Microsoft has released version 1.0 of its open-source Agent Framework, positioning it as the production-ready evolution of the project introduced in October 2025 by combining Semantic Kernel ...

A quick hands-on proof of concept shows how Visual Studio's new custom-agent framework can be aimed at a real Blazor project, along with what else is new in the March update.

Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings have agreed to an all-stock merger valued at approximately $22 billion that will create a life insurance, annuity, wealth and asset management company ...