Breaking down data silos: The power of Microsoft Fabric and Progress DataDirect

Progress offers a DataDirect Connector that allows organizations to connect applications to Microsoft Fabric's Synapse ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code SQL Extension Previews Microsoft Fabric Connectivity

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...
TechRadar

Want to build on Bill Gates? Microsoft open-sourced the original code written by the company founder - now it's over to you

Microsoft has released 6,955 lines of BASIC assembly code from 1976 Bill Gates and Ric Weiland adapted BASIC for the MOS 6502 Commodore licensed Microsoft BASIC in 1977 for $25,000 worldwide Nearly ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft Goes Back to BASIC, Open-Sources Bill Gates’ Code

In the era of vibe coding, when even professionals are pawning off their programming work on AI tools, Microsoft is throwing it all the way back to the language that launched a billion devices. On ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Visual Studio Pro Is 94% off While Codes Last

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Most developers don’t upgrade their tools until something ...
Bleeping Computer

Amazon AI coding agent hacked to inject data wiping commands

A hacker planted data wiping code in a version of Amazon's generative AI-powered assistant, the Q Developer Extension for Visual Studio Code. Amazon Q is a free extension that uses generative AI to ...
Wired

Cursor’s New Bugbot Is Designed to Save Vibe Coders From Themselves

One of the most popular platforms for AI-assisted programming says the next era of vibe coding is all about supercharging error detection. The new tool, Bugbot ...
The New York Times

Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows

An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration’s budget plan on the kind of studies that produce the most breakthroughs. By William J.
TechSpot

Bill Gates releases the source code for Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC

In a nutshell: Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in April 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, Gates has released the source code he and Allen ...
Futurism

Elon Musk Secretly Working to Rewrite the Social Security Codebase Using AI

"The cruelty is the point." The plan is headed by Steve Davis, one of Musk’s faithful enforcers, and will apparently encompass migrating the entire system onto a more modern contemporary language ...