Microsoft unveils Microsoft Execution Containers, a Windows-level sandbox for AI agents, and says partners OpenAI, Nvidia, Manus, and Nous Research are using it
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Discussion
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@steipete
Peter Steinberger
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Such a privilege to work with Microsoft to bring claws to enterprises!
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@vincent_koc
Vincent Koc
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OpenClaw is building for the enterprise. Pumped to see OpenClaw embraced into the Microsoft ecosystem here at Microsoft Build. 🦞
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@altryne
Alex Volkov
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BREAKING: @satyanadella just announced a Dev ready windows, including ZSH, intelligent terminal (hello @warpdotdev) and Homebrew on windows + WSL native containers 📦 during $MSFT BUILD This will all make the new RTX Spark machines running local AI loads. [image]
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@jennifermarsman
Jennifer Marsman
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Using Microsoft Execution Containers ( https://github.com/...), you can run OpenClaw natively on Windows, and the sandbox prevented deletion of all files on the Desktop. Running OpenClaw more safely in an enterprise is “pretty dope”. :) https://aka.ms/... [image]
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@pavandavuluri
Pavan Davuluri
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Energized to be back at Build with the developer community and share what we have been building. Today, we're introducing new @Windows capabilities designed to meet developers where they are with less friction and more flexibility, across local and cloud, any language, any
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@openclaw
@openclaw
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“You can run OpenClaw inside your company now.” Annoucing our work with @Microsoft to bring OpenClaw to the Microsoft and Windows ecosystems. Claws now work securly in the enterprise. [image]
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@lowleveltweets
@lowleveltweets
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what the fuck is this company doing bro
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@intcyberdigest
@intcyberdigest
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AI isn't taking our jobs. It's keeping cybersecurity people employed for life.
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@windowsdev
@windowsdev
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We've built containment, identity, and manageability as foundational primitives in the operating system, so you can securely build and run agents, including OpenClaw, on Windows 🙌 Learn more about our #MSBuild news: https://blogs.windows.com/... [image]
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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As someone who enjoys malware and malware accessories, I for one believe this to be incredible news and I applaud Satya Nadella for this As someone who deals with malware defensively, I for one believe this is terrible news and I hate Satya Nadella so much right now it's unreal
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@caseynewton
Casey Newton
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Help, I'm trapped in the Microsoft Execution Container and the walls are closing in [embedded post]
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Luke Hoban
Luke Hoban
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I've been excited about many of the things we've shipped over the last year, across GitHub Copilot CLI, SDK, Cloud Agents, and more. …