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Xbox app devs can now use the Edge rendering engine WebView2

Microsoft has introduced an ability for Xbox app developers to enhance their applications by integrating components of the Chromium-based version of Edge. They can now use the Microsoft Edge WebView2 that adds cutting-edge web technologies to Xbox apps, resulting in improved performance.

PowerToys 0.75 released with Dashboard and cool Environment Variable editor

PowerToys 0.75 stable is available for download. It comes with a new Dashboard that allows you to quickly enable or disable this or that tool. Another great addition is Environment Variable editor that supports profiles. The latter allows you to switch between variable sets on the fly.

Slack’s Google Drive integration can expose your private files

With Slack's integration of Google Drive, you can easily embed, share, and stay updated with notifications regarding new additions to your Google Drive, such as files, images, documents, and more. Unfortunately, online video editing startup Kapwing discovered that utilizing file previews through Slack's Google Drive application inadvertently revealed private documents and files to external individuals within the workspace.

Microsoft Lists now available on Web, Android and iOS

Microsoft Lists, a task management application, is now accessible to iOS, Android, and web users. It was initially launched in 2020, catering to business users and companies. In 2022, a limited preview version was released to consumers. Finally, the app is now available to everyone with a Microsoft account.

Microsoft will drop MariaDB support in Azure on September 19, 2025

Microsoft has recently announced that Azure will stop providing support for MariaDB after September 19, 2025. The company recommends that users switch to Azure Database for MySQL, a more flexible server that is better equipped for mission-critical workloads.

Some private Bard chatbot conversations have been exposed in online search

In September, researcher Gagan Ghotra discovered that some user queries to the Bard chatbot were visible in search engines as clear text. Even though Google has since closed access to these search results, Bing and Yandex still show some user requests with chatbot responses, including personal data.

ChatGPT no longer limited to data before 2021 when searching online

OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot can now search the internet for reliable information with direct links to sources, expanding beyond its previous data limitations. Currently, this feature is only available to Plus and Enterprise subscribers. But soon it will become available to all users.

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