Windows Weekly 717

Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed.

Corporate

•  Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29
•  Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6
•  Microsoft creates 15,000-member 'Digital Transformation Platform Group' in latest reorg
•  An update on Exchange hacks
•  Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs

Windows 10

•  New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More
•  Windows 10 21H1 now available for 'commercial pre-release validation'

Web browsers

•  Microsoft and Google Partner on Web Browser Compatibility
•  Google Brings Live Captioning to Google Chrome
•  Vivaldi 3.7 Makes Massive Performance Gains

Xbox

• Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion
• Microsoft Renames Xbox Live
• Microsoft Partners with Twitch on Indie Games Showcase
• First Impressions: Xbox Wireless Headset
• GeForce NOW Raises Prices, But Not for Founders

Tips and picks

•  Tip of the week: Convert a Word document to a PowerPoint presentation
•  App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge Dev
•  Enterprise picks of the week: Microsoft Workplace Index 2021
•  Codename pick of the week: Narya
•  Beer pick of the week: Great Notion Afterglow

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Links

• Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29
• Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6
• Microsoft creates 15,000-member 'Digital Transformation Platform Group' in latest reorg
• Quick update on Exchange hacks
• Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs
• New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More
• Windows 10 21H1 now available for 'commercial pre-release validation'
• Microsoft and Google Partner on Web Browser Compatibility
• Google Brings Live Captioning to Google Chrome
• Vivaldi 3.7 Makes Massive Performance Gains
• Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion
• Microsoft Renames Xbox Live
• Microsoft Partners with Twitch on Indie Games Showcase
• First Impressions: Xbox Wireless Headset
• GeForce NOW Raises Prices, But Not for Founders
• Microsoft is Testing Word Export to PowerPoint on the Web
• Microsoft is Testing Edge Themes, Improved Linux Support
• WorkLab
• The Next Great Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready?
• Advancing failure prediction and mitigation—introducing Narya
• Learn about the latest innovations: Inside Azure Datacenter Architecture
• Afterglow