Google says it’s getting out of the ad tracking game. Kinda. I’ll explain what’s really going on here. Headline wrapup from Microsoft’s Ignite conference includes AR excitement. Brave is launching a privacy search engine. And why Amazon’s app icon redesign reminded people of Hitler’s mustache.

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Links:

• Google promises it won’t just keep tracking you after replacing cookies (The Verge)
• Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing (WSJ)
• Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days (TechCrunch)
• Recovering from the SolarWinds hack could take 18 months (MIT Technology Review)
• Microsoft launches Power Fx, a new open source low-code language (TechCrunch)
• Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings (The Verge)
• Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech (TechCrunch)
• Amazon shaves app icon mustache that raised eyebrows (The Verge)

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