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Windows Subsystem for Linux comes to the Microsoft Store for everyone

TechSpot

Four years after the initial release, the compatibility layer known as Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has become an integral part of Windows. As announced by Microsoft Program Manager Craig Loewen, the Microsoft Store version of WSL is dropping its "Preview" label and becoming generally available to the public.

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Microsoft transforms the Windows Subsystem for Linux into a Windows 11 app

The Verge

Microsoft has transformed the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into an app that you can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. Microsoft enabled Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers last year, and features like this will be available immediately in the Microsoft Store in the future.

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Join Architects, Planners, Program Managers, Data Scientists at 4th Annual Cloudera Federal Forum in DC 25 Feb

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Hittle is a Level III, top-ranked, Acquisition Program Manager and Systems Planning Research, Development, and Engineering Professional. Before entering the land of Big Data, Alex spent the better part of ten years wrangling Linux server farms and writing Perl as a contractor to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice.

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Microsoft’s new Android antivirus app is now available in preview

The Verge

Scans are instantly performed detect malware and potentially unwanted applications (PUA),” explains Kanishka Srivastava , a senior program manager at Microsoft. “If If a safe app is downloaded, the end user will see a lightweight notification letting them know the app is clean.”. Microsoft’s antivirus software for Android. “In

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.

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White House Launches AI Cyber Challenge to Enhance Security Posture

SecureWorld News

Perri Adams, a DARPA Program Manager and speaker at Black Hat this year, shared the surprise announcement on X (Twitter): I'm delighted to join @thedarktangent at the opening of @BlackHatEvents to announce AIxCC for the first time. The AI Cyber Challenge features two distinct tracks for participation.

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Microsoft Edge now automatically generates image labels for screen readers

The Verge

“When a screen reader finds an image without a label, that image can be automatically processed by machine learning (ML) algorithms to describe the image in words and capture any text it contains,” explains Travis Leithead , a program manager on Microsoft’s Edge platform team.