At Build 2018 today, fans got a look at the integration, and it works how you’d expect. You can say “Alexa, open Cortana,” before invoking any of the digital assistant’s functionality. Cortana has similar features, which is perhaps more exciting. With a command, users will be able to gain access to Alexa’s set of 40,000 third-party skills. The demonstration was provided by Microsoft’s Megan Saunders, and included adding milk to a shopping list via Alexa, before invoking Cortana, viewing her schedule, and sending an email....

The basic aim of Sets is to bridge the gap between what you’re doing in your browser and in apps. It’s essentially a universal tab system, adding them to every application, but also allowing different apps to sit beside one another. One example Microsoft gives is pairing a document you’re writing with research. If you don’t have a second monitor this can be difficult, requiring you to switch via the taskbar or lose half your screen....

Generally, the new design has more contrast and is a little more pleasing on the eyes, but sacrifices some of the darkness of the previous elements. Strangely, though, it differs more dramatically from the scheme of EdgeHTML. According to MSPowerUser (via htnovo), tooltip text from InPrivate browsing has also been updated. We were unable to see the reported changes in our build, so it’s possible Microsoft is doing focused testing or this was simply a translation error....

“In order to find what’s next (3/7), it’s often a good idea to look in the past. This is an encoded artifact we’ve found in our archive. It appears that some of the data have been corrupted due to age,” it said in the post text. “Fortunately, the corruption seems to be systematic—we detect exactly one extraneous number in every horizontal and vertical clue. Can you help us identify these anomalies and restore the artifact to its former glory?...

One of these interesting hacks comes from app/game creator Steve Troughton-Smith, who has managed to Get Windows 10X running on his Surface Go. Touch and Wi-Fi drivers aren’t installed by default, but it appears to run quite well other than that. Obviously, the Go only has a single display, so it’ll split your screen in half. Technical users can do the same by following this tutorial, though it doesn’t come without risks....

Trump initially made the proposal on Sunday, but was quickly forced to back down. A wave of criticism descended on the idea and the President shut it down. Of course, this is not the first time Donald Trump has caused controversy in his five-month terms as President. It was not just Democrats that targeted Trump’s plans, but also his own Republican Party. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, the businessman-turned-politician said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday the formation of an “impenetrable Cyber Security unit”....

According to Reuters, the three social giants will face potential actions if privacy issues remain. The European Commission is notoriously harsh in its regulations and has come down hard on several U.S. tech companies in the past. Consumer protection authorities say they “take action to make sure social media companies comply with EU consumer rules.”. Earlier this week, Germany announced plans to change its regulations regarding social media. The largest economy and population in the EU is planning a new law that would remove threatening posts quickly....

After testing Messenger ads in Australia and Thailand, the world’s most popular social media will begin to show ads in the main inbox tab of Facebook Messenger. The Facebook Messenger ads will exist in the main inbox tab, between chat threads. However, they won’t appear inside conversations. Marketers will be able to buy targeted Facebook Messenger ads alongside News Feed and Instagram, in Facebook’s ad manager. The company will start rolling out ads slowly over the coming weeks, starting with a small percentage of users around the world....

The social media giant has already been using the technique in its Messenger app, and now seems poised for a responsibility wider roll out. It’s testing the ads with partners Micheal Kors, NYX Professional Makeup, Bobby Brown, and more. Currently, the ads are exclusive to the US and allow you to try on a number of products. The idea is to get users enamored with the way a pair of sunglasses look on them and purchase them....

“A moveable display support is included and is connected to the back surface of the display and is configured to limit bending in one direction to a first bend radius while maintaining strain on the thin film transistor matrix below a predetermined amount of strain by elongating the moveable display support during bending,” reads the patent. The publication was once again spotted by Windows Latest. This time, it contains detailed drawings of what the device could look like, complete with a strange hinge design....

First, let’s take a look at Sinofsky’s work at transforming the iPad Pro into a genuine laptop-like device. For years, Apple has been trying to sell the idea that the iPad is a bona fide alternative to a PC. With the iPad Pro, the company has taken steps closer to laptop-beating features, but still falls short. It turns out the iPad needed one thing to make it a true PC competitor… Windows....

At GE Digital, Johnson currently focusing of the leveraging of software and data analytics to modernise industrial companies. Before then, she was the CEO of GE’s Intelligent Platforms Software Group. Red Hat, Oracle, and Education That naturally brings a lot of relevant expertise to Microsoft, but Johnson has also worked for a number of other influential tech companies. In 2004, she joined Red Hat as the vice president of gloabl services and strategic accounts....

In the original report, AP remarked that Google’s support page was misleading. It read: “You can turn off Location History at any time. With Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored.” In response, Google said it provides clear descriptions of its tools and robust controls to turn them off. Now, it’s edited the help page in question, conceding that it wasn’t so accurate after all. “You can turn off Location History at the account level at any time....

Then there is Google, down in third place by some distance, but way ahead of anything bringing up the rear. That means going after Azure. If Google Cloud is going to win the war, it must first pass Azure. Google has concluded that the only way to do that is to directly go after Microsoft’s customers. And that’s where the Chromebook wooing comes in. A report from Petri.com says some Microsoft Partners have been receiving packages from Google....

Under the search engine’s previous policies, publishers would lose money on many posts as the first click free limitation stacked up over time. Under the new policy, publishers on Google Search can now choose how many free articles they want to post before charging. So, it is clear Google still wants publishers to offer some free content, but is giving them more control over how much. In a blog post, Richard Gingras, vice president of news for the company, called the new model Flexible Sampling....

1 How To Disable Google’s Location Tracking2 How to Delete Google’s Stored Location Data Naturally, this is a privacy concern for many users. It appears to happen if you don’t give an app access to your location and pause Location History. In fact, a number of apps seem to give an estimate of your location when you simply open them or perform a search. In one case, AP found that searching for “kids science kit” provided the company with its location, accurate to a square foot....

First unveiled at its I/O developer conference last year, the feature allows Google Maps to leverage a device camera for real-time directions. While the feature is still not available yet, David Pierce of The Wall Street Journal has tested it. In many ways, the new ability is akin to what Google was attempting when integrating Maps with its Glass wearable. Writing for WSJ, Pierce says the new AR capabilities are unlikely to become the leading turn-by-turn option for Google Maps....

Google is seeking to address the balance and make Maps even more of a one-stop shop. One area Waze has Maps beat is on real-time traffic reporting, and specifically in reporting crashes and speed traps. It has been clear for some months that Google Maps has been moving towards these kinds of reports. In November and December users reported receiving crash reports and information on the location of speed traps....

Jigsaw brings a smoother comment section that is automated to stop disturbing behaviour and be a cost-effective solution. The company released a tool Thursday called Perspective that uses machine-learning technology to sift through comments and understand the bad from the good. It is easy to assume that internet comments are throwaway. With this mindset, anything can be said and so often is. However, with so much of people’s lives now lived online, both professionally and personally, what gets said on the internet can stick....

According to Google, free storage will stop being available from May 31, 2021. From the next day, June 1, all images uploaded to Google Photos will go against the 15GB Drive limit. Under the previous policy, all high-quality compressed photos did not count towards Google Drive storage. In other words, images were stored for free independent of the 15GB storage on Drive. Naturally, many Google Photos users are asking why this is happening....