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Microsoft Teams just added support for extra apps to make your meetings more useful

Fresh support for third-party apps means developers add new in-meeting tools to Teams, such as polls, surveys and virtual whiteboards.

How to add hyperlinks to a Word document

How to add Control Panel to File Explorer in Windows 10

How to improve performance with the updated Performance Monitor in Windows 10

How to calculate conditional running totals in an Excel revenue sheet

Get better performance out your productivity apps with Windows 10 Game Mode

Future of 5G: Projections, rollouts, use cases, and more (free PDF)

Whether users realize it or not, 5G will change their lives with its promise of low latency and high bandwidth. The number of active 5G connections around the world hit 63.6 million as of the first quarter of 2020, a jump of 308% from the last quarter of 2019, according to data from research firm Omdia. Globally, the number of 5G connections are projected to reach 238 million by the end of 2020, with North America accounting for 10 million of them. This free PDF ebook from TechRepublic reports on 5G’s impact with content detailing 5G use cases, rollouts, and what industries will benefit most from the technology.

Microsoft updates new Windows 10 20H2 test build with new UX changes and more

Windows 10 2004: Automatic upgrades coming to more PCs still on older versions, says Microsoft

Microsoft Q4 earnings: Softening small/mid-size business demand has an impact

Microsoft's Surface Duo dual-screen Android device takes another big step forwards

Natural language processing: A cheat sheet (free PDF)

Natural language processing (NLP) is a cross-discipline approach to making computers hear, process, understand, and duplicate human language. Fields including linguistics, computer science, and machine learning are all a part of the process of NLP, the results of which can be seen in things like digital assistants, chatbots, real-time translation apps, and other language-using software. This free PDF download from TechRepublic contains the basics about NLP, details how it can benefit businesses, and explains where to get started with its implementation.

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Robotics in the enterprise

Robots have moved off the assembly line and into warehouses, offices, hospitals, retail shops, and even our homes. ZDNet explores how the explosive growth in robotics is affecting specific industries, like healthcare and logistics, and the enterprise more broadly on issues like hiring and workplace safety.