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• Google and Microsoft leaders at odds over facial recognition ban

  A proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai, but Microsoft disagrees.

• Windows 10 S vs. Chrome OS

  Windows 10 S offers a stripped-back version of Microsoft's desktop OS. We compare it to Chrome OS, Google's web-based equivalent.

• How Microsoft could improve Windows by being more like Apple

  As Microsoft shuts down Windows 7, it has an opportunity to move Windows into a new era—and it could take a few lessons from Apple.

• How do Big Tech's carbon pledges stack up?

  ​Microsoft has said would take out of the atmosphere as much carbon as the company had ever produced, joining US tech giants in setting ambitious goals for combating climate change.

• Microsoft tackles carbon footprint

  ​Microsoft has set a new ambition among Fortune 500 companies in addressing climate change, pledging to remove as much carbon as it has emitted in its 45-year history.

• How to defer Windows 10 updates

  Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.

• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features

  Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, offers many smaller additions and changes you might miss. We've highlighted them here.

• Serverless in the cloud: AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Microsoft Azure

  With AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft Azure Functions, a little bit of business logic can go a very long way

• Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime

  Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.

• Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in

  With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.

• Microsoft turns up heat on Slack with Teams group chat update

  A Teams app directory is among the new features added to the company’s Office 365 group chat tool. Analysts say Microsoft is looking to match rivals like Slack in functionality.

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