Rufus 3.16 works around Volish restrictions
Yes, you can install Windows 11 on older machines
Microsoft’s restrictions on devices that could run Windows 11 are seen as a major pain. Most users on older PCs see the “this PC doesn’t currently meet the minimum system requirements to run Windows 11” message.
Big Tech not all that keen on AI products
The only way is Ethics
Search engine outfit Google is not rushing to turn its cloud into AI based decision making.
Microsoft going to be nice to staff
Will allow unions and stop enforcing non-compete clauses
Software King of the World Microsoft is going to stop enforcing existing non-compete clauses in the United States, while also committing to a civil rights audit of its workforce policies in 2023.
Europe working on a Russian cloud ban
New sanctions
The European Union is working on a possible ban on the provision of cloud services to Russia as part of new sanctions against the Kremlin for the invasion of Ukraine.
Microsoft wants to abandon HDDs
Too slow for Windows 11
A recent executive brief from data storage industry analyst firm Trendfocus reports that OEMs have disclosed that Microsoft is pushing them to drop HDDs as the primary storage device in pre-built Windows 11 PCs.
HoloLens creator exits the Volehill
Dark rumours of toxic culture
HoloLens creator Alex Kipman is leaving Microsoft, after he was the subject of a Business Insider report detailing a continuing "toxic business culture" at Microsoft.
Microsoft pushes new Exchange Server release to 2025
A good four-year delay
Microsoft has finally updated its roadmap for Exchange Server and the next version will be coming in 2025, a good four years later than planned.
Microsoft updates Surface Laptop Go
Newer 11th-gen Intel CPU
Microsoft is about to update its compact Surface Laptop Go with a newer 11th-gen Intel CPU (an i5-1135G7), which replaces the 10th-gen model found in the original 2020 laptop.
Microsoft kills off Excel features
No one used them
Software King of the World Microsoft has killed off some of the functions in its Excel spreadsheet because no one was using them.
Microsoft’s cloud gaming stick is no longer a rumour
Still not quite ready for market
The Dark Satanic Rumour Mill has been claiming that Microsoft has been working on a streaming stick for Xbox Cloud Gaming using an affordable dongle for a while, but it turns out that the stories were true.