Visual Studio Magazine

Developing Agentic Systems in .NET: From Concept to Code

ZioNet founder Alon Fliess previews his Visual Studio Live! San Diego session on building true agentic systems in .NET -- covering the cognitive loop, MCP tool integration, multi-agent orchestration ...
MSN on MSN

I stopped using monitoring software once I learned these PowerShell diagnostics

Windows already includes powerful diagnostics you are overlooking ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Seth Rogen Says If “Your Instinct Is to Use AI” to Write Scripts, “You Shouldn’t Be a Writer”

'The Studio' creator said people who are thinking about using the technology to aid their writing skills should try another occupation: "Go do something else." By McKinley Franklin Don’t expect Seth ...
Seattle Times

What Happened When the Pope Had to Call Customer Service

CHICAGO — Even the Vicar of Christ can be thwarted by a customer service representative. About two months after Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal, became Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, he ...
The New York Times

What Happened When the Pope Had to Call Customer Service

Spoiler alert: There was no miracle. By Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago Even the Vicar of Christ can be thwarted by a customer service representative. About two months after Robert Francis Prevost ...
New Scientist

A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

Early writing is a tale of two scripts. Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform both emerged independently about 5300 years ago. The political powers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ...
The Atlantic

Calling Trump a Tyrant Is Not a Call to Violence

To describe Donald Trump as a corrupt aspiring authoritarian is not to conclude that he should be murdered. This ought to be a simple point to understand. Yet it is lost on a large swath of the ...
CNBC

'I hate customer-service chatbots': The consumer-AI refund relationship is off to a rocky start

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Many consumers say early experiences with customer support chatbots feel more like deflection ...
CNET

How to Use ChatGPT: A Complete Guide for New Users

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.
Geeky Gadgets

Let Excel Do the Work: How to Use Loops in Office Scripts

Automating repetitive tasks in Excel can significantly enhance efficiency and Office Scripts provide a structured way to achieve this. By incorporating loops, you can create workflows that dynamically ...
WBUR

Call a boomer or zoomer: Magic phone booth bridges the generational divide

When 21-year-old Ryan Marcantonio walked by a bright yellow payphone on Boston University’s campus, he nearly stopped in his tracks. The junior economics major said he’s compiling a list of all the ...
Live Science

'It's nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply': Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species

Live Science spoke with Rob Dunn, an applied ecologist and author of the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," about "mutualism" — how different species team up for their mutual benefit — and how humans ...