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Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 S Will No Longer Be a Standalone Version
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore confirms previous rumors that 10 S will cease to exist as a separate version of Windows.

Microsoft Goes All In on AI at Its Annual Developer Day
Developing AI-enabled applications on Windows has required a patchwork of tools until now. Microsoft's new Windows ML initiative aims to make it seamless to develop, train, and deploy a wide variety of machine-learning-based applications.

Think One Military Drone is Bad? Drone Swarms Are Terrifyingly Difficult to Stop
Drones aren't just a threat one-by-one. Cutting-edge research is focusing on deploying large numbers of tiny drones, with potentially deadly results.

Google Unveils Android P Developer Preview
We all expected Google to launch the Android P developer preview around the middle of the month, but the latest version of Android dropped a little earlier than that.

Best Buy’s Geek Squad Has Chummy Relationship With FBI
The EFF has found evidence of a long-term relationship between Geek Squad and the FBI, raising questions of possible 4th Amendment violations that weren't communicated to judges.

Copying the iPhone X Notch on Android Is Lazy and Stupid
Some Android device makers are trying to embrace the notch. The notch wasn't a good idea in the first place, but copying Apple's iPhone X notch is even worse.

Astronomers Use Spacecraft, Distant Star to Study Neptune’s Largest Moon
Thanks to the Gaia spacecraft, researchers managed to capture a "central flash" from Triton, carrying important hints about conditions on the moon.

Microsoft Tests New Privacy Options in Windows Insider Build 17115
Microsoft is down to the wire with its next version of Windows 10, but the company is still tweaking privacy settings.

Google Is Working With the Pentagon to Build Project Maven, an AI for Drones
Google has been working directly with the DoD to bake artificial intelligence into drone footage analysis software, despite previous concerns about such collaborations and apparent blowback from its own employees.

Microsoft Surface Pro LTE (2018) Review Roundup: Flexible, Expensive
Microsoft has launched a new iteration of its Surface Pro, this time with baked-in LTE support. Does the feature meaningfully change the system's value proposition?

Google Announces ‘Bristlecone’ Quantum Computing Chip
Google has just announced a new "Bristlecone" custom quantum computing chip that could lead to a major breakthrough known as "quantum supremacy."

Modders Find Way to Drop Coffee Lake CPUs in Intel Skylake, Kaby Lake Motherboards
Modders have found a way to crack previous motherboard UEFI and install Coffee Lake in motherboards not originally intended for it. Impressive work.