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On January 10, 2023, Microsoft will stop supporting one of the most popular desktop operating systems Windows 7, as well as Windows 8. Systems will stop receiving critical security updates, and support for Microsoft Edge will stop at version 109.
Apparently, since the beginning of Minecraft, there is a short poem by Julian Gough in the game, which players see after completing the game. You can learn about the author from the work itself, where he indicated his name. So, as the creator said, neither Mojang Studios, nor Micrsofot, which acquired the studio in 2014, have the right to use the work in the game.
Regulators continue to investigate the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, so it needs to get the maximum number of "pluses" and enlist the support of all who can. Earlier, the company signed a deal with Nintendo to release Call of Duty on Switch, and Gabe Newell said that Steam would not have anything against the purchase. It seems that now Microsoft has decided to play another figure and bought an advertisement in the Washington Post, where it expressed its positive attitude towards unions:
One of the Microsoft employees accidentally announced that the standard Windows Notepad program will receive an update with tabs. He published a photo of the updated version of Notepad with tabs with the caption "Notepad in Windows 11 now has tabs!".
The Microsoft Teams Premium subscription is now available as a public preview, allowing users to test intelligent AI-powered features such as real-time translations, custom meeting branding, and advanced meeting security.
Microsoft Teams has long supported video calling on HoloLens 2, but now the company will provide full integration of the platform into its mixed reality headset. HoloLens 2 users will now be able to freely call people directly, view and add Teams contacts to calls, as well as view calendars and join group meetings.
Microsoft and Viasat are partnering to bring Internet access to 10 million users in Africa and North and Central America. The move is part of Microsoft's Airband Initiative, which uses old TV spectrum and other technologies to provide Internet access, although this will be the first time a satellite company has participated in the initiative.
Microsoft is finally adding screen recording to Windows 11 as a standard feature. The Snipping Tool in Windows 11, which is currently used to take screenshots, will soon receive an update that will include the screen recording feature. Windows users will no longer need to rely on third-party software or the Xbox game pad.
Regulators around the world are closely investigating the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, and the latter in turn assures everyone of the purity of its intentions. However, it seems Steam does not have to assure - Gabe Newell told Kotaku that there is nothing against it and that it does not need any guarantees from Microsoft.
I think hardly anyone will argue with the fact that tabs in browsers are extremely convenient. But when exactly do you think they appeared? It turns out that Microsoft was testing them in Windows 95 long before they appeared in all browsers.
Microsoft has introduced the ability to create presentations in Microsoft Power Point in portrait mode. This feature is now available in beta via the Microsoft Office Insider app on iPhone and iPad.
In October this year, Microsoft announced the termination of support for its SwiftKey keyboard for Apple devices and removed it from the App Store, but now it is available again for iOS users.
Microsoft is adding sign language support to Microsoft Teams. It will allow sign language users to select up to two videos of other participants to capture in a central location, allowing designated signers to be visible throughout the meeting.
Nvidia has announced a "multi-year collaboration" with Microsoft "to build one of the world's most powerful AI supercomputers" that will be designed to handle the massive computational workloads that are needed to train and scale artificial intelligence.
Microsoft is adding a whole bunch of casual games to Microsoft Teams. Now you can play your favorite solitaire, EOD, Wordament, or IceBreakers with your colleagues in between work meetings. All four games are interactive and support multiple players and were developed by Microsoft Casual Games, part of Xbox Game Studios. The games are available in the new Games for Work program in Microsoft Teams and can support from two to 250 players.
