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GitHub Tops AI Coding Assistants Report, with Microsoft-Related 'Cautions'

Gartner's new Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants report shows GitHub Copilot leading the market while forecasting ...

Microsoft chooses Anthropic over OpenAI's GPT-5 for coding: Company explains why

Microsoft is reportedly favoring Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI's GPT-5 for GitHub Copilot users, citing superior internal benchmarks. This strategic shift extends to Microsoft 365 Copilot, ...

Microsoft’s new AI framework trains powerful reasoning models with a fraction of the cost

The rStar2-Agent framework boosts a 14B model to outperform a 671B giant, offering a path to state-of-the-art AI without ...

Get the Microsoft tools and the training for $39.99

TL;DR: Grab Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows plus a complete Microsoft training bundle for just $39.99 (MSRP: $239) — a ...