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Microsoft announces three new industry specific clouds, text prediction is being added to Word, and a LOT of Azure services make retirement announcements! Show Announcement: We are taking some time off from the show and will not be releasing new episodes for about a month. In the meantime, we'll be working on improvements to the show. If you have feedback or suggestions for ways we can improve the show please reach out to @livefromb7 on Twitter or livefrombuilding7@gmail.com! Thank you and we'll see you in April! Website: building7.live [https://building7.live] (story links here) Twitter: @livefromb7 [https://twitter.com/LiveFromB7] Email: livefrombuilding7@gmail.com [livefrombuilding7@gmail.com]

Azure Front door goes premium (and standard), Xbox announces a wireless headset, and Windows 21H1 is announced. Plus, the new super slim Satin audio codec, Microsoft's SolarWinds investigation concludes, and Edge adds adaptive notifications. Website: building7.live [https://building7.live] (story links here) Twitter: @livefromb7 [https://twitter.com/LiveFromB7] Email: livefrombuilding7@gmail.com [livefrombuilding7@gmail.com]

Microsoft joins Rust, the Surface Duo goes international, and Azure Edge compute heads into space! Plus, a new exploit using package mangers and automatic key vault rotation in Functions and App Service Website: building7.live [https://building7.live] (story links here) Twitter: @livefromb7 [https://twitter.com/LiveFromB7] Email: livefrombuilding7@gmail.com [livefrombuilding7@gmail.com]

Microsoft launches Viva - a new employee experience platform, a new version of the HoloLens 2, and Azure Quantum enters public preview! Plus, conversational AI updates to Cortana in Outlook for iOS and a revamped mobile image scanning tool for Office! Website: building7.live [https://building7.live] (story links here) Twitter: @livefromb7 [https://twitter.com/LiveFromB7] Email: livefrombuilding7@gmail.com [livefrombuilding7@gmail.com]

One year updates on Microsoft's progress towards being carbon negative, the ultimate Excel function, and updates across Azure Cognitive Services. Plus, multi-cloud support for Azure Security Center and Microsoft security details a recent attack targeting security researchers. Website: building7.live [https://building7.live] (story links here) Twitter: @livefromb7 [https://twitter.com/LiveFromB7] Email: livefrombuilding7@gmail.com [livefrombuilding7@gmail.com]