It is now possible to add AI to .NET apps within a few clicks
Smart Components allows developers to add AI features to existing .NET software.
Adding AI can take weeks of development time because developers have to focus on redesigning the UI or exploring machine learning and prompt engineering. Smart Components should change that. To this end, Microsoft h... Read more
China blocks Windows, Intel and AMD for government use
The Chinese government has made the decision to run its IT infrastructure entirely on homegrown hardware and software. From now on, municipalities, ministries and other government agencies will not be allowed to use Windows computers or Intel and AMD chips.
In late December, China's IT security ... Read more
Outlook gets more secure with new phishing feature
Microsoft is releasing new security features for Outlook admins and users. The update also makes it easier to start a Teams chat from within the email program.
For example, administrators can set "Report Phishing" and "Report Junk" actions through the "User Reported Settings". Here, they can act... Read more
Microsoft scoops up Inflection AI, will pay €600 million
Microsoft took over much of the staff and licenses of AI startup Inflection AI last week. In compensation, the tech giant is now paying $650 million (€601 million).
Microsoft recently announced that it had recruited two out of three Inflection AI's founders, Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonya... Read more
Microsoft presents business Surface laptops with AI-ready chips
Microsoft is unveiling two new Surface laptops that target a business audience. Both models are equipped with Intel chips. The software was also revamped, allowing administrators to configure colleagues' work laptops more easily.
The Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are the latest models wit... Read more
Windows and Exchange Servers crash after March 2024 update
The latest Windows and Exchange Server update is causing domain controllers to crash. The problems occur on Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022, Exchange Server 2019 and Exchange Server 2016.
Several Windows administrators say they are experiencing outages on updated domain controllers. Th... Read more
Windows 11 Insiders can use Android device as webcam
All Windows 11 Insiders, whether from the Canary or Dev Channel, have received new functionality that allows them to use their Android smartphones or tablets as web cameras for their PC or laptop. Microsoft indicates that the rollout of this feature is progressing steadily.
The new feature allow... Read more
Microsoft presents consumer versions of Surface ahead of Build 2024
Microsoft is developing consumer versions of the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6. The company will unveil these at a private event on Monday, May 20, before the annual Microsoft Build conference. The devices run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X Elite processors and include specialized NPUs for... Read more
Microsoft AKS now also supports Kubernetes 1.29
Microsoft has added support for the latest preview release of Kubernetes (1.29) in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). As a result, the company now offers the same support for this version as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
With the 1.29 support (release name "mandala"), AKS offers several new featu... Read more
Microsoft announces 2024 version of its permanent Office LTSC
Microsoft is introducing a new permanent standalone version of Office LTSC this year. This version is a slightly simpler version of the cloud-based Microsoft 365 suite of productivity applications.
Microsoft has been providing a so-called Office Long-Term Service Channel (LTSC) license version o... Read more