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Microsoft has started distributing a new version of Phone Link, which now fully supports iOS devices. iPhone owners will now be able to send and receive messages via iMessage, make and receive calls, and view notifications from their phones on a PC or laptop. The only feature that users may miss is photo sync. But it's already supported in the Windows 11 Photos app, so it's only a matter of time before Phone Link adds it.

In an update to its naming taxonomy, Microsoft has begun naming hacker groups after weather events, such as a storm, typhoon, or blizzard. This means that the Lapsus$ hacker group, which has attacked companies such as Nvidia, Samsung, and Microsoft, will now be called Strawberry Tempest

Microsoft has begun rolling out a new profile feature in Outlook for Mac that will allow you to separate your personal and work accounts using coloured themes. This feature is designed to make it easier to switch between accounts and not send the wrong email to someone or save calendar entries incorrectly.

Microsoft is testing a new Edge feature that will make the sidebar even more useful. With Canary 114.01.1789.0, you can now pin it directly to your desktop, as shown in the video below:

Microsoft continues to embed Bing AI in all parts of its software empire - this time, it is the company's SwiftKey keyboard, or rather its iOS version.

LinkedIn, the social networking site owned by Microsoft, is launching a free verification system (how's that, Elon Musk?) that will allow users to verify their identity and workplace. Verification options include the ability to use CLEAR to verify your identity, verify your workplace using your email address, and the Microsoft Entra verified ID platform to obtain digital workplace identifiers for free.

Last month, Microsoft announced image generation technology built right into Edge and is now slowly making it available to users around the world. Using this tool is simple: type a query into Bing to find the images you want. Bing will then generate a number of relevant images for you to work with. All you have to do is download the ones you like and use them as you see fit.

Microsoft has announced plans to add Copilot to OneNote. Last month, the company announced it for Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and now it has decided to expand the scope of its application.

Microsoft has added the ability to block automatic video playback to its Edge browser. The feature is now available for testers on the Canary channel, where it has joined the list of existing resolution settings and playback restrictions

Google's AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is now available on Windows in beta. Google announced its intentions to make the feature available on Microsoft's OS at CES 2022, and we finally have some results.

Earlier this year, a vulnerability was discovered in Microsoft Bing that allowed attackers to modify search results and access personal information of Bing users in services such as Teams, Outlook, and Office 365. Back in January, Wiz security experts discovered a vulnerability in the configuration of Azure, the cloud computing platform that actually compromised Bing.

As Bleeping Computer has noticed, in the latest Windows 11 test build KB5023778, Microsoft has added ads to the Start menu again. It seems that Windows insiders are not testing new features of the system, but advertising in the same OS.

Microsoft has introduced two new colours for the Elite Series 2 controller series - bright red and blue. Like the white model released last year, the full name of the controllers is "Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 - Core".

After Microsoft integrated Copilot into the Office suite, the company decided to turn its attention to cybersecurity and therefore introduced Microsoft Security Copilot, a new assistant for cybersecurity professionals that will make their lives much easier.

Microsoft is releasing a new version of Teams that has been rewritten from the ground up to make it faster and easier to use. It's now available for entrepreneurs to try out the changes the company has been working on for several years.