This Week's StoriesMicrosoft and Sony make a game streaming megadeal. Exactly what the deal will yield is a bit murky, but this could be a big customer win for Azure and xCloud.How about that Minecraft Earth app? Another Azure win (Azure Spatial Anchors is at its heart)Windows 10 1903 released. Almost everyone can get it (consumers, businesses, volume licensees) as of May 21.The new Windows Release Health dashboard is worth a bookmarkWindows Server 1903 is generally available too - is it Windows Server, version 1903 or Windows Server 2019??Chredge is available as a Canary preview for macOSSurface Headphones get a permanent $100 price cut. Uh-oh.Huawei is in trouble on all fronts: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and ARM. No word yet where Microsoft stands.Full differential sync is (finally) coming to OneDrive for BizMicrosoft announces more goodness for Xbox Game PassPhil Spencer wants fewer dicks on Xbox Live. Good luck with that.Tips and picksTip of the week: Save big at the Xbox Backward Compatibility saleTip of the week 2: Google has some good advice for account security.App pick of the week: Simplify for GmailTip of the week 2: Your Phone Companion for Android now supports cellular data sync.Enterprise pick of the week: A banned-passwords tool from MicrosoftCodename pick of the week: Windows 10 EVDBeer pick of the week: Evil Twin's Miami's Finest
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