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Excel for the web now allows you to share links to Sheet views with others

Microsoft today announced a new feature in Excel for the web that will allow users to share links to existing or new Sheet views with others. A Sheet view generally captures a subset of a workbook’s contents, with this new feature, you can more easily collaborate on large workbooks. Here’s how the feature works: This […]

German state of Schleswig-Holstein abandons Microsoft, embraces Open-Source with Linux and LibreOffice

German state Schleswig-Holstein has announced its plans to move away from properitory software including Microsoft’s Windows, Office, and others. Generally, government organizations move to open source software to avoid huge licensing fees. But in this case, the state is concerned about data security. “As a country, we have a great responsibility towards our citizens and […]

Microsoft Azure RTOS is now Eclipse ThreadX

Back in 2019, Microsoft acquired Express Logic, a leader in real time operating systems (RTOS) for IoT and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs). During the time of acquisition, ThreadX RTOS had over 6.2 billion deployments, making it one of the most deployed RTOS. Following the acquisition, Microsoft rebranded ThreadX RTOS as Azure RTOS. By […]

Microsoft, Cisco and other tech giants unite to tackle AI skills gap

Cisco along with other tech leaders including Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft, and SAP, today announced the formation of the AI-Enabled Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Workforce Consortium. The Consortium recognizes that the rapid expansion of AI is significantly changing the job landscape. It will evaluate AI’s impact across ICT roles, offer actionable […]

Microsoft will reveal Windows 10 Extended Security Updates pricing for consumers later this year

Early this week, we reported about the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates pricing details. Microsoft today reached out to us to clarify that the pricing revealed earlier is only for commercial and educational customers. Microsoft will reveal the pricing for general consumers later this year and it will be posted in the Microsoft Support page. […]

Microsoft boosts Microsoft Store performance in latest Insider update

Microsoft has released a significantly faster version of its Microsoft Store app to Windows Insiders. The update (v22403) delivers major performance improvements across the board, including much quicker launch times and faster-loading product pages. Key Improvements: Microsoft emphasizes the overall smoothness of the new Microsoft Store, thanks to changes in splash screen management and launch […]

Microsoft and Quantinuum shatter quantum computing boundaries with record-breaking error correction

Microsoft and Quantinuum today announced the creation of the world’s most reliable logical qubits. The breakthrough is achieved with Microsoft’s qubit-virtualization software and error-handling protocols, which when run on Quantinuum’s ion-trap quantum hardware, produced over 14,000 error-free experiments. This unprecedented dependability moves quantum computing from the “noisy” (NISQ) level era to Level 2 Resilient quantum […]