The Verge | Google is expanding efforts to design its own chips with the hiring of Uri Frank, an Intel veteran with over two decades of experience in custom CPU design, the company has announced. Frank will head up a new Isreal-based team for Google, and will serve as the company’s VP of Engineering for server chip design.

BetterCloud Monitor | As companies around the world rush to adopt SaaS, the need for robust SaaS management has never been clearer. We rounded up 79 SaaS statistics for 2021 that show the bright future of SaaS, the growing challenges of SaaS management, the power of automation, and more.

Engadget | Microsoft released new icons for its Office suite reflecting its move to the cloud in 2019, and it's been rolling out updated icons for Windows 10's core apps (such as Calendar and Mail) since then. The latest batch of icons changes the look of the folders you'll find in File Explorer, including top-level user folders like Desktop, Documents, Downloads and Pictures.

CNBC | Microsoft is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Discord has reached out to potential buyers and Microsoft is one of them, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter, while one of them said it was more likely to go public than sell itself.

MakeUseOf | If you don't clean your computer, before long you'll encounter low disk space warnings and notice it slowing down. Let's walk through how to clean Windows 10 using a variety of tools for different situations.

Trello | Before you know it, the project deadline is looming and you haven’t done half of the tasks you were supposed to do. Fortunately, implementing a burndown chart is the perfect solution for keeping a closer eye on your project timeline and task progress.

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