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The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear a challenge to an important Google book scanning lawsuit, leaving an appeals court decision in place. It’s just the latest in a long line of reminders of how hands-off the U.S. is with tech giants compared to the EU.

Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Azure Container Service that allows you to use open source software with their cloud platform.

The seamlessly ending possibilities of cloud computing have changed the way we use the Internet. But with new possibilities come new problems, and security concerns have rightly been highlighted as a potential deal breaker when it comes to deploying cloud services.

Understanding the basics of a Microsoft Azure virtual machine makes it easier to not only design and price virtual machines, but also lends itself to troubleshooting machines that go wrong.

Like Microsoft before it, Google is discovering that domination has its downsides: The search giant is now under legal fire on multiple fronts, each of which could deal Google major setbacks.

Because I’m stuck in meetings and dying on the inside, this edition of Short Takes focuses on a new Microsoft bot, warnings about using QuickTime on Windows, HTC 10, the U.S. D.O.D. advises its employees to use Windows 10 at home too, Microsoft’s Word Flow keyboard is coming to iPhone, and more.

Transforming an existing IT infrastructure into a more agile one that supports an increasingly digital business environment is no easy task. Learn several different tips on choosing a service partner that not only works for you, but can also tailor your infrastructure based on business needs.

Microsoft this week filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that the agency’s growing use of secrecy orders violates its rights, and its customers’ rights. Furthermore, Microsoft states that the legal statue that enables such secrecy orders is itself unconstitutional.

Learn how to debug errors when deploying Azure VMs using PowerShell.

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code platform has reached milestone 1.0 and it currently has 500,000 monthly active users and 1,000 extensions.

Blue Whale Web has acquired two companies that will be joining Petri and Thurrott; these two communities will help to provide additional content and educational resources to our readers.

When Microsoft released the Anniversary update for Windows 10 this summer, they will be including several new features targeted at the education sector.