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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Late-February 2026 Azure SQL updates add a database object search feature to the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Late-February 2026 preview updates for Azure SQL add in-dialog database management actions and introduce flat-file import support in the MSSQL extension.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Geo‑redundant backups for Premium SSD v2 in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports configuring geo-redundant automated backups when using Premium SSD v2 disks (public preview). This adds a disaster-recovery option by storing backups in a geo-redundant manner.

github: GitHub Copilot CLI is now generally available

GitHub

2026-02-25

GitHub Copilot CLI is now generally available for all paid GitHub Copilot subscribers.

github: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.20 release candidate is available

GitHub

2026-02-24

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.20 release candidate is available. The changelog post indicates improvements in deployment efficiency, monitoring, code security, and policy management, but provides no concrete details in the provided excerpt.

dotnet: The Dongle Died at Midnight – WinForms Agent Saved my German Mom’s Business Trip

.NET

2026-02-24

A .NET Blog post describing how the author used a WinForms agent/AI-assisted development workflow to quickly build a replacement time-study app after a hardware dongle failed during a business trip.

github: CodeQL adds Go 1.26 and Kotlin 2.3.10 support and improves query accuracy

GitHub

2026-02-24

CodeQL 2.24.2 adds support for Go 1.26 and Kotlin 2.3.10, and includes query accuracy improvements.

github: Dependabot can group updates by dependency name across multiple directories

GitHub

2026-02-24

Dependabot can now group update PRs by dependency name across multiple directories in a repository.

github: GitHub Code Quality: Organization-level dashboard in public preview

GitHub

2026-02-24

GitHub Code Quality added an organization-level dashboard in public preview to view code health across repositories with Code Quality enabled.

github: Repository dashboard is now generally available

GitHub

2026-02-24

GitHub’s repository dashboard has moved from public preview to general availability. It lets users find, filter, and save custom views of repositories they can access.

security: Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-24

Microsoft reports a developer-targeting campaign that used malicious Next.js repositories to achieve remote code execution and establish command-and-control via normal build workflows, aiming to blend into routine development activity.

security: Scaling security operations with Microsoft Defender autonomous defense and expert-led services

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-24

Guide-style post arguing that manual SOC processes and legacy tools can’t keep up with AI-enabled attacks, and positioning Microsoft Defender’s autonomous capabilities plus expert-led services as the proposed approach.