Windows 11’s February Insider update adds new features — but which ones actually matter? Here are the 11 biggest.

Windows 11’s February 2026 Insider update is live, and it brings a fresh round of new features and changes for testers.

Microsoft Weekly: new features for Windows 11, botched drivers, and PowerToys updates

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories about new features for Windows 11, botched driver updates, upcoming PowerToys features, and more.

Ring Programming Language: A Hidden Gem Shaping the Future of Software Development in the Age of AI‑Assisted Programming

How a discontinued legacy sparked a modern language built to last for decades — Ring emerged after Microsoft canceled ...
InfoQ

Microsoft Agent Framework RC Simplifies Agentic Development in .NET and Python

Microsoft has announced that the Microsoft Agent Framework has reached Release Candidate status for both .NET and Python. This milestone indicates that the API surface is stable and feature-complete ...
InfoWorld

The best new features in MariaDB

The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.
Communications of the ACM

A Decade of Docker Containers

Container instances. Calling docker run on an OCI image results in the allocation of system resources to create a ...