MICROSOFT WEEKLY

Apr 30, 2025 | Today’s news and insights for Microsoft leaders:

This is not a drill. Thanks to WSL, you can now run a virtual instance of Arch Linux.

Big Blue is investing in the development of mainframes and quantum computing in the US.

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Qwen3 sets a new standard in multilingual AI reasoning. And, the flagship Qwen3-235B-A22B outperforms OpenAI’s o1 and DeepSeek’s-R1 in some benchmarks.

The Asus Zenbook A14 gives people what they want: a gorgeous OLED display, multi-day battery life, and a thin and light form factor.

OpenAI is pushing further into Google’s domain with a major update to ChatGPT’s search feature by introducing a new shopping experience directly inside the chatbot.

Following a prior expansion to Samsung TVs, Microsoft is now bringing an Xbox app with game streaming support on LG TVs.

The FTC wants Meta to divest Instagram and WhatsApp to create a more level playing field in the social app market.

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