
Microsoft Word gets autocorrect
Vole copies Smart Compose
Software King of the World Microsoft is about to jack an autocorrect function into Word which will pretty much do what Google’s Smart Compose feature does in Gmail and Docs.

Microsoft's next feature update is a bit of a snooze
Only one real new feature
Microsoft announced the next feature release of Windows 10, Windows 10 21H1 and it only has one feature worth looking at.

Microsoft connects cloud to Spaceborne Computer-2
Putting AI in space
Microsoft will connect its cloud computing Azure Space platform to the Spaceborne Computer-2, a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise product promising to "deliver edge computing and [artificial intelligence] capabilities to the International Space Station (ISS)".

Vole and Volkswagen team up
VW gets lebensraum on Microsoft’s cloud
Adolf Hitler’s favourite car company has teamed up with what used to be known as the Evil Empire to streamline efforts to build self-driving cars.

There is nothing wrong with big tech
It just needs guidelines, says Nadella
King of the Volehill, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, has been telling the world+dog that there is nothing wrong with Big Tech - all it needs is clearer laws and rules.

Intel sues Microsoft defector
Claimed he took trade secrets
Chipzilla sued a former Oregon employee last week, alleging he took trade secrets with him when he left for Microsoft and used the information to gain an advantage in subsequent business negotiations with Intel.

Raspberry Pi is calling up Microsoft
Users up in arms over Volish influence
Raspberry Pi users are upset that the PiOS has started calling up calling up Microsoft all of a sudden.

Microsoft cranks up Viva
A new take on the intranet idea
Microsoft has launched Viva, a new "employee experience platform", or, in non-marketing terms, its new take on the intranet sites most large companies tend to offer their employees.

Microsoft changes how Windows is offered
Updated by default
Software King of the World, that's Microsoft, has changed the status of the Windows 10 operating system versions 1909 and 2004 to “broad deployment” which means we can expect changes on how the operating system versions are offered on customer devices.

Microsoft is ready to replace Google
At least in Oz
Software giant Microsoft is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.