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  1. Microsoft Under Fire: Employee Protest Highlights Ethical Dilemma Over Cloud Tech and Israeli Military Use

    At Microsoft’s flagship Build conference this week, a keynote address by CEO Satya Nadella was upended by an impassioned protest from an employee, drawing rare attention to the mounting wave of tech worker activism at the intersection of ethics, war, and artificial intelligence. As onlookers in...
  2. Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL): What Developers Need to Know

    Microsoft’s decision to open source the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) marks one of the most significant inflection points in its continuing journey toward openness and community-driven development. This move, revealed during the Build 2025 developer keynote, signals Microsoft’s renewed...
  3. Microsoft Launches 'Edit': A Modern Command-Line Text Editor for Windows

    When Microsoft unveiled its new command-line text editor “Edit” for Windows, it signaled more than just a modern reboot of a classic utility—it underscored a deeper commitment to developer-centric tooling and a desire to harmonize decades of Windows history with today’s fast-evolving digital...
  4. Microsoft Unveils New AI Tools and Protocols at Build 2025 for a More Interoperable AI Ecosystem

    At the 2025 Build Developer Conference, Microsoft unveiled a suite of new tools and open protocols aimed at advancing the development and interoperability of AI agents. This initiative underscores Microsoft's commitment to fostering an "agentic web," where AI agents can autonomously perform...
  5. Microsoft Integrates OpenAI’s Sora for Generative Video in Azure AI Foundry

    Azure AI Foundry is set to take a significant leap forward in generative AI capabilities as Microsoft introduces OpenAI’s highly anticipated Sora video generation API to its platform. This move, announced at the recent Build conference, directly addresses a major gap in Azure’s AI lineup and...