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Microsoft Defender bug creates "thousands" of files, Facebook bans Signal, Chromebooks see 275% growth in 2021
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Hi folks! Here's the May 5th edition of the newsletter.
A Microsoft Defender bug is creating thousands of files and clogging the boot drive on Windows Server 2016 and 2019, according to user reports. It is now being fixed via an update to the service.
Microsoft announced that it is bringing support for Power BI connected PivotTables to Excel on the web. The feature on the desktop will also receive new features and performance improvements.
The analyst firm Canalys has revealed Chromebooks have been one of the main drivers of PC sales after reporting a 275% growth in 1Q21. It also said that the tablet market has been performing well.
Signal recently created multiple ads to highlight the amount of data collected by Facebook. However, Facebook disabled the company's ad account before these ads could reach their target audiences.
Alleged slides containing the details related to the upcoming Tiger Lake-H lineup have leaked. The slides outline all that we can expect from the new family including the SKUs and specifications.
In part of a sale that ran over Easter, NordVPN has extended the discount on its 24-month plan, which costs just $3.71 a month, letting you save 68% off the normal price. This deal ends next week.
Microsoft has released a patch for Flight Simulator that improves the accuracy of the live weather system and fixes certain stuttering issues. A major update is expected later this month.
Mojang has announced that its dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons is getting support for cross-platform saves in the cloud. Progress needs to sync manually, though, and DLC purchases don't carry over.
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