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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Microsoft has fully unveiled new 3D emojis that will replace the outdated flat design.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).
Speaking as part of the legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said that cloud gaming will become a major part of the business no earlier than 2025.
Microsoft has sent CEO Satya Nadella, Xbox chief Phil Spencer and other executives to defend the case brought by the US Federal Trade Commission over Activision's acquisition of Blizzard.
In early June, Outlook users began to complain en masse about the service's inaccessibility during peak usage. According to an article in The Associated Press, this was the result of a DDoS attack. Recently, Microsoft confirmed the attack in a blog post, where it also provided some details and security recommendations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the global rise of artificial intelligence with US billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Microsoft is gradually preparing to remove the built-in Teams client in Windows 11: the company announced the integration almost two years ago, but in a new test build of the operating system, it announced that a full-fledged standalone Teams app with much more functionality and convenience will be added to the system instead.
Microsoft has begun testing a new feature that allows you to enter handwritten notes directly into fields in the operating system. Previously, handwriting conversion mostly worked in certain software, such as OneNote or a special handwriting recognition window.
Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices through the Microsoft Store. Surface owners can now replace their displays, batteries, SSDs, and other parts.
Microsoft continues to improve the Windows for Android subsystem and this time adds the ability to enable file sharing. The update with this feature is now available to all Windows Insider testers and includes file sharing, drag-and-drop support, an improved camera, and the usual bug fixes.
As expected, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a request to block Microsoft's deal with Activision Blizzard. This is not a surprise at all: the FTC announced its plans to block the deal back in December last year, citing the fact that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard would allow Microsoft to "suppress" Xbox, Game Pass, and Cloud Gaming competitors.
On Sunday, 11 June, at a private briefing in Los Angeles, Xbox's Head of Player Support Sarah Bond announced that Microsoft plans to move its PC Game Pass titles to Nvidia GeForce Now, as it does with Boosteroid, for example:
Microsoft is expanding the Bing Voice experience in Edge for desktop. With this update, you can now talk to the Bing chatbot by asking it questions by voice and receive a voice response.
Microsoft has started testing a Windows 11 build with a "modernised" Explorer interface that now includes RGB lighting controls. The updated File Explorer interface has a modern, homely look with large file thumbnails and a carousel interface that displays the latest files added to your favourites.
