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k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Advancing Workload-Aware Scheduling

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-13

Kubernetes v1.36 introduces a redesigned workload-aware scheduling model with separate Workload and PodGroup APIs, a dedicated PodGroup scheduling cycle for gang scheduling, topology-aware placement, workload-aware preemption, DRA ResourceClaim support for PodGroups, and initial Job controller integration. All of these features are alpha and require specific feature gates; the Job integration currently applies only to fixed-size, Indexed Jobs.

github: Start Copilot cloud agent tasks via the REST API

GitHub

2026-05-13

Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users can now start Copilot cloud agent tasks programmatically using a new Agent tasks REST API. The feature is in public preview.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Container Apps Express

Azure Updates

2026-05-13

Azure Container Apps Express is now in public preview. It is presented as a simplified way to deploy and scale applications on Azure without making infrastructure decisions.

dotnet: .NET MAUI Moves to CoreCLR in .NET 11

.NET

2026-05-13

In .NET 11, .NET MAUI apps on Android, iOS, and Mac Catalyst run on CoreCLR by default. This aligns MAUI with the same runtime used across the rest of .NET.

github: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.21 release candidate is available

GitHub

2026-05-13

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.21 release candidate is available. The release focuses on deployment efficiency, monitoring, code security, and policy management, with organization custom properties now generally available.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana in Public, Government (Fairfax) and China

Azure Updates

2026-05-12

Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana are now generally available in Azure Public, Government (Fairfax), and China. The feature brings Grafana-based dashboard creation, editing, and sharing into the Azure Portal.

security: Accelerating detection engineering using AI-assisted synthetic attack logs generation

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-12

Microsoft describes research for generating realistic synthetic attack telemetry from attacker behaviors (TTPs) so detections can be tested at scale without using sensitive data.

dotnet: .NET 11 Preview 4 is now available!

.NET

2026-05-12

The .NET 11 Preview 4 blog post announces the preview release and notes updates across the runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, C#, Entity Framework Core, and related areas. The provided excerpt does not include the specific feature or bug-fix details.

security: Defense at AI speed: Microsoft’s new multi-model agentic security system tops leading industry benchmark

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-12

Microsoft announced MDASH, a new multi-model agentic scanning harness for AI-powered cyber defense. The post says it topped a leading industry benchmark, but provides no technical details in the excerpt.

github: Copilot code review: Comment experience improvements

GitHub

2026-05-12

GitHub updated Copilot code review comments in the new pull requests experience to make them easier to scan and act on. The changes are available to all users opted into that experience and include grouped suggestions, severity levels, and an updated comment layout.

github: April reports are now available to prepare for usage-based billing

GitHub

2026-05-12

GitHub now lets customers download April usage reports to see how Copilot activity maps to AI credits ahead of the new usage-based billing rollout. The billing unit of AI credits is going live on a staged schedule.

dotnet: .NET and .NET Framework May 2026 servicing releases updates

.NET

2026-05-12

Microsoft published a May 2026 recap of servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework. The provided text does not include specific version numbers, fixes, or security details.