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Owen Barford

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Vehicles, SQL Server and Virtualisation...and maybe a touch of cooking.

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Amazon CTO Werner Vogels says that Amazon operates at such an incredible scale, they have had to innovate out of the unique issues they've encountered over the years. Watch this insightful session over at wearedevelopers.com/en/videos/1405… 🎟️ Get your tickets now for World Congress 2026…


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Unlock next-level labbing for #CCNA prep with @Kareem_isk in his latest AI Break blog. Just tell your AI what you want to practice, and let it build a custom lab topology that's tailored to your learning goal in @Cisco_CML. Read blog: cs.co/6013CBBKU


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HAPPENING TODAY!! Visual Studio Toolbox Live brings us the Visual Studio 2026 December Release Party where we join members of the team to talk about what's new in the latest Release. We'll see you LIVE here ➡️ msft.it/6015te7Xt

VisualStudio's tweet image. HAPPENING TODAY!!

Visual Studio Toolbox Live brings us the Visual Studio 2026 December Release Party where we join members of the team to talk about what's new in the latest Release.

We'll see you LIVE here ➡️ msft.it/6015te7Xt

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This release is huge. It introduces a totally new UI for agent sessions in the chat. It's much easier to move between your different agent sessions and restore the chats at any time.

burkeholland's tweet image. This release is huge. It introduces a totally new UI for agent sessions in the chat. It's much easier to move between your different agent sessions and restore the chats at any time.

The agent experience in @code just got a major upgrade. With today's release, you'll see: ✨ Agent sessions integrated into the chat view for a unified experience ✨ Support for isolated background agents powered by Git worktrees ✨ Seamless delegation across agents 🧵

code's tweet image. The agent experience in @code just got a major upgrade.

With today's release, you'll see:
✨ Agent sessions integrated into the chat view for a unified experience
✨ Support for isolated background agents powered by Git worktrees
✨ Seamless delegation across agents

🧵


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Enjoy 50% off all NVIDIA certification exams when you register between December 1–31. 📝 Build your expertise in #AI infrastructure and operations, networking, generative and agentic AI, and more. Don’t miss this one-time, global offer. Start 2026 NVIDIA-Certified. ➡️…

NVIDIADC's tweet image. Enjoy 50% off all NVIDIA certification exams when you register between December 1–31. 📝 

Build your expertise in #AI infrastructure and operations, networking, generative and agentic AI, and more. 

Don’t miss this one-time, global offer. Start 2026 NVIDIA-Certified. ➡️…

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Really interesting move today: @Qualcomm just acquired Ventana Micro Systems, doubling down on RISC-V as a first-class CPU architecture. This bolsters Qualcomm’s server, edge and AI ambitions with Ventana’s data-center class RISC-V cores and chiplet IP. Expect more custom,…

We’ve acquired @VentanaMicro, a recognized innovator in RISC-V CPU technology. This acquisition strengthens our engineering capabilities and supports our commitment to next-generation computing solutions. Read more: bit.ly/4oMFC3Q



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This is the time of year when pundits offer predictions, instead, we offer scenarios and things to watch for as a variety of possible futures unfold. Here are a few key paragraphs: "Regard benchmark performance with skepticism, since benchmarks are even more likely to be gamed…


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Advanced Insights: Season 2 Rewind AI-powered features like natural language search and Click to Do are redefining the Windows experience. @Microsoft President of Windows + Devices @PavanDavuluri joins AMD CTO Mark Papermaster on Advanced Insights to show how AI is…


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Day 1 of AI Dev Days kicks off with a focus on Microsoft Azure, Foundry, and GitHub, covering Agentic DevOps, Azure SRE Agent, MCP, and Models. Join us for highlights from Microsoft Ignite, GitHub Universe, and a hands-on lab to try the latest features.


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🌩️ Level up your cloud + AI superpowers! Take our 2025 Azure Skilling Challenges across 9 powerful tracks to earn badges, boost skills, and even score 50% off a Microsoft Certification! 👉 Jump in here to start: msft.it/6011t9Iub

Azure's tweet image. 🌩️ Level up your cloud + AI superpowers! Take our 2025 Azure Skilling Challenges across 9 powerful tracks to earn badges, boost skills, and even score 50% off a Microsoft Certification!

👉 Jump in here to start: msft.it/6011t9Iub

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Apache Kafka vs. RabbitMQ

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Promptions helps developers add dynamic, context-aware controls to chat interfaces so users can guide generative AI responses. It lets users shape outputs quickly without writing long instructions: msft.it/6010tiw2r

MSFTResearch's tweet image. Promptions helps developers add dynamic, context-aware controls to chat interfaces so users can guide generative AI responses. It lets users shape outputs quickly without writing long instructions: msft.it/6010tiw2r

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The VS Code release livestream is this Thursday! You'll see the latest demos from the VS Code team and special guests - like @hanouticelina to show how you can use models powered by @huggingface's Inference Providers directly in @code 🔗 youtube.com/live/9YoLWl0q1…

code's tweet card. 🔴 VS Code Live - v1.107 Release

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🔴 VS Code Live - v1.107 Release


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#dotNETConf Session Replay... Understanding Agentic Development Explore what agentic development means for .NET developers and how to build AI agents that go beyond simple prompts and responses. Learn about: 〰️ (cont) msft.it/l/6019tijrV

dotnet's tweet image. #dotNETConf Session Replay... Understanding Agentic Development

Explore what agentic development means for .NET developers and how to build AI agents that go beyond simple prompts and responses. Learn about:
〰️ (cont) msft.it/l/6019tijrV

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The most interesting hour for me at @awscloud re:Invent last week was the very candid discussion CEO Matt Garman had with analysts. My write-up. moorinsightsstrategy.com/research-notes…


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Unlock the power of GraphQL on your #MicrosoftFabric SQL Database! 🚀Learn setup, schema generation, query execution, authentication, integration tips for building modern, data-driven apps - and more! Watch 📷: msft.it/6014tjTsj #MVPBuzz #MVPTuesday #AzureSQL


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Join us for AI Dev Days this week! Day 2 of the event, on December 11th, is all about enhancing developer productivity with AI - we've got some really great sessions from the @code team that you don't want to miss 👀 Learn more at our blog: developer.microsoft.com/blog/join-us-f…


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