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Zoom CEO Calls on FTC to Investigate Office/Teams Bundling Too

The CEO of Zoom has publicly asked the U.S. FTC to require Microsoft to unbundle…

Margrethe Vestager is Stepping Aside to Bid on a New Job

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced today that she is stepping down temporarily so she…

New Android features in September 2023

Just Ahead of Android 14, a New Logo and Some New Features

Google could finalize Android 14 any day now, but it has separately announced a new…

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Facebook Will Lose its News Tab in the UK, France and Germany

Meta will remove the News tab from Facebook in the UK, France, and Germany in…

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Xbox September Update Adds Game Streaming to Discord and More

The Xbox September update brings the ability to stream games to Discord, but there's also…

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Quick Check-In Follow-Up (Premium)

Since writing about my latest health check-in yesterday, I unexpectedly obtained some additional data that…

Xbox Game Pass September 2023 Starfield Lies of P

New Game Pass Games for September Include Starfield and Lies of P

Starfield will land on the Game Pass library tomorrow, September 6. It will be followed…

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Report: Apple and Microsoft Don’t Want EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Status for iMessage and Bing

Apple and Microsoft are reportedly opposed to seeing their own iMessage and Bing services being…

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Tech Nostalgia: Vertical Integration (Updated) (Premium)

In 1975, Commodore co-founder Jack Tramiel acquired MOS Technology, the maker of the 8-bit 6502…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Check-In (Premium)

Last week, I had my first quarterly check-in after switching to a healthy low-carb diet.…

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Digital Decluttering: Documents Archive Complete (Premium)

I can't believe I'm writing these words, but I have completely archived what was previously…

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RIP, WordPad

Microsoft has quietly revealed that WordPad, the basic word processor that's been included with Windows…

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Xbox Series S Carbon Black With 1TB of Storage is Now Available

The Xbox Series S Carbon Black with 1TB of storage that Microsoft announced in June…

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Ask Paul: September 1 (Premium)

Happy Friday! And, yep, it's really September already. So let's kick off the long Labor…

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Starfield is Now Available in Early Access on Xbox Series X|S and PC

Starfield, one of the most-anticipated games of the year is now available in early access…

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Lenovo’s Legion Go Gaming Handheld is Coming in October at $699

Lenovo's Legion Go gaming handheld is coming in October, and it will offer a Nintendo…

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