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Morning briefing

Morning briefing:

The stories to know this morning.

  1. Microsoft Edge 157: New Features, Admin Policies, and How to Check Your PC

    Microsoft Edge 157 adds Apple account sign-in, new hover cards, and admin policies. What changed, the XSLT timeline, and how to check a PC.

  2. Gemini Music Generation: How to Make a Song in the Gemini App, and What Google's Pages Leave Out

    Gemini music generation writes a song from a typed prompt. Requirements, menu steps, settings, download formats, watermark, and limits from Google's pages.

  3. Google Chat Guest Accounts: How to Invite Outsiders and What Admins Control

    Google Chat guest accounts let Workspace users invite outside contacts. Invite steps, the admin setting, guest limits, and where Google's pages differ.

  4. Google Drive Ransomware Detection: How Admins Turn It On and How Users Restore Files

    Google Drive ransomware detection pauses desktop syncing when files look encrypted. Admin steps, user restore steps, and where Google's pages disagree.

  5. Claude API Credits for Max and Team Plans: How to Claim, What They Cover, When They Expire

    Anthropic adds monthly Claude API credits for Max, Ultra, and Team plans. Amounts, claim steps, coverage, and expiry rules from Anthropic's own pages.

What to watch today

  • Web Summit 2026 Lisbon, Portugal Web Summit's Lisbon edition runs 9-12 November 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.