Microsoft launched seven first-party AI models at Build 2026, creating a direct alternative to OpenAI’s offerings on Azure and signaling a strategic shift in how the company plans to serve developers.

Microsoft released a family of seven new in-house AI models at Build 2026, a direct bid to reduce its reliance on OpenAI’s technology while offering developers cheaper inference costs. The centerpiece ...

Microsoft’s .NET Aspire, an opinionated, cloud-ready stack for building distributed applications, is now generally available. The .NET Aspire stack was announced on May 21. Intended to simplify ...

It's no surprise that one of the biggest developer surveys in the industry this year is all about advanced AI, but it might be surprising that all the new fancy AI-powered IDEs/editors haven't dented ...

Microsoft held Build 2026 on June 2–3 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. CEO Satya Nadella opened the keynote with a clear frame: the new developer stack isn't just tools and APIs. It's about building a ...

The 2026 Visual Studio Live! calendar continues with events at Microsoft HQ, San Diego and Orlando. A Microsoft MVP Blog post frames the conference series around community, practical technical content ...

Forward-looking: Earlier editions of the .NET Framework were designed to provide a development platform for Windows-exclusive applications. Today, the technology supports all major computer and mobile ...