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Microsoft hands IT admins beefed-up Windows release health hub

Computerworld Vertical IT

Microsoft has begun rolling out its Windows release health dashboard to the Microsoft 365 admin portal, a move the company previewed earlier this month at its all-virtual Ignite conference. To read this article in full, please click here

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Former Blue Origin president’s startup raises funding to go after moon resources

GeekWire

Interlune was founded in 2020, but details about the venture were shrouded in secrecy until last October — when one of the venture’s other co-founders, Blue Origin engineer Gary Lai, discussed the company’s vision during an awards banquet at Seattle’s Museum of Flight.

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Sustainable shoes: This startup created baby shoes that can dissolve in water

GeekWire

Megan worked as a program manager at CLEAResult, developing strategies for clients in energy efficiency industries. The company sought the highest standard for testing, the Oeko-Tex 100 , to certify that the dissolved solution is non-toxic and can be safely poured down the drain. of total municipal solid waste generation.

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Amazon’s Ring names Xbox and Oculus vet Elizabeth Hamren as new CEO; founder Jamie Siminoff remains chief inventor

GeekWire

Five years after its acquisition by Amazon, smart doorbell and home security technology company Ring named a new CEO: Elizabeth (Liz) Hamren, a former executive in Meta’s Oculus division and Microsoft’s Xbox business, who was most recently chief operating officer for social messaging platform Discord. Photo courtesy of Amazon.)

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Microsoft says it mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded

The Verge

“The attack traffic originated from approximately 70,000 sources and from multiple countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China, as well as from the United States,” explains Amir Dahan , a senior program manager for Microsoft’s Azure networking team.

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Duracell isn’t secretly paying Microsoft to put AA batteries in Xbox controllers

The Verge

Speaking with Digital Foundry in April , Xbox partner director of program management, Jason Ronald, explained that a “large chunk of Xbox owners” still preferred to use batteries.

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Google workers announce plans to unionize

The Verge

The Alphabet Workers Union will be open to all employees and contractors at Google’s parent company. This union builds upon years of courageous organizing by Google workers,” said Nicki Anselmo, a Google program manager. In 2018, the company decided not to renew its contract with the Pentagon.

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