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Touted as an “AI-native intelligent development environment,” Visual Studio 2026 features performance and user experience improvements in addition to AI-powered debugging, profiling, and more. Visual ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...

Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 Arrives With ‘AI Woven Into Workflow’ Your email has been sent First major visual studio upgrade in five years AI, performance, and ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that triggers Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing July's Windows Server 2019 security updates. The company acknowledged the bug in a private ...

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Addresses 137 Vulnerabilities, Including High-Severity SQL Server RCE Your email has been sent Two SQL Server vulnerabilities raise concerns for data exposure and remote code ...

Microsoft is scrapping two upcoming video games, a reboot of “Perfect Dark” and the fantasy title “Everwild,” in addition to ending development on several unannounced projects. These decisions are the ...

Enterprises must soon have subscription licenses for all on prem users and servers. The shift comes with a significant price increase. If you’re an enterprise still hosting on-premises Exchange 2016 ...

Update 4, July 3, 2025: As layoffs hit the Bizzard part of the Microsoft Gaming business, it was announced that mobile game Warcraft Rumble would receive no further updates. As explained in an ...

A public preview of SQL Server 2025 adds new vector capabilities already found in rival databases, along with JSON support and change event streaming. Microsoft is moving SQL Server 2025 into public ...