Google launches Android Studio 4.0 with Motion Editor, Build Analyzer, and Java 8 APIs
Google will rank webpages based on Web Vitals, but not in 2020
Microsoft’s Jeff Teper: Teams ‘will be even bigger than Windows’
Microsoft promises new Skype features despite Teams for consumers launch
ProBeat: Microsoft’s AI supercomputer was the best of Build 2020
Shopify unveils Balance debit card, opens AI-powered fulfillment network to merchants
Chrome 83 arrives with redesigned security settings, third-party cookies blocked in Incognito
Microsoft launches Windows Terminal 1.0, unveils GPU support and Linux GUI apps in WSL
Microsoft’s Chromium Edge is getting Pinterest suggestions, sidebar search, and business features
Microsoft gives business developers new tools to build Teams apps
Microsoft debuts Windows Package Manager for your dev environment
Microsoft’s Project Reunion bridges Win32 and UWP divide, again
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2020 stream with 100,000 attendees
VB Special Issue: AI and surveillance in the age of coronavirus
ProBeat: Beware and be weary of permanent work from home
Chrome will start blocking resource-heavy ads in August
Kite launches Pro plan for its AI-powered Python code completions, adds JavaScript support
IonQ CEO Peter Chapman on how quantum computing will change the future of AI
ProBeat: Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs won’t be the last to play the coronavirus card
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 4, delays beta schedule due to coronavirus
Microsoft unveils Surface Book 3, ships May 21 starting at $1,599
Microsoft’s Surface Go 2, Surface Headphones 2, and Surface Earbuds ship on May 12
Google announces Web Vitals, user experience and performance metrics for websites
Firefox 76 arrives with password management and Zoom improvements
ProBeat: Why surveillance drones may become a staple of daily life
Amazon reports $75.5 billion in Q1 2020 revenue: AWS up 33%, subscriptions up 28%, and ‘other’ up 44%
Microsoft rebrands Visual Studio Online as Visual Studio Codespaces, cuts pricing by over 60%
How Draganfly brought a ‘pandemic drone’ to the U.S.
Microsoft Teams passes 75 million daily active users
Microsoft reports $35.0 billion in Q3 2020 revenue: Azure up 59%, Surface up 1%, and LinkedIn up 21%
Google Meet one-ups Zoom with free 60-minute meetings for consumers
Alphabet reports $41.2 billion in Q1 2020 revenue: Google Cloud up 52%, YouTube up 33%, and Other Bets down 21%
ProBeat: As Google Shopping challenges Amazon with free listings, fraud is inevitable
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with app exit reasons, ADB Incremental, and wireless debugging
Boston Dynamics open-sources health care robotics toolkit for telemedicine, vitals inspection, and disinfection
Google’s hybrid cloud platform Anthos hits general availability for AWS, in preview for Azure
Google says 500,000 developers use Flutter monthly, outlines release process and versioning changes
ProBeat: Apple and Google’s contact detection API will fail, but they should build it anyway
Matternet CEO: Drones would be helpful right now if we could deploy them at scale
PC shipments saw 10-12% decline in Q1 2020 due to coronavirus
