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[^2]\n\nMicrosoft's Work Trend Index 2026 report states that 32% of India's workforce are classified as 'Frontier Professionals'. [^3]\n\nDevices running Project Zenith will allow developers to run 30B+ parameter models locally and unmetered. [^4]\n\nLogan Iyer, CVP of Windows platform and developer at Microsoft, stated that Project Zenith devices come with a preconfigured Windows setup for development and a set of tools curated for what developers reach for first. [^5]\n\nProject Zenith is designed for new developer-focused devices equipped with 64GB or more of unified memory. [^6]\n\nGrant Kirkhope said he thinks Rare is unlikely to develop the next Banjo-Kazooie game because it has many other projects, and he suggested Day 4 Night Studios as a suitable developer, noting he is involved in music for that studio's game Bradley the Badger. [^7]\n\nGrant Kirkhope said Rare has rejected various proposals for the Banjo-Kazooie franchise, including an idea for an animated series based on the characters. [^8]\n\nGrant Kirkhope said that while he previously believed there was no chance for another Banjo-Kazooie game, he now thinks there is a small possibility. [^9]\n\nThe same Work Trend Index 2026 found that 78% of India's AI users report that AI enables work that was not possible a year ago, compared with 58% of AI users globally. [^10]\n\nAttackers held access inside Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile operator, for at least seven months before the takedown in December 2023. [^11]\n\nIn 2024, Ukraine recorded 4,315 registered cyber incidents with 59 classified as critical, compared to 2,543 incidents in the previous year with 364 considered serious. 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