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Top Stories @PCWorld Mar 26, 2016 Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for Tay chatbot, will bring it back when 'vulnerability' is fixed Microsoft said it completely underestimated how the Internet would use the Tay chatbot to promote "wildly inappropriate and reprehensible words and images." Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Microsoft's latest Windows 10 build fixes bugs but has some of its own • Microsoft wants to 'holoport' you into a conversation elsewhere • Microsoft received more than 500 requests to take down revenge porn • This week in games: Shatner voices Elite: Dangerous, Dark Souls III draws near • Google Sheets, Slides for Android updated to support more file formats • Watch Austin turn into Brand Central during SXSW • The wildest brand stunts at SXSW | PCWorld Microsoft's latest Windows 10 build fixes bugs but has some of its own Microsoft pushed some fresh software to people who are beta testing the latest versions of Windows 10 on Friday, starting the weekend off with a slate of bug fixes aimed at improving the usability of devices on the new operating system. Read More ▶ Microsoft wants to 'holoport' you into a conversation elsewhere Microsoft wants to bring people wearing its HoloLens headset into a conversation with other folks who aren't in the room using a new technology developed by its research division that enables "holoportation." Read More ▶ Microsoft received more than 500 requests to take down revenge porn Microsoft has acted on 338 requests to take down nude images shared non-consensually through its services as part of a new program aimed at curbing "revenge porn." Read More ▶ This week in games: Shatner voices Elite: Dangerous, Dark Souls III draws near Plus: Blizzard releases the first supplementary short film for Overwatch, Verdun adds American Doughboys, and Walking Dead Season Three is teased. This is gaming news for March 21-25. Read More ▶ Google Sheets, Slides for Android updated to support more file formats Slides now will now assist in assigning a name to your slideshow so you don't end up with a lengthy list of 'untitled presentation' files. Read More ▶ Watch Austin turn into Brand Central during SXSW Puppies, people in banana costumes, and Game of Thrones tried to activate the crowds at South by Southwest Interactive. Did they succeed? Read More ▶ Video The wildest brand stunts at SXSW | PCWorld The annual South by Southwest conference is a place where tech, music, and film come together—so of course brands show up to wedge themselves into the conversation. Watch Now ▶

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