us for the community calls and the Reactor event. As always, eager to hear your feedback and ideas on how to make Azure Communication Services the best platform for your communication needs.

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