Making it easier for developers to port apps to Arm at their own speed without losing the convenience of emulation should make Windows on Arm more credible.
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Europe Makes the Case to Ban Biometric Surveillance


Companies are racing to track everything about you. It could be a convenient way to reduce fraud—or seriously creepy and discriminatory.
So, You Want to Try an Ebike? Here’s What to Know

This week we discuss the proliferation of ebikes in bike-share networks, as well as the explosive growth of private ebike ownership.
Microsoft Keeps Failing to Patch a Critical Windows Bug


For the second time in a month, the company issued an update that doesn’t fully address a severe security vulnerability in Windows.
Embattled $10 billion JEDI cloud contract canceled by US Department of Defense

It wasn’t a good day for Microsoft Azure as the Department of Defense canceled its bitterly contested $10 billion JEDI contract. Amazon and Microsoft had fought for it.
Vizio’s New System Brings Theater Sound to the Living Room

With dedicated rear drivers and a wireless subwoofer, the $500 Atmos system provides theater-like listening on the cheap.
Amazon Echo Dots Store a Wealth of Data—Even After a Reset


Thinking about selling your smart speaker? Be aware that you can’t completely delete personal content from the device.
Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Visions Panel

Anime and the Star Wars galaxy are (finally!) coming together. Star Wars: Visions, a new anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of some of the world’s best anime creators, is coming to Disney+. In a special panel today at Anime Expo Lite, Lucasfim pulled back the curtain on the series — […]
A New Kind of Ransomware Tsunami Hits Hundreds of Companies


An apparent supply chain attack exploited Kaseya’s IT management software to encrypt a “monumental” number of victims all at once.
Excel on the web: Microsoft closes the gap on the desktop version

If you haven’t tried Excel on the web in a while, you might be surprised by how many of your demanding spreadsheets will now run on any device with a browser.