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Qodo's AI-driven code review is now embedded directly into Azure DevOps, bringing context-aware, policy-aligned review feedback into pull request workflows and promising to keep review velocity in step with AI-assisted code generation — but not without important governance, deployment, and accuracy trade-offs that enterprise teams need to evaluate. Background Large engineering organisations increasingly standardise on Azure DevOps for source control, pipelines, and work tracking. That...

Aramco’s non‑binding Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft marks a deliberate push to move industrial artificial intelligence from pilots into core operational systems, pairing Saudi Arabia’s energy giant with one of the world’s largest cloud and AI platforms to accelerate production‑grade AI, strengthen digital sovereignty, and scale workforce skills across the Kingdom. Background and overview Aramco announced the MoU on February 12, 2026, positioning the agreement as an extension of...

Bungie’s Marathon has landed on the PC requirements page with a clear, conservative baseline — and the numbers tell a story about accessibility, live‑service design, and a few engineering caveats that every PC owner should know before preloading. The studio’s published minimum and recommended specs favor broad compatibility over bleeding‑edge fidelity, but they also include specific hardware caveats (notably around Intel Arc support and Resizable BAR) and an odd naming inconsistency that...

Microsoft will use the Xbox Dev Summit at GDC to put a public marker on its next‑generation plans, scheduling a March 11 session that Xbox leadership intends to use to brief developers about the platform direction — including what the industry and leaks have been calling a “next‑generation” console that blurs the line between console and Windows PC. ([developer.microsofper.microsoft.com/en-us/games/articles/2026/02/xbox-at-gdc-2026/) Background / Overview For several months the narrative...

Windows 11’s quietly expanded “Cross‑Device Resume” turns what used to be a OneDrive-only convenience into a pragmatic handoff system for Android-to‑PC workflows — but the feature’s promise and its present limitations deserve close scrutiny before you assume it will replace your manual context-switching routines. ([support.microsoft.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/cross-device-resume-feature-9ada0c0b-f70f-4806-abac-b7126fa6a053) Background / Overview Microsoft first shipped a modest “resume”...

Microsoft’s RSAC plan lands squarely on the idea that the next security frontier isn’t just about smarter defenses — it’s about re-architecting how organizations manage intelligent, autonomous agents at scale and making security itself an ambient, autonomous capability woven into every layer of the stack. verview RSAC™ 2026 (Moscone Center, San Francisco) runs March 23–26, with several vendor pre-day and executive experiences starting the day before the main conference. That schedule makes...

ESW’s new MissionReady365™ promises to tackle a perennial bottleneck in government IT modernization by offering pre‑vetted, full‑time Microsoft 365 professionals who can be embedded into agency and prime‑contractor teams on compressed timelines, a package the company announced on February 12, 2026. Background Government programs repeatedly stumble on one simple operational reality: people. Recruiting cleared, cross‑discipline Microsoft 365 talent — from Entra identity architects to Power...

Microsoft’s latest quarter forced the market to ask a blunt question: can Azure’s still-impressive top-line growth justify an unprecedented surge in capital spending — and at what cost to margins and free cash flow? Background / Overview Microsoft reported a strong quarter in absolute terms — revenue of roughly $81.3 billion and continued strength across productivity and cloud offerings — yet the numbers that dominated headlines were not revenue but capital expenditures and the shape of...

Aramco’s non‑binding Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft signals a concrete push to move industrial artificial intelligence from pilot projects into core operations, pairing Saudi Arabia’s oil‑and‑gas titan with one of the world’s largest cloud and AI platforms to pursue sovereign‑ready cloud architectures, operational AI use cases, and a large‑scale digital skills pipeline. Background and immediate significance The MoU, announced in official statements and reported by major outlets...

Microsoft's taskbar — anchored to the bottom of the screen for nearly five years in Windows 11 — may finally be getting the freedom users have been asking for: reports now claim Microsoft is working to let you move and resize the taskbar again, with a possible rollout planned for summer 2026. Background: why the taskbar became a battleground When Windows 11 launched in October 2021, Microsoft rebuilt core UI surfaces from the ground up. That rebuild brought a cleaner, more centralized look...

