Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data Studio, its development tool for the SQL Server and Azure SQL databases. Part of a range of tools designed to work with Microsoft’s on-premises and in-cloud SQL databases, Azure Data Studio focused on building and testing queries rather than database administration. In other words, it was a developer-focused, lighter-weight alternative to SQL Server Management Studio.
Azure Data Studio was a useful tool for developers. It made it easy to explore databases and craft the queries that could be integrated into your code. You weren’t limited to queries, as a command line allowed you to work with lower-level and administrative services when necessary. You can still use SQL Server Management Studio with Azure data, but it’s overkill for most common query building tasks.
Bringing SQL support into Visual Studio Code
What should you use instead? Microsoft recommends switching to the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. That answer shouldn’t be s
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Homepage > News > Business > Global AI adoption climbs 1.5% in Q1 2026: Microsoft report Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has published its Global AI Diffusion report, analyzing the global adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the first quarter of 2026. In the report, Microsoft found that AI use has risen by 1.5%, rising from 16.3% to 17.8% of the world’s working-age population. In 2026, AI adoption also surged, with 26 economies now having over 30% of working adults utilizing AI. At the top of its National AI Leaderboard, Microsoft revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to lead global AI diffusion at 70.1%, while the United States moves up in the national rankings from 24th to 21st, with a 31.3% usage rate. In Asia, notable AI adoption has been observed, with South Korea (+43%), Thailand (+36%), and Japan (+34%) recording the greatest growth. Similarly, strong adopti
The renegotiated deal allows OpenAI greater autonomy, potentially reshaping competitive dynamics in the AI and cloud services markets.
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OpenAI and Microsoft have agreed to put a ceiling on their revenue-sharing arrangement at $38 billion, a move that effectively loosens one of the tightest corporate partnerships in the AI industry. The cap, first reported by The Information, keeps the existing revenue-sharing terms in place through 2030 but draws a hard line on how much Microsoft can ultimately extract from the relationship. What the deal actually changes Microsoft has poured more than $13 billion into OpenAI since its initial $1 billion investment in 2019. In return, it secured a revenue-sharing arrangement that gave Redmond a significant cut of OpenAI’s earnings, plus exclusive cloud infrastructure rights through Azure. The $38 billion cap means Microsoft’s take has an expiration point. Once cumulative revenue-sharing payments hit that number, the spigot turns off, regardless of how much money
OpenAI's move towards independence could reshape cloud dynamics, fostering competition and potentially altering AI market power structures.
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Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot questions about what's in your tabs, compare the products you're looking at, summarize your open articles, and more.
In its announcement, Microsoft says you can "select which experiences you want or leave off the ones you don't." The company is retiring Copilot Mode as well, which could similarly draw information from your tabs but offered some agentic features, like the ability to book a reservation on your behalf. Microsoft has since folded these …
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Maybe I'm just punch drunk in my third week attending Musk v. Altman, but I have become very, very fond of Microsoft during the course of this trial. They don't want to be here any more than I do.
Their opening statement was honestly one of the most Microsoft things I've ever seen. More than anything else, it was an ad for Microsoft that listed their products in some detail. The general implication, from that statement, was that this trial was absurd, their involvement was absurd, but you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, might still enjoy an Xbox game.
There's been a great deal of high drama on the stand, from Musk, his associates, and O …
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Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-driven vulnerability discovery system that identified 16 previously unknown Windows vulnerabilities, including four critical remote code execution flaws, in what security analysts say could mark a major shift in how software vulnerabilities are discovered and remediated.
The system, codenamed MDASH, was developed by Microsoft’s Autonomous Code Security team alongside the Windows Attack Research and Protection group.
The platform will enter private preview for enterprise customers next month, Microsoft said in a blog post announcing the system.
The vulnerabilities were patched as part of Microsoft’s May 12 Patch Tuesday release.
“Cyber defenders are facing an increasingly asymmetric battle,” Microsoft added in the blog post. “Attackers are using AI to increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks.”
Critical Windows components affected
The four critical vulnerabilities affected core Windows components broadly deployed across enterprise environme
OpenAI's renegotiated deal with Microsoft enhances financial predictability, potentially boosting investor confidence and market expansion.
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