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dotnet: Microsoft Agent Framework – Building Blocks for AI Part 3

.NET

2026-05-04

Part 3 of the Microsoft Agent Framework series shows how to build .NET AI agents using tools, multi-turn conversations, memory, and graph-based workflows. It ties together the earlier parts into the framework’s main building blocks for agent development.

security: Breaking the code: Multi-stage ‘code of conduct’ phishing campaign leads to AiTM token compromise

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-04

Microsoft Defender Research documented a large-scale credential theft campaign using code-of-conduct-themed lures, a multi-step phishing chain, and legitimate email services to send authenticated messages from attacker-controlled domains. The campaign led to adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) token compromise.

security: CVE-2026-31431: Copy Fail vulnerability enables Linux root privilege escalation across cloud environments

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-02

Microsoft says CVE-2026-31431 (“Copy Fail”) is a high-severity Linux vulnerability that can be used for root privilege escalation across cloud and Kubernetes environments. The post says a working exploit is already in the wild and urges organizations to detect and mitigate quickly.

azure: [Launched] Update: Egress and data transfer with Azure in the United Kingdom

Azure Updates

2026-05-01

Azure now offers free egress and at-cost data transfer for customers and CSP partners in the UK when transferring data between Azure and non-Azure environments over the internet. This expands an existing Europe transfer model to the United Kingdom.

github: Upcoming deprecation of GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2-Codex

GitHub

2026-05-01

GitHub says it will deprecate GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2-Codex across GitHub Copilot experiences, including Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions. The notice says GPT-5.2-Codex is excepted in Copilot, but no replacement or timeline details are included in the provided text.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Pod-Level Resource Managers (Alpha)

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-01

Kubernetes v1.36 adds Pod-Level Resource Managers as an alpha feature, extending Topology, CPU, and Memory Managers to work from pod-level resource specs instead of only per-container allocations. It is intended for mixed pods that need NUMA-aligned exclusive resources for some containers while keeping lightweight sidecars in a pod-level shared pool.

security: Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, expands capabilities and integrations

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-01

Microsoft announced general availability of Agent 365 and previewed new features for discovering and managing shadow AI agents, including local agents such as OpenClaw and Claude Code.