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ai: DPO Fine-Tuning Using Microsoft Foundry SDK

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-02-13

Microsoft Foundry published a guide on using the Foundry SDK to fine-tune LLMs with Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) to better align outputs with human preferences.

github: Show profile names (first and last name) alongside user handles

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub now lets enterprise and organization admins choose whether to display users’ profile names (first and last) alongside their handles across the enterprise UI.

github: New repository settings for configuring pull request access

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub added two new repository settings to control how a repo accepts contributions via pull requests, including an option to disable pull requests entirely.

github: Network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub announced upcoming network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent, which runs background tasks in its own GitHub Actions-powered environment.

github: GitHub Agentic Workflows are now in technical preview

GitHub

2026-02-13

GitHub introduced Agentic Workflows in technical preview, enabling AI agents to run repository automation tasks inside GitHub Actions. Workflows can be authored in Markdown rather than YAML, delegating task planning/execution to the agent.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: AKS support for Kubernetes version 1.34

Azure Updates

2026-02-13

AKS now generally supports Kubernetes v1.34. The upstream v1.34 release includes 58 enhancements across feature maturity levels.

security: Copilot Studio agent security: Top 10 risks you can detect and prevent

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-12

Microsoft outlines 10 common security risks in Copilot Studio agents and pairs each with suggested detection and mitigation approaches using Microsoft Defender. The focus is on preventing exposure from configuration, access, and orchestration weaknesses.

security: Your complete guide to Microsoft experiences at RSAC™ 2026 Conference

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-12

Microsoft announced its presence at the RSAC 2026 Conference and positioned its show-floor content around “Frontier Firms,” described as human-led and agent-operated organizations.

k8s: Spotlight on SIG Architecture: API Governance

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-02-12

Interview with Jordan Liggitt describing SIG Architecture’s API Governance subproject: it defines and enforces conventions across Kubernetes API surfaces to balance stability/compatibility with ongoing evolution.

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

Azure Updates

2026-02-11

Mid-February 2026 Azure SQL preview adds new Visual Studio Code publishing support for SQL Projects and introduces a Connections Migration dialog to import existing workflows.

github: GitHub Mobile: Model picker for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2026-02-11

GitHub Mobile now lets Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers select an AI model when starting a Copilot coding agent session.

dotnet: GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026

.NET

2026-02-11

GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET is generally available in Visual Studio 18.3, adding an AI-assisted workflow to generate and iterate on unit tests directly in the IDE.