Episode 73 - Microsoft News news

This week Bing gets a re-brand, MSN has a new initiative to support local newsrooms, and the beta opens for Microsoft's Digital Marketing Center.
Plus new e-commerce tools in Dynamics 365, larger screenshots in Edge, and Azure Communication Services is now available with SMS and phone numbers!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s6W4Ay9n5oqyhV5G3sc6ir8h6akKfWUStXvSiQ_StnY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 71 - Ignite Day Three: Games, Crystals, and Water!

On this episode, we bring you our final day of Ignite coverage and the rest of the week's Microsoft news!
We dive into some of Microsoft's cutting-edge projects and initiatives announced this week from Ignite and beyond including the 2030 water positive initiative, a holographic storage research project, a look at how to train against phishing and an MSTIC write up on a cloud infiltration.
It's been an eventful week for Xbox with Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax, the Xbox Family Settings app launch, support for streaming Xbox One games to Android, titanic Series X/S pre-orders, and more!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y-8s8e7nZV7dT5NAJ_ERmtf8REPn_5clxVJHRMBkRpU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 70 - Ignite Day Two: Azure blasts off!

Our second day of Ignite coverage is all about Azure and the deluge of dev toys raining down on us!

Azure goes offsite with Azure Orbital, ruggedized and supercharged versions of Azure Stack, and Azure Mover.
Plus, Logic Apps gets a huge functionality boost, App Service environments v3 brings virtual networking bliss, and Microsoft plans their most efficient data center yet in Arizona.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kvEeeOCSdScIu4XxO92ZLUt-sP_8ZSUbATA7ZCFt0P8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 69 - Ignite: M365 and Friends!

Our first day of Ignite coverage is focused on the bounty of new and upcoming features for M365 services including Office, security, and mobile! Plus, a few dev tool announcements to really spice things up.

We're talking updates to the Outlook and OneDrive mobile apps, an 85" Surface Hub 2S, the Edge browser on Linux, new Power Apps integrations, big upgrades for Microsoft Endpoint manager, a new Mixed Reality service, and more!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eEYflBLp0wHh87JqMM4xHW63PRv0D6swBjLsD-Ulv3E/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 67 - Duoptimism

A launch date for two upcoming Xbox consoles, Surface Duo reviews, and Microsoft's security team shares information about ongoing threats to US elections.

Plus, GitHub Codespaces adopts VS Codespaces, the DoD re-affirms Microsoft for the JEDI contract, and the NFL is embracing a virtual crowd.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TvZKcM2VMJFO-QXCZZ91dJKcmdGroDnH-OesrvckECE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 66 - Moca Momentum

Office brings some organizational chocolate with Project Moca, DirectStorage is coming to speed up PC games, and Durable Functions v2.3 brings big updates for app redundancy.
Plus, Teams spotlights more new features, Microsoft develops a Deepfake detector, and HoloLens 2 gets big researcher mode improvements!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EJLRKAAtg3M4Ug5KRO7zSF3tKrmTL_kGd1YC3m_4OAE/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 65 - An Epic Showdown

Walmart hints at a partnership with Microsoft for Tik Tok, a closer look at the Surface Duo hardware, and Microsoft backs Epic games in their court case with Apple.

Plus, transcriptions in Word, IoT plug and play device certifications, and Microsoft announces a joint innovation lab with TSMC to advance silicon design in Azure.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E-vRAs-4wcrcWUXZOdTByK_RY29QkysdvUjSAKn2HdI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 61 - Courtside Conference Call

Teams together mode will put fans in the NBA stands, hydrogen fuel cells for data centers, and Microsoft's Family Safety app is now available!

Plus, a default branch name option on Git and Tasks for Teams is rolling out!


We’d love to hear from you in our first annual listener survey at building7.live/survey

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BkoEGcIEg95Ig7qQ2Yh5bCSRN7iMRQnkNleIld1fYa4/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 60 - The Teams Room Where it Happens

This week heralds updates for Teams Meeting Rooms, Microsoft's Carbon Initiative, and upcoming Xbox game titles.
Plus, Universal Print is available in preview, updates to security tools for M365, and a new Azure IoT Connector for medical devices.


We’d love to hear from you in our first annual listener survey at building7.live/survey

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aAmkhxfOrnZW3-mmUUkc9oa6SADfsQzPWIP9xz4-7ls/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 59 - Fly Away From Your Troubles!

xCloud and Xbox Series X launch updates, new scheduling features for Outlook, and Azure Maps for Power BI.

Plus, XiaoIce goes independent, Microsoft plans to build new AgTech with Land O'Lakes, and the new Flight Simulator will soon be available!

We’d love to hear from you in our first annual listener survey at building7.live/survey

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-IlS_MRnDrcF9ojYjFs8fF7sTZ6IZD4cFgu1pLfOHvw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 58 - Glorious Golden Info Bars

This week we celebrate our one year podcast birthday with a cake and Microsoft news!
Teams launches a titanic update featuring together mode, Linkedin lets you pronounce your name, and Halo 3 is coming the PC!
Plus Cognitive Services adds text analytics for health and Stream can remove background noise.

We’d love to hear from you in our first annual listener survey at building7.live/survey

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nl5M0Y0Z9Ps1EtDpyu-_BdrCuAuKRfZvLox7bahnkgk/edit?usp=sharing