The release earlier this month of a preview Windows 10 build that isn’t due until 2020 was a little strange. At the time, Microsoft said vaguely that it was because of features that “require a longer lead time,” with no indication of what those features are. The well-connected Mary Jo Foley tells a different story: the release is actually a consequence of parts of Windows’ development moving to the Azure group.… Read more

“We believe it’s important for governments in 2019 to start adopting laws to regulate” facial-recognition technology, said Microsoft President Brad Smith.STEPHEN MCCARTHY/GETTY IMAGES AFTER A HELLISH year of tech scandals, even government-averse executives have started professing their openness to legislation. But Microsoft president Brad Smith took it one step further on Thursday, asking governments to regulate the use of facial-recognition technology to ensure it does not invade personal privacy or become a tool for discrimination or surveillance.… Read more

App Service domains (preview) are top-level domains that are managed directly in Azure. They make it easy to manage custom domains for Azure App Service. This tutorial shows you how to buy an App Service domain and assign DNS names to Azure App Service. For Azure VM or Azure Storage, see Assign App Service domain to Azure VM or Azure Storage.… Read more

Every new Azure AD tenant comes with an initial domain name, domainname.onmicrosoft.com. You can’t change or delete the initial domain name, but you can add your organization’s names to the list. Adding custom domain names helps you to create user names that are familiar to your users, such as [email protected] Before you begin Before you can add a custom domain name, you must create your domain name with a domain registrar.… Read more