Computerworld Eye on Microsoft
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November 20, 2024
Microsoft and Atom Computing claim breakthrough in reliable quantum computing
Companies unveil a commercial quantum machine featuring 24 entangled logical qubits.
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Microsoft brings automated âagentsâ to M365 Copilot
Copilot Actions will let workers set up simple workflow automations to let M365 Copilot take on repetitive tasks.
Microsoft adds major upgrades to Power Apps at Ignite
New AI and governance features in Power Automate, upgrade to Power Pages also announced.
At Ignite, Microsoft looks to genAI, exposure managment, and new bug bounties to secure enterprise IT
Microsoft is allocating $4 million to a new bug bounty program, Zero Day Quest, among other measures to enhance software security announced at its annual Ignite event.
Microsoft reimagines Fabric with focus on AI
The company announced a slate of enhancements to its data analytics platform, including Fabric Databases, which can provision auto-optimizing and auto-scaling AI databases in seconds.
Microsoftâs Windows 365 Link is a thin client device for shared workspaces
The new Link device will sell for $349 when it launches in April 2025.
Microsoft upgrades Copilot Studio agent builder tools
Microsoft will let customers connect Copilot Studio agents to third-party apps, and tools for building autonomous agents are now available in a public preview.
Microsoft rebrands Azure AI Studio to Azure AI Foundry
The toolkit for building generative AI applications has been packaged with new updates to form the Azure AI Foundry service.
From MFA mandates to locked-down devices, Microsoft posts a year of SFI milestones at Ignite
The Key Secure Future Initiative's November update includes compulsory MFA, device isolation, and secrets security.
Microsoft extends Entra ID to WSL, WinGet
Iintegration with Entra ID brings identity-based access controls to the distribution and use of Windows Subsystem for Linux and Windows Package Manager in enterprises.
Microsoft partners with industry leaders to offer vertical SLMs
Teaming up with industry partners such as Bayer and Rockwell Automation, Microsoft is adding pre-trained small language models to its Azure AI catalog aimed at highly specialized use cases.
F# 9 adds nullable reference types
Latest version of Microsoftâs functional .NEt programming language provides a type-safe way to handle reference types that can have null as a valid value.
