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

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-05-31

May 2026 Microsoft Foundry updates include trace-based evaluation for any agent on any cloud, new catalog models (Grok 4.3 and DeepSeek V4), GPT-5 Reinforcement Fine-Tuning at gated GA, and several platform and SDK additions. The post also notes GA for Managed VNET and Content Understanding improvements, plus Foundry Local updates and a new azure-ai-projects release.

security: Malicious npm packages abuse dependency confusion to profile developer environments

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-30

Microsoft reports a dependency confusion campaign using 33 malicious npm packages to collect reconnaissance data from developer and build environments. The post outlines the attack chain, attacker tradecraft, and detection opportunities for identifying related activity.

github: Copilot usage metrics API adds cohorts for AI adoption

GitHub

2026-05-29

GitHub’s Copilot usage metrics API now classifies engaged users into AI adoption cohorts, giving teams a more detailed view of how Copilot is being used. The change is intended to help measure adoption beyond simple activity counts.

security: Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-29

Microsoft says it was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection. The post provides no product changes, feature updates, or technical release details.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Site Recovery Support for Performance Plus Managed Disks

Azure Updates

2026-05-29

Azure Site Recovery now supports replication of virtual machines that use Performance Plus-enabled managed disks. The preview applies to Premium SSD, Standard SSD, and Standard HDD managed disks with Performance Plus capability.

security: Typosquatted npm packages used to steal cloud and CI/CD secrets

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-29

Microsoft describes the Mini Shai-Hulud campaign, where malicious typosquatted npm packages were used to steal cloud and CI/CD credentials from developer environments. The post outlines the attack chain, detection opportunities, and mitigation guidance.

github: Hard budget limits now available for GitHub Advanced Security

GitHub

2026-05-28

GitHub Advanced Security now supports hard budget limits for GHAS SKUs, allowing enterprise admins and billing managers to prevent teams from exceeding allocated license budgets. This applies to license-based GHAS products.

github: CodeQL 2.25.5 improves query accuracy for GitHub Actions

GitHub

2026-05-28

CodeQL 2.25.5 was released with query accuracy improvements for GitHub Actions, along with additional accuracy improvements across C/C++.

github: Claude Opus 4.8 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-05-28

Claude Opus 4.8 is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. GitHub says early testing showed improved code understanding and generation compared with earlier models.

security: The Gentlemen ransomware: Dissecting a self-propagating Go encryptor

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-28

Microsoft Threat Intelligence analyzed The Gentlemen, a Go-based ransomware used by Storm-2697 affiliates. It uses per-file ephemeral key encryption and a self-propagation module to spread across networks through simultaneous lateral movement techniques.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Application Gateway for Containers – Service Mesh integration with Istio

Azure Updates

2026-05-28

Application Gateway for Containers service mesh integration with Istio is now generally available. It automates mTLS connectivity for secure north-south traffic into workloads running in an Istio service mesh.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Multiparty private offers in Microsoft Marketplace expand to 30 countries in Europe

Azure Updates

2026-05-27

Microsoft Marketplace multiparty private offers are now generally available in 30 European countries. The update lets partners procure third-party cloud and AI solutions for customers and helps software companies expand into new markets through existing partner relationships.