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Microsoft’s Arm-based CPU heads into public preview.

Microsoft is now allowing businesses to preview its new Arm-based Cobalt CPU on Azure virtual machines. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced onstage at Build that the preview opens today, and these chips should include some performance increases for cloud workloads.

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