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GitHub No Longer Runs Independently — Is This the End of an Era?
By Sean Endicott published
AI Microsoft is bringing GitHub into its CoreAI group as CEO Thomas Dohmke announces his resignation, marking a major change for the developer platform.

Microsoft wants to make the web more AI-friendly — here’s how it plans to do it
By Sean Endicott published
AI At Build 2025, Microsoft discussed NLWeb and MCP, open standards that could revolutionize the web and help developers connect sites to AI agents.

Hear how it's been developing on Windows 11 on ARM for a whole year from an actual developer
By Richard Devine published
Windows 11 From the mouth of a software developer using Windows 11 on ARM for a full year, hear about the experience, both good and not so good.

Unity backtracks on controversial Runtime Fee, takes major step in restoring eroded trust
By Sean Endicott published
Big change Unity killed its controversial Runtime Fee today. Announced last year, the Runtime Fee drew harsh criticism for its per-install pricing.

See how good — and easy — it is to use a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for software development from an actual developer
By Richard Devine published
Developers Developers may be wondering if a new Snapdragon X Elite laptop is for them, and this detailed video from someone in the know explains it all.

The new WSL Settings app is shown off, but config file fans need not worry
By Richard Devine published
New stuff Microsoft has given us our first look at the new WSL Settings app, along with some additional info on how it will work, and some additional features coming to WSL very soon.

From new Xbox games to AR glasses, here are my favorite things I saw at my very first GDC
By Zachary Boddy published
GDC 2024 At GDC 2024 in San Francisco, I saw a lot of awesome things from upcoming Xbox games, new Razer products, and even epic AR glasses.

Accessibility, sustainability, empathy, and how to build a better games industry
By Zachary Boddy published
Better Games At GDC 2024, I saw many developers and speakers stand behind the same three themes that I want to see change game development for the better.

"We are absolutely actively looking for developers." Behind the scenes with some of the first games from Xbox's new Global Expansion team
By Zachary Boddy published
New Games During GDC 2024, I was able to sit down with Agnes Kim, Director of Global Expansion at Xbox, and previewed some upcoming ID@Xbox games.
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