Microsoft decouples .NET Framework 3.5 from Windows

The classic .NET Framework 3.5 will no longer be an optional Windows component in the future, but a standalone setup.
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ML.NET 3.0 Boosts Deep Learning, Data Processing for .NET-Based AI Apps

Microsoft shipped ML.NET 3.0, enhancing deep learning and data processing scenarios in the company's machine language framework that lets devs create AI-infused apps completely within the .NET ...