Windows Weekly 720: FLoC Blockers - a podcast by TWiT

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Microsoft buys Nuance, new Surface devices, Patch Tuesday


The nuances of Microsoft's $19.7b Nuance acquisition


  • Microsoft makes its second-largest acquisition with Nuance for $19.7 billion

  • Nadella's acquisitions: How Nuance stacks up



New Surfi, peripherals debut


  • Surface Laptop 4 Prices, Specs Leak

  • Microsoft rolls out Surface Laptop 4 alongside new headsets, a webcam, and a speaker

  • Baby Steps Don't Win the Race

  • Dell Updates Inspiron Laptops, Adds OLED Option to XPS 13



Patch Tuesday tidbits


  • MS Patch Tuesday: NSA Reports New Critical Exchange Flaws

  • FBI cleans up infected Exchange servers

  • Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy



More Windows


  • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359

  • Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now Too

  • OneDrive for Windows is Finally Going 64-Bit



Xbox


  • New Flight Simulator World Update Targets Europe

  • Amazon Launches New Feature for the Xbox Skill for Alexa



Tips and picks


  • Tip of the week: Block Google FLoC

  • App pick of the week: Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac

  • Enterprise pick of the week: WVD finally gets a much-touted feature

  • Codename pick of the week: Bari

  • Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Bat Flip


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