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Google wants a future without passwords, Intel's own gaming GPU right around the corner, Pine free on Epic

May 06, 2021

Hi folks! Here's the May 6th edition of the newsletter.

TikTok has joined the Technology Coalition as part of its efforts to advance a safe experience of children on its platform. This builds upon its existing measures like the Family Pairing feature.

Microsoft has rolled out new customization options for Reply-all Storm Protection, which is used to detect and restrict email storms in organizations. The feature will be available to all by mid-June.

Microsoft has announced the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, which means that all data of EU customers utilizing Microsoft services may be stored in the EU region only by the end of 2022.

This week's giveaway at the Epic Games Store features Pine, an indie action-adventure title that features a simulated open-world. The Lion's Song will be available for free next week.

The Linux Technical Advisory Board (TAB) has published its detail findings about the "hypocrite commits" submitted to the Linux kernel by researchers from the University of Minnesota.

On World Password Day, Google wants you to imagine a future without passwords, but offers no hints as to how it will accomplish this. Certain users will also be enrolled into 2SV soon.

An employee at Intel has shared a job invitation link which is hinting at the potential launch date for Intel's high-end Xe graphics codenamed DG2. Apparently, "DG2 is right around the corner".

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