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vscode: December 2025 (version 1.108)

Visual Studio Code

2026-01-08

The December 2025 Visual Studio Code release (version 1.108) introduces a set of updates, improvements, and fixes. The full release notes detail editor and tooling enhancements, performance and accessibility work, and changes relevant to extensions and development workflows.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: A Better Way to Pass Service Account Tokens to CSI Drivers

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-07

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces a beta opt-in for delivering CSI-requested service account tokens in the NodePublishVolumeRequest secrets field rather than volume_context. This change (controlled by serviceAccountTokenInSecrets in the CSIDriver spec) fixes accidental token exposure in logs, is opt-in to preserve compatibility, and includes guidance and a safe rollout sequence for CSI driver authors.

dotnet: Secure and Intelligent: Queryable Encryption and Vector Search in MongoDB EF Core Provider

.NET

2026-01-07

The MongoDB EF Core provider adds support for Queryable Encryption and Vector Search, letting .NET developers encrypt sensitive data while still running queries against it and build AI-powered semantic search applications directly using EF Core.

security: Explore the latest Microsoft Incident Response proactive services for enhanced resilience

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-01-07

Microsoft Incident Response has introduced new proactive services that use expert‑led preparation and advanced intelligence to convert security uncertainty into operational readiness and improved organizational resilience.

github: Gemini 3 Flash is now available in Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse

GitHub

2026-01-06

GitHub released Gemini 3 Flash in public preview for GitHub Copilot Chat inside Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse, available to Copilot Enterprise, Copilot Business, Copilot Pro, and Copilot Pro+ users.

security: Phishing actors exploit complex routing and misconfigurations to spoof domains

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-01-06

Threat actors are exploiting complex mail routing and misconfigured anti-spoof protections to send phishing emails that appear to come from internal senders.

security: Introducing the Microsoft Defender Experts Suite: Elevate your security with expert-led services

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-01-06

Microsoft announced the Microsoft Defender Experts Suite, an integrated collection of expert-led services designed to help security teams respond to and keep pace with modern cyberattacks, as described on the Microsoft Security Blog.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: Extended Toleration Operators to Support Numeric Comparisons (Alpha)

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-05

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces Extended Toleration Operators (alpha) that add numeric comparison operators Gt and Lt to spec.tolerations. This lets tolerations compare numeric taint values (e.g., failure-probability, gpu-compute-score, disk-iops, cost-per-hour) so schedulers can make threshold-based placement decisions while preserving taint/toleration semantics (centralized node-side policy and eviction via NoExecute). The feature is gated, supports all taint effects, has specific numeric format rules, and is experimental — feedback and further enhancements (CEL, autoscaling integration, graduation) are planned.

dotnet: Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026

.NET

2026-01-05

Practical introduction for .NET developers to using generative AI and large language models from C# in 2026, covering modern tooling, SDKs, patterns, and best practices to build safe, efficient, and maintainable AI-enabled applications on the .NET platform.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.35: New level of efficiency with in-place Pod restart

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-02

Kubernetes v1.35 introduces an alpha feature, Restart All Containers (enabled with the RestartAllContainersOnContainerExits feature gate), which adds a RestartAllContainers action to container restart rules to perform a fast, in-place full Pod restart that preserves Pod UID, IP, sandbox and volumes while re-running init, sidecar and application containers.

github: Reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners usage

GitHub

2026-01-01

GitHub has reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners — price cuts of up to 39% are now in effect; the change was announced on December 16, 2025.