• Microsoft accounts go password-less.
• Irony alert: Azure/Office 365 were just hit by a 2FA sign-in issue.
• Windows 10: 64-bit ARM apps are now a thing. What this solves and doesn't solve.
• Slippery slope: Microsoft tested ads in Windows Mail, got negative feedback, pretended it was just a test.
• Quality matters: between Windows 10 1809, Google Pixel 3, and Apple, it seems like the quality of the tech we use is going downhill. Is it?
• The Cortana RIP tour continues: Microsoft Store is selling Echo smart speakers now. And yet... the Cortana mobile UX update continues to rollout.
• Xbox One S to go disc-less in 2019.
• Now you can customize an Xbox controller right from your Xbox.

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Beneath a Surface: shipping next week!
• Also: The best deals from Microsoft's Black Friday sale.
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Launcher.
• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft buys FSLogix.
• Enterprise pick of the week No. 2: Cognitive services are now in containers (near you).
• Beer pick of the week: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout.

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