In time for the holidays comes the incredible story of a stranger using GoFundMe to change a live. Encountering 88-year-old Army Veteran Ed Bambas working at a local grocery store in Detroit, Australian content creator and TikToker Samuel Weidenhofer decided to try and raise some money to allow the man to retire. The veteran, who […] The post TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment appeared first on Good News Network.

This post introduces the architecture and evaluation methodology and results behind Microsoft’s Sales Research Agent. Its technical innovations distinguish the Sales Research Agent from other available offerings, from multi-agent orchestration and multi-model support to advanced techniques for schema intelligence, self-correction and validation. In determining how best to evaluate the Sales Research Agent, Microsoft reviewed existing AI benchmarks and ultimately decided to create the Sales Research Bench, a new benchmark purpose-built to measure the quality of AI-powered Sales Research on business data, in alignment with the business questions, needs, and priorities of sales leaders. The post Sales Research Agent & Sales Research Bench appeared first on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog.

From Austria comes the story of 3 ‘rebel’ nuns who left an elderly care home and broke into the historic abbey where they had lived their entire adult lives. While doing so they made headlines worldwide, amassed a captivated and supportive following on social media of over 100,000 people who cheered them on as they […] The post 3 Rebel Nuns Escape Senior Home to Return to Their Abbey – Prompting a Win in Showdown with Church appeared first on Good News Network.

Going a level deeper than a basic semantic search talk, we’ll explore semantic search, how to implement it in your app, and how to ingest data at scale to support your application’s AI needs. ✅ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:50 Demo ✅ Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/vector-search-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver17 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/ai/vectors?view=sql-server-ver17 https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-sql-db-vector-search About Joseph D'Antoni: Joseph D'Antoni is an Principal Consultant at Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting. He is recognized as a VMWare vExpert and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, and has over 20 years of experience working in both Fortune 500 and smaller firms. He has worked extensively on database platforms and cloud technologies and has specific expertise in performance tuning, infrastructure, and disaster recovery. About MVPs: Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems. MVPs make up a global community of over 4,000 technical experts and community leaders across 90 countries/regions and are driven by their passion, community spirit, and quest for knowledge. Above all and in addition to their amazing technical abilities, MVPs are always willing to help others - that's what sets them apart. Learn more: https://aka.ms/mvpprogram 📌 Let's connect: Twitter: Anna Hoffman, https://twitter.com/AnalyticAnna Twitter: AzureSQL, https://aka.ms/azuresqltw 🔴 To watch other MVP Edition episodes, see our playlist: https://aka.ms/dataexposedmvps To check out even more Data Exposed episodes, see our playlist: https://aka.ms/dataexposedyt 🔔 Subscribe to our channels for even more SQL tips: Microsoft Azure SQL: https://aka.ms/msazuresqlyt Microsoft SQL Server: https://aka.ms/mssqlserveryt Microsoft Developer: https://aka.ms/microsoftdeveloperyt #AzureSQL #SQLServer

Move data from Files Shares and NAS Storage into Azure Object and File storage with minimal disruption. The post Fully managed cloud-to-cloud transfers with Azure Storage Mover appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Two macaques learned to keep time with various songs, which might point to how humans got their sense of rhythm. But some scientists doubt that the primates’ feat, which required extensive instruction, can give evolutionary clues

In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill. Researchers in Australia and France meticulously (and safely) recorded dozens of species across the three families of venomous snakes mid-bite. They found that these snakes have important differences in how they attack their victims and deliver venom. The findings represent the most extensive documentation of venomous snake bites collected yet, the researchers say, and offer insight into the different ways these slithery reptiles have evolved to hunt their prey. All told, they recorded 36 species and more than 100 bites. For the extra squeamish, don’t worry: the snakes only bit a piece of ballistics gel wrapped around a cylinder intended to mimic prey. Tap our link in bio to read the full story. Story: Ed Cara Video: Adriano Contreras #snakes #venom #viper #rattlesnake #science #reptile We come from the future. https://gizmodo.com Follow us. https://twitter.com/gizmodo https://instagram.com/gizmodo https://facebook.com/gizmodo

South Korean scientists recently determined that patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) showed approximately double the Parkinson’s disease incidence. If that doesn’t sound like good news, it’s because you haven’t heard what they found next. Researchers from Korea University Ansan Hospital and collaborators then found that among those RLS patients, those who were treated with […] The post Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Parkinson’s Risk–Making it a Perfect Case for Early Treatment appeared first on Good News Network.

