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Windows 10 2004, the May 2020 feature update, is starting to roll out to mainstream users, beginning with 'seekers' and via certain business channels, beginning May 27.

Microsoft is rolling out its new standalone Cortana productivity-aide app and updating its Cortana app with new features on iOS, simultaneous with the Windows 10 2004 rollout.

Microsoft is making a lot of feature and packaging changes to its Windows 10 IoT line-up over the next year. Here's what's planned between now and 2021.

Microsoft is adding a new way for developers and IT pros to consume video content via Learn TV, which is now in preview.

What's Microsoft's head of Cloud and AI been up to lately? What is he most excited about at Build 2020 and beyond? I asked and ScottGu (sort of) answered.

Microsoft is bringing together Softomotive's RPA products, including WinAutomation, with its Power Automate to make building bots and automating Windows tasks easier.

Microsoft is continuing its quest to try to get Win32 developers to adopt more 'modern' Windows 10 platform elements. That effort now has a name, Project Reunion, and its first two official libraries.

Microsoft's Project Cortex knowledge service is still on track to be generally available this summer. Microsoft has 75 companies privately testing Cortex and is working to get more developers on board.

Microsoft is going to start moving all Windows 10 users (minus Enterprise and Education) to the new Edge browser over the next few weeks. It's also continuing to add new consumer and work features to Chredge.

Microsoft's Fluid Framework collaboration and compound document technology is moving forward. The company also is adding new developer features for Teams, along with a new Lists application.

Microsoft is adding some new incremental features to its hybrid Azure Stack Hub platform, and it's continuing its Azure Arc unified management push at Build 2020.

At Build 2020, Microsoft is taking the wraps off the first of its planned industry-specific clouds, the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, which is due to start rolling out in Q4 this year.

Microsoft is building a supercomputer for and with OpenAI and is using it to train massive distributed AI models, which it is counting on to improve the AI capabilities in its own software and services.

Microsoft's Build 2020 event will be very different this year. And not just because it will be a virtual-only conference.

Microsoft makes its second acquisition in the 5G space in two months, as it works to capitalize on the convergence of cloud and communications networks.

New Windows 10 PCs, starting with the May 2020 Update/2004, will be able to run 64-bit Windows 10 only. Existing PCs are unaffected.

Microsoft also is adding a new update 'ring' called Enterprise Channel to its Microsoft 365 Apps (Office 365 ProPlus) line-up.

Microsoft is starting the march toward general availability of Windows 10 2004 by releasing the SDK and making the feature update available on MSDN.

Microsoft is continuing its work with the OCP on open-sourced hardware, software, algorithms and other building-block technologies for cloud datacenter infrastructure.

Microsoft is rolling out a new Family Safety app for mobile devices to a select number of testers that provides screen-time limits, location sharing, driving reports, and more.