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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Event Grid as a destination for Stripe events now in Public Preview

Azure Updates

2026-04-10

Azure Event Grid is now in public preview as a destination for Stripe events. Developers can route Stripe events into Event Grid to build event-driven architectures without managing webhook infrastructure or custom brokers.

github: Copilot cloud agent’s validation tools are now 20% faster

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub says the validation tools used by Copilot cloud agent are now 20% faster. The tools include CodeQL, the GitHub Advisory Database, secret scanning, and Copilot code review.

ai: What’s new in Microsoft Foundry | March 2026

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-04-09

March 2026 Foundry updates include Agent Service GA with private networking, new GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 Mini models, Priority Processing, Phi-4 Reasoning Vision, SDK 2.0 GA across major languages, additional Fireworks AI and NVIDIA Nemotron models, and third-party guardrails from Palo Alto and Zenity.

github: Ask Copilot in security assessments now available

GitHub

2026-04-09

GitHub added an Ask Copilot entry point in security assessment results, letting organization admins and security managers get contextual explanations and next-step guidance directly from secret risk assessment and Code Security risk assessment views.

security: The agentic SOC—Rethinking SecOps for the next decade

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-04-09

Microsoft describes a future SOC model where autonomous defense handles machine-speed response, agents provide context and coordination, and human analysts focus on judgment, risk, and outcomes.

ai: Foundry Local is now Generally Available

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-04-09

Microsoft says Foundry Local is now generally available for running AI inference on-device. The announcement emphasizes local deployment, privacy, and no per-token costs.

github: New Low Quality option in the Hide comment menu

GitHub

2026-04-09

GitHub moderators can now mark hidden comments as Low Quality from the Hide comment menu. The option is available on issues, discussions, pull requests, and commits.

github: New Sort by control added to Notifications

GitHub

2026-04-09

GitHub Notifications now includes a new “Sort by” control with two options: “Newest to oldest” and “Oldest to newest.” The default behavior remains “Newest to oldest.”

github: Repository member role labels now in pull request list view

GitHub

2026-04-09

GitHub now shows repository member role labels inline in the pull request list view for public repositories. Labels such as First-time contributor, Contributor, and Member appear directly in the list.

github: Release information in issue sidebar and default values for project fields

GitHub

2026-04-09

GitHub added release tracking details to the issue sidebar, configurable default values for project fields, and faster navigation between related issues.

security: Investigating Storm-2755: “Payroll pirate” attacks targeting Canadian employees

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-04-09

Microsoft reports on Storm-2755, a financially motivated threat actor targeting Canadian employee accounts to access profile data and redirect salary payments to attacker-controlled accounts. The post is based on observations from Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART).

security: Intent redirection vulnerability in third-party SDK exposed millions of Android wallets to potential risk

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-04-09

Microsoft says a severe Android intent-redirection flaw in a widely used third-party SDK exposed sensitive user data across millions of apps, including Android wallets. The post explains the issue, its risk, and recommends updating affected SDKs to reduce exposure.