Tag: Microsoft
‘Minecraft Dungeons’ is the reason ‘Minecraft’ has evil villagers
David Nisshagen squeals in delight as he directs his blocky character down a narrow, raised platform surrounded by violet flames. He’s just discovered a secret room in Minecraft Dungeons, and even though he’s the title’s executive producer, he doesn’… Source
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MIT develops privacy-preserving COVID-19 contact tracing inspired by Apple’s ‘Find My’ feature
One of the efforts that’s been proposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 is a contact trace and track program, that would allow health officials to keep better tabs on individuals who have been infected, and alert them to potential spread. Contract tracing has already seemingly proven effective in some…
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Windows 10 will support Linux file systems inside File Explorer
Earlier this year Microsoft shared its plans to integrate a full Linux kernel in Windows 10 — now it’s introducing Linux file access into the File Explorer. Users have been able to access Linux files since Windows 1903, but the new feature in build 1… Source
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Microsoft set to push Windows 10X and Surface Neo releases back until 2021
Microsoft might not be able to release Windows 10X and its flagship hardware, the Surface Neo, within this calendar year. According to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay told some of his team members that the tech gian… Source
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LinkedIn promises no COVID-related layoffs until the end of the fiscal year
LinkedIn has no plans to make COVID-related layoffs until at least June 2020, the professional network has confirmed to TechCrunch. This announcements comes after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s pledge last month to have no significant layoffs for the next 90 days. Other business leaders such as Bank of America’s CEO…
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Microsoft starts testing a new news reading experience in Windows 10
Microsoft announced its latest Windows 10 preview build today and while that is a pretty routine affair these days, the company also used today’s announcement to also launch the beta version of a new news consumption experience that anybody on a Windows 10 device can try out today. The Microsoft…
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