The Insider News

The Verge[^]:

The Google-owned AI lab’s more sophisticated software, still called AlphaStar, is now grandmaster level in the real-time strategy game, capable of besting 99.8 percent of all human players in competition.

Windows blog[^]:

Many new and sought-after Windows APIs and features such as BackgroundTasks, Notifications, LiveTiles, Share and more, are either not available or not easily callable from non-packaged Win32 applications.

ZDNet[^]:

Factory resets aren't helping. Neither are mobile antivirus solutions. Malware keeps reinstalling itself.

Raymond Chen[^]:

So you’re trying to sign off or shut down, but you get a message saying that some program named “G” is preventing you. What’s going on? Who is this mysterious “G” program?

ZDNet[^]:

Microsoft's plan to try to undo some of its past missteps around its Windows app development strategy is moving ahead.

Windows Insider[^]:

We’ve just released our 0.12 release of PowerToys on GitHub. We’ve gotten tons of great feedback and suggestions from the community and want to directly say thank you to everyone.

Computerworld[^]:

The January end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 is fast approaching. Here's a rundown of some of the issues companies should keep in mind as that date draws near.

Red Hat developer[^]:

In this article, we’ll look at .NET’s Process class. We’ll go over the basics of how and when to use it, then cover differences in usage between Windows and Linux, and point out a few caveats. This article covers behavior in .NET Core 3.0.

Bleeping Computer[^]:

Researchers analyzing the electronic system for transactions and signatures used by the European Union member states found flaws that allowed impersonating any EU citizen.

Engadget[^]:

Narbis' new smart glasses discourage (read: punish) distraction by darkening the lenses. To reward relaxation and concentration, the lenses clear.

CTV News[^]:

A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet -- which could make it the smallest in the solar system -- after new research revealed its shape, astronomers said on Monday.

ZDNet[^]:

In a discussion about Linux and programming, Linux's founder, Linus Torvalds talks about what he does today and his own doubts about his work.

Silicon Angle[^]:

Flash, for all its extraordinarily massive security flaws, turned boring websites into arguably more appealing sites. As a multimedia platform, Flash offered animation, rich internet applications and more, for a time enriching the Internet.