July 24, 2018
Microsoft is building low-cost, streaming-only Xbox, says report
It was revealed at E3 last month that Microsoft was building a cloud gaming system. A report today calls that system Scarlett Cloud and it’s only part of…
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July 23, 2018
Tall Poppy aims to make online harassment protection an employee benefit
For the nearly 20 percent of Americans who experience severe online harassment, there’s a new company launching in the latest batch of Y Combinator called Tall Poppy that’s…
Read articleJuly 20, 2018
Facebook, Google and more unite to let you transfer data between apps
The Data Transfer Project is a new team-up between tech giants to let you move your content, contacts, and more across apps. Founded by Facebook, Google, Twitter, and…
Read articleJuly 19, 2018
Microsoft caps off a fine fiscal year seemingly without any major missteps in its last quarter
Microsoft is capping off a rather impressive year without any major missteps in its final report for its performance in its 2018 fiscal year, posting a quarter that…
Read articleJuly 17, 2018
Walmart enlists Microsoft cloud in battle against Amazon
Once a seemingly unstoppable retail juggernaut, Walmart’s been scrambling to define its digitally in this Amazon-defined era. This morning, the company announced that it’s struck a five-year deal…
Read articleJuly 12, 2018
Microsoft launches new wide-area networking options for Azure
Microsoft is launching a few new networking features today that will make it easier for businesses to use the company’s Azure cloud to securely connect their own offices…
Read articleJuly 12, 2018
Microsoft Teams gets a free version
Microsoft opened up the news floodgates this morning, in the kick off to its annual Inspire event in Vegas. One of the more compelling announcements of the bunch…
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Microsoft wants to make you a better team player by nudging you into submission
Microsoft announced a number of new tools for its MyAnalytics tool for Office 365 users today that are geared toward giving employees more data about how they work,…
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GitHub Enterprise and Business Cloud users now get access to public repos, too
GitHub, the code hosting service Microsoft recently acquired, is launching a couple of new features for its business users today that’ll make it easier for them to access…
Read articleJuly 12, 2018
Snowflake expands beyond Amazon to Azure cloud
Snowflake, the cloud data warehouse, announced a partnership with Microsoft today to expand their offering to the Azure cloud. The new product is still in Preview for now.…
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