Microsoft Corp. Thursday said it released to manufacturing Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, new versions of its developer tools and database that will officially be launched on Nov. 7. The ...

Microsoft's new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure skills, the Azure MCP Server, and the Foundry MCP Server into a single install for AI coding agents. The package is designed to help agents ...

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In a new video, Mads Kristensen walked through 10 extensions and updates aimed at common developer requests, spanning workspace modes, comment handling, scratch files, Markdown linting, CSV editing, ...

In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log File System hardening with signature verification.

Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to ...