WW 717: Grovian Culture - Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed

Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed.

Corporate

Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29
Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6
Microsoft creates 15,000-member 'Digital Transformation Platform Group' in latest reorg
An update on Exchange hacks
Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs

Windows 10

New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More
Windows 10 21H1 now available for 'commercial pre-release validation'

Web browsers

Microsoft and Google Partner on Web Browser Compatibility
Google Brings Live Captioning to Google Chrome
Vivaldi 3.7 Makes Massive Performance Gains

Xbox

Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion
Microsoft Renames Xbox Live
Microsoft Partners with Twitch on Indie Games Showcase
First Impressions: Xbox Wireless Headset
GeForce NOW Raises Prices, But Not for Founders

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Convert a Word document to a PowerPoint presentation
App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge Dev
Enterprise picks of the week: Microsoft Workplace Index 2021
Codename pick of the week: Narya
Beer pick of the week: Great Notion Afterglow

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