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I have a Dell Latitude 5550 , with Windows 11. When I play video it sometimes starts out fine but the picture starts acting crazy. I am attaching a picture of a video and what it looks like. Any idea why or what to do to fix this??

Microsoft's recent announcement marks another pivotal moment in the evolution of AI agent interoperability. In a bold move to simplify multi-agent workflows, Microsoft is integrating Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) into its Azure AI Foundry. This integration supports cross-vendor...

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