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We’re back with a fresh PowerToys release! This one brings two new mouse utilities, Mouse Button Lock and CursorHide, an optional quick-access shelf for Command Palette, snip dict…
Today we’re excited to announce the beta release of TypeScript 7.1! npm install -D typescript@beta Let’s take a look at what’s new in TypeScript 7.1! Support for Import Attributes…
Across conversations with leaders in government, critical infrastructure and regulated industries, one priority consistently rises to the top: putting technology to work on the mo…
The Azure DevOps Plugin is now available in Microsoft Copilot. It brings Azure DevOps directly into Copilot Cowork, so you can work with your projects, work items, pull requests,…
Three Java Champions share how they use GitHub Copilot to solve problems, accelerate development, and keep humans responsible for the results. The post How 3 Java Champions are us…
Lab Director Chris White has worked on research challenges with real-world implications—from new approaches to wartime data analysis to tools for combating human trafficking. He t…
Ghosts to question and a planet to save. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable few weeks to me! We have another batch of games coming soon to Game Pass, so clear a little room in tha…
Celebrate the 2026 Microsoft Elevate for Educators community and discover how educators and schools are building AI skills, sharing innovation, and helping students thrive. The po…
We swapped GitHub for a local git remote in our agent evals. Rebasing and pushing on request were unaffected, but the agent pushed on its own 11 points less often. Here's when a l…
The new Work IQ Retrieve tool grounds agents in the context of work, helping them reason over the right information and deliver more relevant, trustworthy responses. With one retr…
A flexible sovereign architecture allows organizations to place each workload in the right environment, apply the controls it requires, and maintain consistency. The post Designin…
Learn how to move an agent session from the GitHub Copilot app into VS Code without losing the conversation, code changes, or working context. The post How to continue a GitHub Co…
Use an agent skill to prepare your existing .NET MAUI app for Xcode 27, with the scene lifecycle changes and manual migration steps explained. The post Get Your .NET MAUI App Read…
The GitHub Copilot SDK gives your application an agent runtime. BYOK lets you keep that runtime while sending model requests to your own Microsoft Foundry or Azure OpenAI deployme…
In April 2021, we announced the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. We were starting with a preview of our Java 11 builds for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Today, if you’re planning a Java u…
Reorder your document tabs and return to them by visual position with new keyboard shortcuts. The post Organize and revisit tabs with the keyboard appeared first on Visual Studio…
In the last few months, concerns have arisen about AI safety as a growing number of incidents were publicly disclosed. These incidents exposed how powerful models have become and…
New capabilities in Microsoft 365 E7 and Project Perception help organizations contain agent risk and adapt protection continuously. The post Agents are your newest insiders. Secu…
