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If Windows were designed today, would the Registry still exist? Mark Russinovich breaks down how the Registry works—and why a more flexible, file-based configuration model might win out in a modern design.

Registry info: https://t.co/ENDDqojE5h

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🚀 Turn sales data into actionable insights—without jumping between apps.

With Dynamics 365 Sales skills in Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, sellers can combine CRM data with emails, meetings, and collaboration context (cont) https://t.co/oCQKdvgbfk

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In this episode of @johnmaeda's Cozy AI Kitchen, Thoa Nguyen walks through Opal—a personal AI “pet” running on a Raspberry Pi, powered by agents, GPT-4, and browser automation.

Full episode: https://t.co/7v6tRYT30b

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That mysterious "file is in use" error isn't always what it seems. Mark Russinovich breaks down why Windows locks files, what might actually be using them, and how developers can investigate the cause.

More from Mark: https://t.co/DRhfNvwl45

#windows #developers #sysinternals

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In this episode of Cozy AI Kitchen, Rohan Malpani & @johnmaeda walk through how AI is reshaping developer tools, from creating reusable “skills” in Visual Studio to building features with agents inside VS Code.

Full episode: https://t.co/W1to4ea8K9

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Which Azure tools matter most when building AI apps? Aditya Badmaraju explains why Azure SQL sits at the center—powering operational data, vector search, and grounded AI experiences.

Check out the series: https://t.co/YQ6tyjXF4C

#azure #azuresql #ai #developers #cloud

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What are indie devs excited about at Build? Not just code, but hardware. @donasarkar shares why AI-powered devices and new form factors are getting so much attention.

Project Solara: https://t.co/pGC1wWSQgG

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What’s it actually like for Microsoft to manage open source projects? Amanda Silver shares how collaboration, community input, and real-world usage shape the way these projects evolve.

More from @amandaksilver: https://t.co/cQFvZ5qj04

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What if your AI agent didn’t need its own app? @donasarkar highlights one of the biggest surprises at Build: building agents anywhere and having them show up where users already are.

Build Agents Your Way: https://t.co/R1jJCa4YZp

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What will you actually learn from Budget Bytes? Amar Digamber Patil - @PatilAmar - walks through how to build AI-powered apps with Azure SQL from simple setups to scalable architectures, all within a $25 budget.

Check it out: https://t.co/nrawP6rulN

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Robots + Agents + Copilot - all in the #CozyAIKitchen with @johnmaeda and Griffin Norris. Check it out.

Full episode: https://t.co/jB3FS6BFrd

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What if your pipeline updated itself? 🤖 AI-powered Data Enrichment helps sellers spot missing or outdated opportunity details from recent email interactions, then apply updates in a click. Less admin, better (cont) https://t.co/RIqWuOtZcv

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Most devs over‑optimize the model 🤖
The real leverage is in the system 🔧
Tweaking prompts & swapping models ≠ better outcomes
Giving AI the right data + context = better reasoning + results
Build the pipeline, not just the prompt.

Budget Bytes: https://t.co/WygRn06Wtu

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What makes the labs at Microsoft Build 2026 so popular? Laurent Bugnion shares how hands-on sessions across AI, Copilot, Fabric, and more are helping developers learn, and how you can still access them after the event.

//localhost series of events: https://t.co/2w4mDPJy7h

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Open source at Microsoft didn’t happen overnight. @amandaksilver walks through the journey from early steps with jQuery to open-sourcing #TypeScript, Chakra, #dotNET and #VSCode, and the culture shift behind it.

Amanda Silver Playlist: https://t.co/8V1iBWf5qL

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Plan AI budgets with confidence 💡

Dynamics 365 Contact Center now lets you estimate AI agent credits directly from demand forecasts—turning predicted workloads into clear usage insights. 📊

🔗 Explore how it works: https://t.co/9xPnS8vwNx

#Dynamics365 #AI #CustomerExperience

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TypeScript didn’t just grow, it evolved with the community. @amandaksilver shares why open sourcing it was key to working alongside frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue.

#TypeScript Repo: https://t.co/4jVrq8m542

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Think building an app under $25 isn’t realistic? @ShireeshThota breaks down why that’s a myth and how using free tiers, serverless options, and smarter architecture choices can actually make it doable.

Budget Bytes Playlist: https://t.co/UYuQbII7L1

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@Jamestjsp https://t.co/50m3GlcjC3

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If Windows were designed today, would the Registry still exist? Mark Russinovich breaks down how the Registry works—and why a more flexible, file-based configuration model might win out in a modern design.

Registry info: https://t.co/ENDDqojE5h

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What can you actually build with AI on a budget? @PatilAmar shares what inspired #BudgetBytes, showing how developers can create meaningful apps with tools like #AzureSQL, starting small and scaling as they grow.

Watch the full series here: https://t.co/gUhBtt1XLW

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Why didn’t Script# stick and what led to #TypeScript instead? @amandaksilver explains how aligning with the JavaScript runtime and the open web ecosystem became essential for building at scale.

TypeScript blog: https://t.co/A8yf7WuGWJ