Why is Microsoft offering to turn websites into AI apps with NLWeb?

Computerworld Eye on Microsoft Updates and insights on Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilot, .NET and more May 21, 2025

Why is Microsoft offering to turn websites into AI apps with NLWeb? Analysts say the open project could be Microsoft's strategy to stake its claim on the agentic web before rivals Google and Amazon do. Read more

Sponsored by Snapdragon: IT on the Go - David's Unplugged Journey Explore the seamless performance and multi-day battery life of PCs powered by Snapdragon as David, a 3000-employee company IT director, navigates his busy day, from secure transit to lag-free code crunching, without ever needing a charger. Read more

Microsoft's vision for Copilot: from spell check to 'idea check' A new fine-tuning feature for Microsoft 365 Copilot will enable the genAI assistant to suggest ideas to users on the fly, based on company-specific training. Read more

How we replaced Azure Redis with Memcached Although we had to implement a self-healing cache mechanism directly within our application, switching to Memcached saves us $5,000 per month. Read more 10 bad default settings you need to change in Windows Windows doesn't always "just work" — but with a little touch of tinkering, you can fix most of its unfortunate choices. Read more

GitHub unveils coding agent for GitHub Copilot GitHub Copilot coding agent spins up its own development environment to work on GitHub issues, pushing its changes to a draft pull request. Read more Microsoft: 'No evidence' our technology has harmed people in Gaza At the same time, Microsoft states that it does not have full transparency regarding how its software is used by customers. Read more

Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe © 2025 Computerworld 1450 Broadway, 35th Floor New York, NY 01008 United States