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On November 20th, 1985, a then not-so-big company called Microsoft announced that Windows was commercially available. Read the full story of the Microsoft operating system below. Windows 1 to 11: The ...

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 ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new version of the Snipping Tool in Windows 11, which might be worth paying attention to. The big news with this update is that Microsoft is adding a visual search feature ...

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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 ...

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...

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 released GitHub Copilot for Azure as an extension for Visual Studio 2022. It integrates a set of Azure dev tools within GitHub Copilot Agent Mode. Microsoft has launched a public preview ...

Modern developers are expected to build faster, collaborate more efficiently, and support a growing range of platforms, all without sacrificing code quality. Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is ...

Microsoft has decided to open source its GitHub Copilot tool in Visual Studio Code. It has also shared some exciting developments. On the opening day of its BUILD 2025 conference, Microsoft has ...

Late last year, Microsoft introduced a new AI feature called Copilot Vision for the web, and now it’s being made available on mobile devices. This feature integrates with your phone’s camera to create ...