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Microsoft now officially supports management of Android Enterprise fully managed devices using Intune.

Because it’s always about Microsoft, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft 365 for consumers, Microsoft’s new font, Microsoft’s defense of Huawei, Microsoft employees freaking out about climate change, and so much more.

Because summer ends when I say it ends, this edition of Short Takes looks at Slack and its inability to turn a profit, Microsoft testing 5G game streaming in Korea, deep fake videos, mega-yachts, and Window 10 update quality, and so much more.

Because AI that requires human intervention is only artificial, not intelligence, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s new Edge milestone and why so few people seem interested, Xbox’s voyeurism problem, Microsoft’s further embrace of open-source, and so much more.

Because wormable is a fun word, this edition of Short Takes looks at a serious new Microsoft update warning, Surface PCs getting throttled by a firmware update, Cortana’s summer of defeat, human-powered AI, and much more.

Because a cornerstone does not a foundation make, this edition of Short Takes looks at a misunderstanding of terms, Microsoft’s expanding partnership with Samsung, Microsoft’s Iowa hypocrisy, Microsoft contractors listening in on Cortana, and so much more.

Because Microsoft couldn’t communicate its way out of a paper bag, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s latest market cap win, a tech consortium looking for a way out of trade tariffs, Microsoft’s latest partnership with the enemy, and so much more.

Because I’m not as funny as I think I am, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s bizarre Modern OS announcement, a Microsoft retail store in London, Bing’s 10th anniversary, falling smartphone sales, and much, much more.

Because we’re all going to die anyway, this edition of Short Takes looks at a horrible new set of Intel vulnerabilities, Microsoft fixes a major security flaw in Windows XP (yes, really), Microsoft partners with Sony on video game stream (again, yes, really), and much, much more. Intel: We’re all doomed. Again. Good news for…

Because it was a big, big week, this edition of Short Takes looks mostly at Build 2019, Microsoft’s annual developer conference.