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Apple's autonomous vehicle testing program saw a significant drawdown in 2019, with its fleet driving 72,201 miles less than it did in 2018. The company also appears to have changed its disengagement reporting protocol, information commonly used to gauge system efficacy. source https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/27/apple-greatly-reduced-self-driving-car-testing-in-2019-fleet-of-23-vehicles-drove-only-7500-miles

An Apple shareholder proposal critical of Chinese App Store policies failed to gain approval on Wednesday, but experts say a relatively high show of support from investors could prompt the tech giant to respond. source https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/26/apple-under-great-pressure-to-respond-after-investors-criticize-china-app-removals

http://bit.ly/2I1pJo5 Microsoft says its supply chain is returning to normal at a "slower pace than anticipated." What you need to know Microsoft expects to miss its third quarter guidance for its "More Personal Computing" segment. The reason for Microsoft's warning is the lingering impact of coronavirus on its supply chain. More Personal Computing encompasses Microsoft's Surface and Windows businesses. Microsoft issued a warning today that it doesn't expect to meet its guidance for Windows OEM and Surface revenues when it reports results for its third fiscal quarter. The cause, Microsoft says, is the effect of coronavirus on the operations of its supply chain, which are returning to normal at a "slower pace than anticipated." From Microsoft: Although we see strong Windows demand in line with our expectations, the supply chain is returning to normal operations at a slower pace than anticipated at the time of our Q2 earnings cal

http://bit.ly/2Te2sEM OneNote for Android is finally joining its iOS counterpart. What you need to know Dark mode is now live in OneNote for Android. This update also adds a "modern" inking experience to the mix. Other tweaks include pull-to-refresh and the ability to reorder sections. If you've been waiting for OneNote on Android to finally jump on the dark mode wagon, the time has arrived. Microsoft announced this week that dark mode is now rolling out to OneNote for Android on phones and tablets, bringing it up to par with the iOS app. There are also several other tweaks coming along with this update, including a "modern" inking experience. The dark mode is pretty straightforward. You can enable it from your app settings, at which point you'll be prompted to close the app and open it again to set the theme. The white background of the app is then replaced with a black background and text that's white or grey. The look can also be set to

http://bit.ly/2Pu4TSt Now you can slide into your DMs from your PC. What you need to know The Instagram PWA is now available through the Microsoft Store. The PWA is available as an update through Instagram's normal store listing. This update also adds support for direct messaging on desktop. We first caught wind that Instagram was set to bring its progressive web app (PWA) to the Microsoft Store in December , and now it's here. The latest update to the Instagram app for Windows 10 brings the PWA to PCs, which brings a couple of benefits. It also adds support for direct messages, which Instagram first announced were coming to desktop in January . As a PWA, the app feels very much like using the website, but in a shell that feels like a native Windows 10 app. The move also means that new features and updates should make it to desktop PCs faster, as any change Instagram makes on the web should propogate to the PWA without much fuss. We've seen this in action wit

http://bit.ly/2Te2sEM OneNote for Android is finally joining its iOS counterpart. What you need to know Dark mode is now live in OneNote for Android. This update also adds a "modern" inking experience to the mix. Other tweaks include pull-to-refresh and the ability to reorder sections. If you've been waiting for OneNote on Android to finally jump on the dark mode wagon, the time has arrived. Microsoft announced this week that dark mode is now rolling out to OneNote for Android on phones and tablets, bringing it up to par with the iOS app. There are also several other tweaks coming along with this update, including a "modern" inking experience. The dark mode is pretty straightforward. You can enable it from your app settings, at which point you'll be prompted to close the app and open it again to set the theme. The white background of the app is then replaced with a black background and text that's white or grey. The look can also be set to

http://bit.ly/2TiVPRt That's one way to make a splash. What you need to know A new Microsoft Edge Dev channel update rolled out today. The update brings the Surf game Easter egg to everyone through edge://surf. There are other tweaks, including the option to add a share button by the address bar. Around the time Microsoft unveiled its new logo for Edge last year, it also added a little Easter egg to the browser in the form of a fun little surfing game. Now, Microsoft is bringing that game to everyone, starting with the latest update to the Edge Dev channel. Plus, Microsoft says it has made some small improvements to the game, including controller support, accessibility improvements, and more. From Microsoft : Our most exciting news today is that the edge://surf game from November's #FindWhatsNext campaign is now available for everyone to play just by going to edge://surf! In addition to being available from the error page that appears when you're offline, t