Microsoft has confirmed plans for a significant Xbox Developer Direct showcase in January 2026 after a relatively quiet The Game Awards. While Microsoft-owned Blizzard announced the next Diablo 4 ...

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

This article will examine the practical pitfalls and limitations observed when engineers use modern coding agents for real enterprise work, addressing the more complex issues around integration, ...

In context: Mounting controversies have not deterred Microsoft from adding unpopular AI features to Windows 11, which is struggling to gain users despite the end of official Windows 10 support. A ...

AI might not be transforming every job yet, but it’s having a big impact on developers. AI might not be transforming every job yet, but it’s having a big impact on developers. is a senior editor and ...

Windows is laying the groundwork for a future where AI agents operate as first-class participants in the OS—governed, identifiable, and securely contained. We are all familiar with the basic concept ...

Microsoft is moving beyond copilots to fully autonomous agents. Foundry and MCP let agents assemble solutions using 1,400 tools. IQ services aim to give agents true context and understanding. At ...

TL;DR: Microsoft plans to transform Windows into an AI-driven agentic OS, integrating cloud and intelligent productivity features. Despite significant user backlash citing existing bugs and ...

If you've ever wanted to publish a game on an Xbox console, Microsoft is providing a way to make that a lot easier. The company is now publicly sharing the Xbox Game Publishing Guide for all ...

A former Microsoft developer thinks Windows sucks and explains why. Windows has become more of a marketing tool to sell Microsoft services. A Microsoft exec touts Windows as an agentic OS, and the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The gaming industry has been doing amazing numbers across the board, but not everyone in it is ...

Microsoft introduced two experimental GitHub Copilot Custom Agents for .NET developers: C# Expert and WinForms Expert. The company frames these as specialized accelerators that analyze codebases, plan ...