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Microsoft has launched an updated web version of its Windows Store. It was created to replace the previous way of searching for Windows apps on the Internet, when a link from a website would open in the Store client.

On 13 October 2023, the CMA will announce the final verdict

There hasn't been any high-profile news about Microsoft and its acquisition of Activision Blizzard since July 2023, but now we are going to continue this story.

As it became known earlier, Panos Panay, the head of Microsoft's Surface and Windows brand, resigned from his position, and recently Bloomberg reported that he had joined Amazon.

Microsoft has started testing a new Paint tool that allows you to remove the background from images. The feature is currently available to Windows Evaluation Programme participants in the Canary and Dev channels (version 11.2306.30.0).

Dennis Austin, one of the creators of Microsoft PowerPoint, died at his home in Los Altos, California, on 1 September, The Washington Post reported. He was 76 years old.

Microsoft has started sending out invitations to various media outlets for a "special event" to be held in New York on 21 September.

Viewers will be shown over thirty high profile games

Death Stranding will leave the catalogue on August 15

The fact that Nintendo is developing a new console may not seem like such a fantastic idea anymore, especially considering that the current Switch generation is already in its seventh year of life (of course, there were Lite and OLED versions, but they are de facto the same console), and in recent weeks there has been a lot of evidence of a Switch successor, even from Microsoft.

Microsoft has announced the closure of its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family programme in eight countries where the service was previously launched, allowing Xbox Game Pass owners to share the benefits of their subscription with up to four friends or family members. There is currently no indication that the feature may return in the future.

Microsoft recently got rid of a major obstacle to its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the form of the FTC, after which the UK Competition and Markets Authority agreed to suspend the litigation and start negotiations. However, the process will take a little longer than Microsoft would like.

Activision Blizzard will be delisted from the Nasdaq-100 index as of the opening of the stock market on Monday, 17 July.

The Artificial Intelligence Centre is now available in the Microsoft Store for Windows Insider testers - a new hub that was announced at the Build conference in May and includes a selection of AI apps from both Microsoft and third-party developers.

Microsoft has fully unveiled new 3D emojis that will replace the outdated flat design. After several years of development, the new three-dimensional emojis will be available with the Windows Insider Preview Build (25905).