Between the Great Resignation and the Great Onboarding, employee experience is more important than ever; Viva is where Microsoft wants to deliver that experience by bringing info from everywhere.
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AI Wrote Better Phishing Emails Than Humans in a Recent Test


Researchers found that tools like OpenAI’s GPT-3 helped craft devilishly effective spearphishing messages.
Messaging Apps Have an Eavesdropping Problem


Vulnerabilities in Signal, Facebook Messenger, Google Duo, and more all point to a pervasive privacy issue.
France Cracked Down on Google’s Ad Tech. What’s Next?


The French Competition Agency has hit the company with $855 million in fines this year. The money is meaningless—but the changes could be profound.
Get ready for hybrid cloud with Azure Arc Jumpstart and ArcBox

Microsoft’s evaluation tools are a good way of getting to grips with its hybrid cloud tools.
The 14 Best Weekend Deals on Smartphones, Laptops, and Audio

Hunker down at home and block out the real world with these deals on Chromebooks, headphones, and more.
The Privacy Battle That Apple Isn’t Fighting


California has begun enforcing a browser-level privacy setting, but you still can’t find that option in Safari or iOS.
The best chat software for Linux, macOS and Windows isn’t Slack

Everyone chats. Everyone chats with different apps and services. But which is the best? You might be surprised at the conclusion Jack Wallen draws.
Deepfakes: Microsoft and others in big tech are working to bring authenticity to videos, photos

If you want people to trust the photos and videos your business puts out, it might be time to start learning how to prove they haven’t been tampered with.
Playdate, the Pocketable Game Console, Prepares for Preorders

The long-awaited tiny gaming device will be available to purchase next week, with shipments beginning before the end of the year.