Topic
Microsoft
9 episodes
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The Microsoft Agent Framework Harness is now released | Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft Agent Framework has released a stable, batteries-included agent harness for Python and .NET, packaging planning, memory, tool loops, approvals, context compaction, and telemetry behind a configurable agent wrapper.
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Why AI Company Brains Fail
Pippa and Tyler unpack why a cheap vector search demo breaks on broad portfolio and exact counting questions, and why the article’s lighter entity layer may be more practical than a full GraphRAG stack.
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Agentic orchestration: Enterprise AI organizations have a deployment problem, not a platform problem — and most are calling chatbots agents
Cooper and Miles dig into VentureBeat’s claim that enterprise AI has a deployment problem, not a platform problem. They land on the gap between what companies say they want from agents and what they’ve actually shipped, with Miles probing the survey’s limits and Cooper focusing on what matters operationally once finance, security, and reliability show up.
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Building Agents for Teams: Turning conversations into outcomes Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
The Microsoft Teams dev blog argues agents should live *in* chats, channels, and meetings—where work happens—so teams turn conversations into outcomes in real time. They preview a new monthly series and a Teams SDK that hands devs authentication, routing, and MCP/A2A plumbing so you can ship a task agent in hours. We dissect whether ‘collaborative agent’ is the right abstraction, how MCP and A2A are now the default integration layer, and who this actually helps.
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Don't rewrite your CLI for agents Microsoft for Developers
Microsoft's data shows agents handle complex CLIs with traditional args better than JSON payloads: higher correctness for smaller models, 4-11x lower cost, and fewer shell-escaping failures. The constraint of args compensates for model gaps.
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Microsoft Open Sources PostgreSQL Extension for In Database Durable Execution
Microsoft open-sourced pg_durable, a PostgreSQL extension that runs durable workflows natively inside the database, removing the need for external orchestration for long-running, fault-tolerant SQL functions. It handles retries, fan-out, and recovery, with workflows defined in SQL and state persisted in tables. Built on Rust libraries duroxide and duroxide-pg, it targets vector embedding pipelines, maintenance tasks, and external API-dependent workflows.
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Microsoft launches MXC, an OS level sandbox for AI agents, with OpenAI and Nvidia already on board
Microsoft introduces MXC, an OS-level sandbox for AI agents, aiming to address security concerns and provide a controlled environment for autonomous AI software.
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Google Chrome ships WebMCP in early preview, turning every website into a structured tool for AI agents
Google Chrome launches WebMCP in early preview - a new browser API that lets websites expose structured tools directly to AI agents, eliminating the need for expensive screenshot-based scraping and fragile DOM parsing.
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React2Shell is the Log4j moment for front end development
The emergence of the React2Shell vulnerability marks a pivotal moment in front-end development, highlighting significant security concerns that could have far-reaching implications for developers and organizations alike. This dialogue delves into the substance of the vulnerability, its real-world impacts, and the necessary measures that must be taken to mitigate risks.