Microsoft's AI Futurist explains how he uses Copilot — and the real-world problems enterprises are solving with agents

In terms of the agents you build, Bayer put up its own agent system on Foundry, and now it has 20,000 of its own employees on it.
WGN-TV

Illinois lawmakers approve bill limiting students’ cell phone use in class

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he will sign a bill limiting students’ access to cell phones during class after it passed the Senate on Sunday. Senate Bill 2427 requires schools to set ...
THE WEEK

Net migration at new low – so why is immigration such a hot topic?

The UK’s net migration dropped sharply to 171,000 in the year to December 2025, the lowest outside the pandemic since 2012. But nobody seems to care. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good ...
HeraldNet

The new Lake Stevens Library on track to open late 2026

LAKE STEVENS — Construction for the new Lake Stevens Library is on schedule for an expected opening later this year. A Friday tour of the site on 99th Avenue Northeast, just north of Market Place in ...
CNBC

Stanford professor teaches his classes ‘tech-free’—here’s the skill he wants his students to build

I worry about my students' writing. Many professors do these days. A 2025 Inside Higher Ed survey found that 85% of undergraduates use AI in their coursework, and a large chunk simply let bots write ...
Time

Why Obama’s Presidential ‘Library’ May Be the Last Normal One

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VentureBeat

The retrieval rebuild: Why hybrid retrieval intent tripled as enterprise RAG programs hit the scale wall

Something shifted in enterprise RAG in Q1 2026. VB Pulse data spanning January through March tells a consistent story: the market stopped adding retrieval layers and started fixing the ones it already ...
Education Week

Kindergartners Aren’t Talking Enough in Class. Why That Matters

It’s not unusual for kindergarten teachers to spend a chunk of their school days trying to get their young learners to stop talking. Advice on managing classroom noise is easy to find. Far rarer, ...
CNET

Why Use a Proxy Server? Benefits, Drawbacks and Common Use Cases

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...
WTKR

VB school leaders weigh Chromebook use in early grades

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — School leaders in Virginia Beach are considering whether to scale back Chromebook use for the division’s youngest students. The Virginia Beach City Public Schools currently ...
The Grio

From first class to self-preservation: Why Gabriella Karefa-Johnson’s travel story struck a nerve

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson says she recently downgraded herself from first class to business class on a flight to Milan after what she described as “persistent micro-aggressions” and substandard service ...