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Windows ADK version 1703 has been released with several changes. A new Configuration Designer has been added, while Cortana and Windows Hello have been enhanced to work better for organizations.

Microsoft announced the open source Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) last month and now says Alibaba will use the technology and help to further develop it.

Developers are hugely important to Microsoft’s service ecosystem, and with the App Accelerate program ISVs can have resources to help them connect with more clients.

The Redmond giant has reached out to prominent developers of Alexa skills to recruit them as Cortana Skills Kit launch partners, claiming its voice assistant has 145 million monthly active users.

The company has kicked off a new video series that focuses on the stories of its MVPs. The series will run on Microsoft’s Channel 9 website.

Microsoft has announced a new patent licensing agreement with Japanese automaker Toyota to with a focus on developing in-car technology. Toyota already uses Azure as the platform for its Connected division.

Microsoft’s backup service will now take application consistent backups for enterprise critical applications running on popular Linux distros. Applications such as MySQL, InterSystems Caché® DB and SAP HANA are supported.

Microsoft's SharePoint Virtual Summit will kick off at 10 am with talks from corporate VPs Jeff Teper, James Phillips, Chuck Friedman. The event is open for registration today.

Microsoft has confirmed the creation of a custom built OS image for Chinese government infrastructure following a collaboration with CETC. The Windows 10 build will contain China-specific anti-virus software and other security features available to governments across the world.

The gallery will act as a space to share and find new themes for use in Power BI reports and its release is a follow up on the new theming feature added to Power BI Desktop in the March Desktop Update.

Analyst Brent Bracelin from Pacific Crest has downgraded Amazon’s price target and growth expectation, noting that both Microsoft and Google have created viable alternatives to the Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Office Insider Program members can now receive rewards of between $500 and $15,000 for finding vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite.

The Workshop will be a free, pre-event to the company’s Build 2017. Experienced Microsoft engineers and developers will run hands-on tutorials and help developers learn how to build scalable, real-world solutions.

The focus of the Power BI Gateways March Update is on UI enhancements, including settings additions, network finding improvements, and new diagnostic tools.

The company’s chat-based workspace is now available in 181 countries and 19 languages. Microsoft Teams is part of Office 365 and is designed for businesses only.

At the launch of Dynamics 365 for Operations last year, Microsoft said an on-premises version will arrive. The company will announce the support at the Dynamics 365 Tech Conference this week.

A new challenge for the Minecraft-powered Project Malmo asks PhD students to develop AI that can learn and collaborate within Minecraft games. The winners can receive a $20,000 Azure grant.

In an announcement, the company says Microsoft Flow users can manage output across a team and see metadata updates from team members with SharePoint document Libraries integration.

Project Lively lets users share Word files across email and teams. Files that are edited automatically update for all users, making collaborative documents easier to manage.

Speaking at 2017 Open Compute Project U.S. Summit, Microsoft expanded on its Project Olympus cloud hardware standard. The modular platform has gained support from the industry’s leading chip makers.