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2021
Microsoft reveals gaming accessibility testing platform
Microsoft revealed a testing platform for game developers to assess and improve the accessibility of Xbox and PC games against the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines.
2021
Microsoft announces Xbox Wireless Headset availability
Microsoft announced the Xbox Wireless Headset, a new accessory for Xbox Series X and Series S, and said it would be available globally from March 16 at a price of $99.
2021
Microsoft discontinues RDCMan
Microsoft discontinued its Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) application following discovery of a security flaw. The article also says the discontinuation occurred with the March 2020 Patch, so its timing is unclear.
2021
Surface Laptop 3 AMD firmware update available
A firmware update for AMD-powered Surface Laptop 3 devices became available, with improvements and bug fixes focused on performance, stability, security, and system issues.
2021
John Keells IT earns SAP on Azure Advanced Certification
John Keells IT achieved the SAP on Azure Advanced Certification, recognizing its capabilities in supporting customers with SAP solutions on Azure.
2021
Volkswagen partners with Microsoft on autonomous driving development
Volkswagen and Microsoft partnered to use Microsoft's cloud expertise to advance Volkswagen's autonomous driving system. The article says the partnership enabled Volkswagen to configure Microsoft's cloud technology for connected cars, with Volkswagen planning to develop an Automated Driving Platform using Azure.
2021
Volkswagen Group and Microsoft partner to build automated driving platform
Volkswagen Group's Car.Software Organisation will collaborate with Microsoft to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform on Microsoft Azure for developing automated driving functions.
2021
Microsoft announces Lunar New Year game sale
Microsoft announced a Lunar New Year sale offering discounts on selected Xbox and PC games, with discounts of up to 55% on Xbox games and up to 75% on PC games. The sale was stated to run through February 15.
2021
Microsoft makes cross-platform password autofill available
Microsoft made cross-platform password autofill available through its Authenticator app on iOS and Android, and introduced an autofill extension for Google's Chrome browser.
2021
Microsoft announces Microsoft Viva
Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Viva, an employee experience platform that brings tools for engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge into the workflow.
2021
Microsoft launches Viva employee experience platform
Microsoft launched Viva, an employee experience platform with tools for internal communications, learning, knowledge sharing, and insights.
2021
Intel sues former employee over alleged trade-secret misappropriation
Intel sued former employee Varun Gupta, alleging that he took confidential documents and trade-secret information and used it in negotiations with Intel while employed by Microsoft. These are allegations in Intel’s lawsuit.
2021
Microsoft launches Viva employee experience platform
Microsoft launched Microsoft Viva, an employee experience platform designed to bring together employee engagement, learning and collaboration capabilities, including tools integrated with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365.
2021
Truterra launches TruCarbon carbon program
Truterra announced the launch of TruCarbon, a program designed to help farmers generate and sell carbon credits to private-sector buyers. Microsoft is the program's first secured buyer.
2021
Lectra and Microsoft announce fashion-industry partnership
Lectra announced a commercial and technological partnership with Microsoft to collaborate with fashion-industry customers in France, Italy and internationally. Microsoft will provide marketing and sales support to accelerate adoption of Lectra's Kubix Link solution.
2021
Microsoft announces Viva employee experience platform
Microsoft announced Viva, a new technology platform for employee experience, with four initial modules: Viva Connections, Viva Insights, Viva Learning and Viva Topics. The company said modules would roll out in phases starting that day and in the coming months on Microsoft Teams.
2021
Truterra secures Microsoft as first TruCarbon buyer
Truterra's TruCarbon program launched with Microsoft as its first secured buyer, purchasing carbon in 2021 to help meet Microsoft's commitment to be carbon negative by 2030.
2021
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 21301.1010 update
Microsoft released cumulative update KB5000626 for Windows Insider users in the Dev channel, raising Windows 10 to Build 21301.1010. The report says the update contains no new content and is mainly for testing the servicing pipeline.
2021
Microsoft confirms support for legacy Edge will end in March
Microsoft confirmed that support for the legacy Edge browser would end in March and encouraged users to use the newer Microsoft Edge. The article describes this as a planned future change.
2021
Databricks completes $1 billion funding round
Databricks announced that it had completed a $1 billion funding round, with new investors including Amazon Web Services, Capital Ventures (an Alphabet subsidiary), and Salesforce Ventures; existing investor Microsoft also participated.