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Guest Blog: Building Multi-Agent Solutions with Semantic Kernel and A2A Protocol
In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI application development, the ability to orchestrate multiple intelligent agents has become crucial for building sophisticated, enterprise-grade solutions. While individual AI agents excel at specific tasks, complex business scenarios often require...
Read moreMicrosoft and LangChain4j: A Partnership for Secure, Enterprise-Grade Java AI Applications
The artificial intelligence landscape presents unprecedented opportunities for Java developers. With decades of experience building robust enterprise applications using Spring, Quarkus and Jakarta EE, Java developers are uniquely positioned to create sophisticated AI solutions. The...
Read moreBring your own agents into Microsoft 365 Copilot
Custom Engine Agents now generally available—build and integrate your own AI into the flow of work
Microsoft 365 Copilot is redefining how people interact with AI—embedding it directly into the flow of work as the intuitive, natural interface for agents: the ‘UI for AI’
As...
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Jun 25, 2025
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Why do I get errors about some weird symbol called ?main@@YAHP$01E$AAV?$Array@PE$AAVString@Platform..., part 1
Welcome to the world of C++/CX. Is "welcome" the right word?
The Old New Thing
Jun 24, 2025
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Semantic Kernel Python Gets a Major Vector Store Upgrade
We're excited to announce a significant update to Semantic Kernel Python's vector store implementation. Version 1.34 brings a complete overhaul that makes working with vector data simpler, more intuitive, and more powerful. This update consolidates the API, improves developer experience,...
Semantic Kernel
Jun 24, 2025
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Abusing copyright strings to trick software into thinking it's running on your competitor's PC
I did technically cross my fingers.
The Old New Thing
Jun 23, 2025
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🎉 Now in Public Preview: Create Dev Boxes on Behalf of Your Developers
We’re excited to announce that one of our most-requested features is officially in Public Preview:
You can now create Dev Boxes on behalf of your developers. Waiting around to get started is a thing of the past.
Whether you're onboarding a new hire, running a hackathon, or...
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Jun 23, 2025
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Deprecation of MS-APP-ACTS-AS header in Shifts Management Microsoft Graph APIs
In app-only access scenarios, Shifts Management Graph APIs previously required the MS-APP-ACTS-AS: userId header to indicate the user on whose behalf the application was acting. However, this conflicted with the Microsoft Graph permission model where there is no signed-in user for...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Jun 23, 2025
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Inside Access: Join Us at VS Live! Redmond for a Week of Deep Developer Learning
A long time ago, I stood in a packed room at VS Live! and watched developers erupt in applause after a debugging demo shaved hours off a real-world problem. That was the moment I realized this wasn’t just a conference—it was a place where developers and toolmakers come together to...
Visual Studio Blog
Jun 23, 2025
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The MIDL compiler still has trouble with double greater-than signs, sadly
Many have tried.
The Old New Thing
Jun 20, 2025
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💻 Spring Cleaning for Dev Boxes: Mastering Manual & Automatic Offboarding
Let’s face it. Sometimes your Dev Box just… hangs around too long. Whether you’ve moved to a new project, left the company, want to create a new dev box with the latest tools, it's time to clean things up. 🎯
With Dev Box Auto-Deletion now in public preview, offboarding just...
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