Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce

Microsoft's inaugural voluntary buyouts will be open to workers at the senior director level and below whose years of ...
The Next Web

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to 7% of US workers in first-ever buyout programme amid $80B AI spending push

Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to ~8,750 US employees using a "Rule of 70" formula, its first such programme in 51 years, as it redirects spending toward AI.

Windows media creation tool app Ventoy updated with display and UEFI fixes

Ventoy, a popular app for creating bootable media for Windows or other operating systems, has received another update with ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Keeps Adding VS 2026 MCP Functionality to VS 2022, but Not Much Else

Microsoft's new move to ship Azure MCP tools inside Visual Studio 2022 adds to a small but notable pattern of selected Visual Studio 2026-era functionality later showing up in the older IDE, led by a ...
MUO on MSN

I created a custom Windows 11 install that's faster than Microsoft's version

I rebuilt Windows 11 with speed in mind and it shows.

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release for April is a whopper

Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even ...
IEEE

Improved Control Strategy for Virtual Synchronous Generators in Solar PV-Energy Storage Systems using Particle Swarm Optimization

Abstract: Increase in renewable energy reduces system inertia, affecting grid stability and requiring advanced strategies for reliable operation. Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) technology has ...
InfoWorld

Using Azure Copilot for migration and modernization

A new migration agent in Azure Copilot guides you through the process of moving applications to Azure, while drawing on GitHub Copilot agents to update them. Microsoft has given Azure many hats: a ...