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 ...

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I spent the last week of March 2026 in San Francisco talking to CTOs, CPOs, and engineering leaders from companies of every ...