Microsoft Previews Cloud-Hosted Foundry MCP Server for AI Agent Development

GitHub Copilot users can now access Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 model in chat across Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio during a new public preview, enhancing the AI capabilities available for software development.

Microsoft has issued a support document indicating that Windows updates released after July 2025 may disrupt critical components of the operating system, including File Explorer and the Start menu, leading to erratic behavior on some enterprise devices.

A recent study by Gong reveals that sales teams utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) generate 77% more revenue per representative, indicating a significant shift in how revenue leaders view AI in business decision-making. The study surveyed over 3,000 global revenue leaders and analyzed 7.1 million sales opportunities across various countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany.

The Nevada desert, historically known for its gold rush, is now experiencing a significant expansion in technology with the development of vast datacenters, particularly at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, which is larger than Denver. This area hosts major tech companies like Google and Microsoft, marking a shift towards digital infrastructure in the region.

A research team from China and Hong Kong has introduced a new memory architecture called General Agentic Memory (GAM) aimed at addressing the issue of 'context rot' in AI models, which leads to the loss of information during lengthy interactions. This dual-agent system separates memory functions to enhance information retention and retrieval, potentially improving the performance of AI assistants in complex tasks.

Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized automated software development, enabling the translation of natural language into functional code, as highlighted in a comprehensive survey and practical guide on code intelligence. This evolution has been marked by significant advancements in performance, with tools like Github Copilot and Claude Code leading the charge in commercial adoption.

Microsoft is facing significant challenges in its attempts to sell AI agents, with reports indicating that the company has drastically reduced sales targets for these products after failing to meet growth expectations. This situation highlights the difficulties Microsoft is encountering in convincing enterprise customers to adopt its AI solutions.

Microsoft has denied a report claiming that several divisions within the company have lowered sales growth targets for AI products, asserting that aggregate sales quotas for these products remain unchanged. This response follows a report from The Information indicating that some units had indeed reduced their sales expectations due to missed growth targets.