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4 ways to supercharge innovation and agility with low code
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Post to test out page load optimization
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How AI companies can avoid ethics washing
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AI Weekly: Highlights from VentureBeat’s AI conference Transform
![Xbox Live is down, so play Fortnite on your Switch instead (updated)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Xbox-Live-down.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox Live is down, so play Fortnite on your Switch instead (updated)
![Microsoft’s 10-inch Surface Go starts at $399 and ships August 2](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft’s 10-inch Surface Go starts at $399 and ships August 2
![Browser benchmark battle July 2018: Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Edge](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chrome_firefox_edge_logos.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Browser benchmark battle July 2018: Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Edge
![Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Fluent, display, and Registry Editor improvements](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windows_10_wallpaper.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Fluent, display, and Registry Editor improvements
![OpenStreetMap now lets you edit maps with Microsoft’s Bing Streetside imagery](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Maps-Navigation-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
OpenStreetMap now lets you edit maps with Microsoft’s Bing Streetside imagery
![Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny: from Icarus moment to managing 3,000 devs](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny: from Icarus moment to managing 3,000 devs
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 850 for Always Connected PCs
![Microsoft confirms it will acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/GitHub-mug.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft confirms it will acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion
![Xbox Game Pass turns 1, and Microsoft has bigger plans for Netflix-like service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Xbox Game Pass turns 1, and Microsoft has bigger plans for Netflix-like service
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Microsoft reportedly wants to acquire GitHub
![ProBeat: Dual-screen devices don’t deserve Windows](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Microsoft-Windows-10-Build-2-Novet.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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ProBeat: Dual-screen devices don’t deserve Windows
![Microsoft and Google disclose new chip flaw related to Spectre and Meltdown](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft and Google disclose new chip flaw related to Spectre and Meltdown
![Microsoft spells out its plans for Semantic Machines](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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Microsoft spells out its plans for Semantic Machines
![Microsoft launches SharePoint Spaces so you can view company content in mixed reality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft launches SharePoint Spaces so you can view company content in mixed reality
![Microsoft acquires conversational AI startup Semantic Machines](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft acquires conversational AI startup Semantic Machines
![Xbox Live is down during State of Decay 2 Early Access](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Xbox-Live-down.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Xbox Live is down during State of Decay 2 Early Access
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March 2018’s top 10 Minecraft creations: prisons and space
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Sea of Thieves developer Rare has 3 teams making major updates
![Steve Ballmer on life after Microsoft](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Steve Ballmer on life after Microsoft
![State of Decay 2’s technical beta is live](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
State of Decay 2’s technical beta is live
![Microsoft’s global Innovate.AI competition unearths AI trends](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft’s global Innovate.AI competition unearths AI trends
![State of Decay 2 preview — What am I doing in this world?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
State of Decay 2 preview — What am I doing in this world?
![Microsoft acquires Agile’s Wiki extension for Visual Studio Team Services](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MIcrosoft-VSTS-Wiki-extension-screenshot.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft acquires Agile’s Wiki extension for Visual Studio Team Services
![Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Compact Overlay, Dynamic Lock, and improved Game Bar](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windows_10_wallpaper.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Compact Overlay, Dynamic Lock, and improved Game Bar
![Microsoft renews developer push for its Universal Windows Platform](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/windows_store_logo-e1486573002420.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft renews developer push for its Universal Windows Platform
![Gears of War 4 gets two new maps and a Valentine’s Day event](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Gears4_Screenshot_Squad_combat.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Gears of War 4 gets two new maps and a Valentine’s Day event
![U.S. House passes bill requiring DOJ to get warrants to search old emails](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/shutterstock_284478770.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
U.S. House passes bill requiring DOJ to get warrants to search old emails
![Microsoft scores cloud business from startup Databricks](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ScottGuthriediscusse_Web.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Microsoft scores cloud business from startup Databricks
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Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft join tech firms filing legal brief against Trump’s immigration ban
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Hands-on with Word and Excel on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
![U.S. judge rules Google must turn over foreign emails](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Photo-Dec-10-8-06-50-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
U.S. judge rules Google must turn over foreign emails
![Microsoft is disabling older versions of Skype for Mac and Windows on March 1](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-03-at-2.55.06-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft is disabling older versions of Skype for Mac and Windows on March 1
![15% of Facebook employees are vulnerable to Trump’s likely changes for H-1B visas](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-03T001959Z_2_LYNXMPED111JZ_RTROPTP_4_FACEBOOK-RESULTS.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
15% of Facebook employees are vulnerable to Trump’s likely changes for H-1B visas
![Microsoft’s successful transformation: From Microsoft to Microcloud](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-29-at-3.52.33-PM-1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Microsoft’s successful transformation: From Microsoft to Microcloud
![Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Narrator braille support, updated Night Light](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/windows_10_wallpaper.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)