With Microsoft Project Online retiring in September 2026, many organizations are now considering what comes next. The decision isn’t just about replacing a familiar tool—it’s about selecting a solution that supports your business model for the future. For organizations managing service-based operations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations delivers the capabilities, flexibility, and innovation to support that evolution.  The post What’s Next: Why Project Online Customers Should Evaluate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations  appeared first on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog.

During restorations at the Palace of Westminster in London, excavations have revealed a trove of historic objects, the oldest of which date to around 4300 B.C.E.

A fall from a 10 foot ladder triggered a cascade of neurological problems that might have left an Ontario man paralyzed on his right side for life. But working with a device that delivers an electrical shock through the tongue has allowed him to recover movement and speech, and even has him looking towards a […] The post Tongue-Zapping Device Does More in 6 Months Than 4 Years of Normal Stroke Rehabilitation appeared first on Good News Network.

C and C++ have powered software for decades, but they also come with some baggage. Michael Howard explains why Rust is changing the game by catching memory safety issues before your code even runs. Learn more: https://msft.it/6052shhso

The Customer Intent, Customer Knowledge Management, Case Management, and Quality Evaluation agents for Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Dynamics 365 Contact Center help contact centers transform customer experiences across self-service and human-assisted service. • The Customer Intent Agent enables evergreen self-service by continuously discovering new intents from past and current customer conversations across all channels, mapping issues and corresponding resolutions maintained by the agent in a library. • The Customer Knowledge Management Agent helps ensures knowledge articles are kept perpetually up-to-date by analyzing case notes, transcripts, summaries and other artifacts from human-assisted cases to uncover insights. • The Case Management Agent streamlines case management to reduce handle time and ease the workload on service representatives. • Quality Evaluation Agent assesses cases and conversations, providing quality scores and detailed evaluation insights to help supervisors take informed actions that enhance overall service quality. Read more at https://msft.it/6058sAhiK #Microsoft #Dynamics365 #Copilot

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Even if cancer can survive chemotherapy, it’s no match, at least for a moment, for the smile that shines from underneath a pile of puppies. Pile of Puppies is a Portland-based nonprofit that brings large litters of puppies to the homes of chronically or terminally-ill children. It was founded by Jennifer Trepanier, a woman who […] The post A Pile of Puppies Treatment Cheers Up Seriously Ill Kids with Bundles of Cozy Joy appeared first on Good News Network.

Agents for developers just leveled up. Govind Kamtamneni shares how they’re moving beyond code suggestions to handling tasks, fixing issues, and even opening the door to a wave of open source extensions. More about SRE Agent: https://msft.it/6055t6E7S

Explore five Charleston area landmarks where America’s founding ideals and enduring heritage come vividly to life

Their mother often boasted to her three sons that she had very valuable comic books upstairs, but they never sought to verify or explore her claim. Now, her Superman No.1 comic book has become the most valuable one ever auctioned, after hauling in $9.1 million on November 20th. Found where treasures often are—in the attic […] The post Superman No.1 Comic Book Found in Mom’s Attic Bags $9.1 Million in Most Valuable Comic Auction Ever appeared first on Good News Network.

Learn how Microsoft Dynamics 365 empowers the employees and HR in the Hire to Retire process flow, including recruiting, onboarding, managing career growth, performance, compensation and more. #MicrosoftDynamics365 #ERP

  If you've ever struggled with bulk-editing Power BI models, wished you could version control your semantic models properly, or wanted to share reusable model components with your team, you're in for a treat. The Tabular Model Definition Language (TMDL) view in Power BI Desktop is transforming how developers work with semantic models, and it might just become your new favorite feature. In this post, I'll walk you through the practical benefits of TMDL view with real-world examples that demonstrate why this feature deserves a spot in every Power BI developer's toolkit.      

The vestibular system, a set of structures in the inner ears that helps with balance, may grant the birds their special ability

The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat.  OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users surf the web using natural language, and even includes an “agent mode” that can complete tasks autonomously. It’s one of the biggest browser launches in recent memory, but it’s debuting […]

A Portland man found himself homeless at 44 years of age, along with his dog and a 250-lbs. pet pig. But the fire department’s special homeless assistance team got the man and arranged for a trip home to his family in Chicago, and for the Roscoe the pig, a spot in the state’s largest farm […] The post Sanctuary Takes in Homeless Man’s Pet Pig Adopted by Deceased Wife Until He Recovers appeared first on Good News Network.

Agents for developers just leveled up. Govind Kamtamneni shares how they’re moving beyond code suggestions to handling tasks, fixing issues, and even opening the door to a wave of open source extensions. More about SRE Agent: https://msft.it/6052t6EAM