Microsoft's modernized Notepad shipped a high‑severity surprise this week: a command‑injection flaw in the app’s Markdown link handling can be weaponized to execute code under the context of the logged‑in user if an unwitting person opens a malicious .md file and clicks a crafted link. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2026‑20841 and assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, affects the Store‑distributed Notepad builds prior to version 11.2510 and was patched as part of the February 2026 Patch...

Windows 11’s Resume feature now lets you pick up a Spotify listening session from an Android phone and continue playback on the desktop with a single click — a practical, Apple Handoff–style continuity experience that finally brings media handoff to Windows users who live in mixed-device ecosystems. Background: what Microsoft is adding to Windows 11 and why it matters Microsoft’s Cross‑Device Resume (commonly referred to as “Resume”) has been rolling out in stages since 2025 as a way to let...

If you’re running Windows 11, update now — Microsoft has closed a high‑severity remote code execution flaw in the modern Notepad app that could let a single click in a Markdown file turn into code execution under your user account. Background: Notepad’s unexpected attack surface Notepad has been a Windows constant for decades, known for its simplicity and near-zero attack surface. Over the last year Microsoft transformed Notepad from a plain text utility into a richer editor with Markdown...

Microsoft has announced a major security pivot for Windows 11: a new Windows Baseline Security Mode (BSM) that will, by default, permit only properly signed applications, services, and drivers to execute — paired with a system-wide User Transparency and Consent (UTC) model that brings mobile-like permission prompts, centralized revocation, and auditable consent trails to the desktop. Background / Overview For decades Windows balanced openness and compatibility with a layered set of optional...

If you’re thinking “cheap AirPods” will just pair with a Windows 10 laptop and sound exactly like they do on an iPhone, that wishful shortcut meets a few important technical realities — but it’s not a lost cause. This feature walks through what does work, why AirPods (and many clones) sometimes connect but produce no sound or poor audio on Windows 10, and provides a prioritized, practical troubleshooting playbook so you can get listening fast — while also explaining the codec and profile...

Microsoft appears to be preparing one of the most requested UX course‑corrections for Windows 11: internal reporting out of the Windows beat indicates Microsoft is prototyping the return of a movable and resizable taskbar, a change targeted as part of a broader 2026 effort to address long‑running usability complaints and restore user confidence in the platform. Background / Overview Windows users have argued about the taskbar since Windows 11's debut in October 2021. The operating system's...

I unlocked God Mode in Windows 11 and what I found is less mystical and more useful than the name implies: it’s a built‑in Explorer shell trick that exposes a consolidated, alphabetized “All Tasks” view of Windows settings and Control Panel applets by using a special folder name that ends with the GUID {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. This single-folder index doesn’t grant new privileges or hidden APIs — it simply aggregates shortcuts to hundreds of system controls in one searchable...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 release is not the typical consumer-facing feature drop: Windows 11, version 26H1 (Build 28000) is a narrowly scoped, platform-first image intended to enable next‑generation Arm-based silicon and — crucially — will be delivered as factory‑installed images on qualifying new devices rather than pushed to the broad installed base via Windows Update. This means most existing Intel‑ and AMD‑based PCs (and earlier Arm devices) will remain on the mainstream 25H2...

This February’s Windows Office Hours on February 19, 2026, is more than a scheduled Q&A — it’s a targeted opportunity for IT teams to get direct, product-level clarity on the hard choices and operational trade-offs that define modern Windows management: migrating to Windows 11, keeping fleets patched without fracturing productivity, applying Zero Trust principles across identity and devices, and deciding how far to move workloads into cloud-first services like Windows 365, Windows Autopatch...

The era of hiring a .NET outsourcing partner has shifted from a checklist of language skills to a high-stakes evaluation of platform maturity, cloud-native architecture, AI-enabled workflows, and sector-specific compliance know‑how — and choosing the wrong vendor in 2026 can cost months of momentum, regulatory risk, and billions in unleveraged product value. Background: why 2026 is a turning point for .NET outsourcing The release cadence and capabilities of the .NET platform since 2023 have...