Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify ...
GitHub

transparent-data-encryption-byok-database-level-geo-replication-restore.md

Database Level TDE CMK is available for Azure SQL Database (all SQL Database editions). It is not available for Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on-premises, Azure VMs, and Azure Synapse ...
InfoWorld

A better way to work with SQL Server

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...
Fast Company

‘I violated every principle I was given’: An AI agent deleted a software company’s entire database. It may not be the AI’s fault

Another cautionary tale about AI has hit social media. This time, a software company’s founder is claiming that a Claude-powered version of AI coding tool Cursor deleted his entire production database ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI’s Token Economy Revolution Creates New China Tech Winners

China’s cheap artificial intelligence models are rapidly attracting global users and creating new winners in the nation’s stock market. As AI development increasingly focuses on performing a diverse ...
TechCrunch

This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant

“Give me tokens. Just give me tokens. I want them fast. I want them cheap. I want them now.” That’s the mantra for developers building software on generative AI models, or at least what Parasail CEO ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft Expands Azure Database Cost-Saving Options with New Cross-Service Savings Plans

Azure database savings plans cut cloud costs across SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Cosmos DB. Unlike reservations, Azure savings plans offer cross-region, cross-service flexibility with simpler pricing.
GeekWire

Job candidates are starting to negotiate AI token budgets, changing the dynamics of hiring

Charles Lamanna (left), Microsoft’s executive vice president of Business Applications & Agents, interviewed by GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop at GeekWire’s Agents of Transformation event at Block 41 ...
Business Insider

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang can't stop talking about tokens. Here's what they are and how they're reshaping AI budgets.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks at the company's GTC conference had a recurring theme: AI tokens. In a conversation with analysts on Tuesday, Huang framed future computers as "manufacturing ...
Reuters

Alibaba shakeup hints at an AI business model

HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - How do you make money from artificial intelligence? The question has plagued both U.S. and Chinese technology giants from OpenAI to Alibaba (9988.HK), ...
Redmond Magazine

Azure SQL Managed Instance Gains General Availability of SQL Server 2025 Update Policy

Azure SQL Managed Instance gains SQL Server 2025 update policy control. GA policy balances new engine features with operational stability governance. Enhanced update management supports enterprise ...