WW 834: The Soothing Sounds of Trains - Moment 3 nonsense, Mail/Calendar app replacement, Opera One

Microsoft squares off against the FTC

On Thursday, Microsoft will face off against the FTC in its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard. But the FTC has proven that it does not understand its role as an enforcer of US antitrust laws. The FTC should lose this case, paving the way for an immediate acquisition. The CMA can go F itself.

NZ may be stepping in soon too

More Moment 3 confusion

This week, Microsoft issued Moment 3 to the Windows 11 Insider Program Release Preview Program

This is odd because Microsoft released Moment 3 to stable last week

We need to talk about Chat in Windows 11

New Beta channel builds with changes to notifications and Wi-Fi Hotspot

Intel unveils branding changes for its processors - there's no "i" in "Core"

New (new) Outlook confusion

Microsoft announces that it will replace Mail and Calendar in Windows 11 with the new Outlook in late 2024. Smart!

The world freaks out for some reason

Microsoft quickly recants, will "re-evaluate" this decision

AI & Cloud

Google files complaint to FTC about Microsoft's cloud contracts

Microsoft: June outages were cyberattacks

Opera says it has released the first-ever "AI-native" web browser

Xbox

Incoming price hike for Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft stops making Xbox One games

Halo Infinite Season 4 is here

More games are heading to Xbox Game pass in the second half of June

Microsoft will host an ID@Xbox Showcase on July 11

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: Try the new Outlook now

App pick of the week: Amiga Forever 10

RunAs Radio this week: Windows Update for Business with Aria Carley

Brown liquor pick of the week: Mortlach 12

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