A snapshot of links shared on my Twitter account @WinObs for today
- Disney's Iger strategic shift to streaming is both a defensive and offensive move that will include sacrifices, but is ultimately a better model (Cynthia LittletonVariety)
- Helping publishers bust annoying ads
- Advancing AI by Understanding How AI Systems and Humans Interact
- Microsoft Releases August 2017 Security Updates
- Ad Lightning lands investment from Verizon and joins mobile giant’s new media tech accelerator
- Preview Build 16257 now available for Windows Server Insiders!
- Zillow Group reported record quarterly revenue of $266.9M, up 28% YoY, vs. $261.9M expected; stock down 7%+ after hours (Monica NickelsburgGeekWire)
- 4038556 – Guidance for securing applications that host the WebBrowser Control – Version 1.0
- Microsoft Fluent Design Langauge Materials and Lights In Your Apps Visual Layer
- Tucows revenue jumps on Enom acquisition
- Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 16257 and Mobile Emulator Build 15235 Released
- Seattle gender pay gap is wider among more educated workers, pointing to equity issues in tech
- Report Women Engineering Students are Still Dropping Out
- GoDaddy (GDDY) reports earnings, domain revenue of $263.3 million
- Slack Adds to Enterprise Features with EMM Integration
- Disney to end Netflix film distribution deal in 2019, will launch ESPN streaming service in 2018 and Disney streaming services in 2019 (Jacob KastrenakesThe Verge)
- Zillow Group shares dip despite beating expectations with record Q2 revenue of $267M
- Disney will pay $1.58B to acquire additional 42% stake in BAMTech, making it a majority stakeholder (The Walt Disney Company)
- Best way to host Microsoft R Server in Azure
- Netflix lures David Letterman back to TV with six-episode series premiering in 2018
- Free passes to WorldHostingDays are still available
- Here's what's fixed in the Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and 8.1
- Updating Windows Form UI elements from another thread
- Hands On Spotify App on Xbox One
- Rich Barton-backed Nextdoor jumps into real estate, but CEO Nirav Tolia says it’s not a Zillow competitor
- Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 Is Now Available For Xbox One
- Adobe Releases Security Updates
- Spotify arrives on Xbox One
- Now available Azure App Service plugin for Jenkins, supporting web app deployments
- There could be 4,000 bike-sharing bicycles in Seattle by next week
- Tech-powered general contractor Pro.com raises $10M for U.S. expansion, led by former Digg CEO and Amazon manager
- CBS will roll out a sports-themed 24 hour livestreaming network later this year, with CEO Les Moonves remarking it's part of our ongoing OTT strategy (Jason LynchAdweek)
- August 2017 security update release
- Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Server
- Microsoft adds four more games to Xbox One Backward Compatibility
- Introducing the Outlook.com beta
- Mozilla Releases Security Updates
- Educators Here are 3 ways to bring augmented reality to your classroom
- New Reference Architecture for a high availability SharePoint Server 2016 farm in Azure
