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Security & Privacy

Microsoft's MDASH: More AI Agents, More Problems?

Microsoft wants us to believe their new AI, MDASH, is the future of finding bugs. The truth? More sophisticated agents might just mean more sophisticated ways to break things.

4 min read 23 hours ago
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Cloud & Databases

Microsoft Cuts Claude Code Licenses: Copilot CLI Takes Over

Microsoft is abruptly cutting off access to Anthropic's Claude Code for thousands of its own developers. The shift to GitHub Copilot CLI, a move driven by both strategic alignment and cost concerns, marks a significant pivot in the company's AI coding tool strategy.

3 min read 3 days, 6 hours ago
Abstract representation of AI agents interacting with code and user interfaces, with a layered security shield.
Developer Tools

AI Agent Tests Break: Microsoft's New 'Trust Layer' Unveiled

Modern software tests are built on a fragile assumption: correct behavior is repeatable. But for autonomous AI agents, that assumption shatters.

7 min read 2 weeks, 5 days ago
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Open Source Projects

Rebuilding MS-DOS: A 40-Year-Old Codebase Demands 21st-Century Hacks

Microsoft has released what it claims is the earliest discovered source code for MS-DOS. But don't expect to just `make` it work.

6 min read 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Security & Privacy

Microsoft's ASP.NET Core Emergency Patch: How a Flawed Signature Forge Opened the Back Door

A silent threat loomed over ASP.NET Core applications running on Linux and macOS, thanks to a deeply flawed cryptographic signature verification. Microsoft's emergency patch underscores a fundamental issue in how trust is established in modern web frameworks.

5 min read 1 month ago
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Developer Tools

Microsoft's WSL2 Kernel Leap to Linux 6.18 LTS Hands Windows Devs Fresh Linux Power

Windows developers, rejoice: Microsoft's WSL2 just synced up with the freshest Linux 6.18 LTS kernel. No more ancient 6.6 lag—new file systems and hardware support mean smoother workflows right in your Start menu.

4 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Locked Microsoft Partner Center dashboard with WireGuard and VeraCrypt logos chained shut
Open Source Projects

Microsoft's Account Purge Locks Out WireGuard, VeraCrypt, and Open Source Lifelines

Picture this: a critical security flaw in your VPN, millions exposed, and the fix? Stuck in Microsoft's suspension limbo. Open source heroes fight back after Partner Center accounts vanish without warning.

5 min read 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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