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• Microsoft beefs up OneDrive security

  Microsoft has announced changes to its OneDrive storage service that will let consumers protect some or even all of their cloud-stored documents.

• Microsoft previews 'full-Chromium' Edge on Windows 7, Windows 8.1

  Microsoft has unveiled preliminary versions of its remade Edge browser for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

• Microsoft cranks up forcible upgrades on Windows 10

  Microsoft has quietly alerted customers running last year's Windows 10 version 1803 that it would soon start a forced upgrade to the latest feature refresh.

• Slack or Teams? Many businesses opt for both

  Most organisations have at least two team chat apps, a situation that could lead to communication silos and problems for IT.

• Airbus deploys Microsoft’s HoloLens, pushes mixed reality plans further

  Airbus, which competes with Boeing and Lockheed Martin, also plans to sell its own mixed reality apps to others in the aviation industry.

• Microsoft is better at documenting patch problems, but issues abound

  For years we’ve been flailing around in the dark after bad patches wreaked havoc on Windows PCs. There's still a lot of unexplained grunge.

• Dropbox focuses on collaboration with major app redesign

  The cloud file storage vendor continues to reinvent itself as it looks to compete with collaboration and productivity rivals like Google, Microsoft and Slack.

• Microsoft, Oracle team up on cloud services in jab at Amazon

  Microsoft and Oracle have reached an agreement to make their two cloud computing services work together with high-speed links between their data centres, targeting big business users and uniting against cloud leader AWS.

• NSA, Microsoft implore enterprises to patch Windows' 'BlueKeep' flaw before it's too late

  Warnings refer to vulnerabilities in Windows' Remote Desktop Services that could be exploited by attackers; patches have been available since May 14.

• How to make sense of Windows updates and upgrades with Microsoft's new release dashboard

  Microsoft's new Windows release health dashboard is a one-stop shop for Windows 10 users seeking information on the status of upgrades and ongoing problems.

• Cisco spotlights Microsoft Office 365 email phishing increase

  It’s no secret that if you have a cloud-based email service, fighting off the barrage of security issues has become a maddening daily routine.

• Microsoft slates next Windows 10 long-term release for 2021

  The three-year gap between the current version 0 Windows 10 Enterprise LSTC 2019 - and the next will be the longest yet for Windows 10's most constant edition.

• Microsoft returns to Mac browser market after 16 years with 'Chromium-ed' Edge

  The developer has released the first public preview of its revamped Edge browser for macOS, with a more stable version coming 'soon.'

• Microsoft, Sony partner on streaming games, chips and AI

  Microsoft and Sony say they have struck a strategic partnership in which Sony will use Microsoft's cloud for streaming games and media and the two will work together to develop new image sensors.

• Microsoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix, 5 years after support ended

  The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.