I'd be impressed if the entire press release turns out to be the AI

It's the university of Reading after all, that means they must have outsourced the other half. (ok, cheap shot, I just could not resist)

I'm surprised there isn't a "java" with some sort of coffee +liqueur.

or

Lua Kahlua.

Having been through the system I can probably guess what he did wrong. F1 status requires that you show no intent to stay. If he had declared that Microsoft was sponsoring an H1B prior to re-entry and we as attempting to enter with a F1, then he broke the F1 rules.

If you break any rules you are pretty much SOL.