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Building and Using MCP Servers in Visual Studio

Microsoft Product Manager Mike Kistler previews his Visual Studio Live! session on how MCP servers give .NET developers a universal standard for connecting AI models to external data and tools -- and ...

Xbox Boss Asha Sharma Announces Leadership Reshuffle in Bid to 'Move Faster,' Bringing in Former Microsoft AI Colleagues

: Xbox boss Asha Sharma has confirmed that Microsoft has stopped development of Copilot on console. In a tweet, Sharma said ...

New Xbox Boss Says 'We Know We Have Work to Do' as Console Revenue Continues to Plummet

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma has acknowledged the ongoing financial struggles of Microsoft’s gaming business, amid a shakeup and ...
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How to use Claude as a coding tutor that tracks my progress (prompt included)

I built a coding tutor that won't let me cheat my way through it. Here's the prompt.

Get Visual Studio 2026 & 15 coding courses for $50

TL;DR: Get the pro-grade Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2026 coding environment and a full learn-to-code bundle for $49.97 (MSRP ...
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VS 2026 Joins VS Code with Integrated Cloud Agent: Assign a Task, Close the IDE, Get a PR

Visual Studio 2026 has further integrated GitHub Copilot's cloud agent to its Copilot Chat picker -- catching up to VS Code -- and the async workflow it enables, where a task runs on GitHub Actions ...