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github: Easily apply Copilot code review feedback with Copilot cloud agent

GitHub

2026-05-19

GitHub renamed Copilot code review’s "Implement suggestion" button to "Fix with Copilot". The updated flow now includes a UI dialog for more control when applying suggestions with the Copilot cloud agent.

github: Upcoming deprecation of Python 3.9 for Dependabot

GitHub

2026-05-19

Dependabot will stop supporting Python 3.9 on June 23, 2026 because Python 3.9 has reached end of life. Users still on 3.9 may see Dependabot issues after the cutoff.

github: Gemini 3.5 Flash is generally available for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-05-19

Gemini 3.5 Flash is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. GitHub says it is rolling out broadly and positions it as a Flash-tier model with near-Pro coding quality, but the note does not include technical details beyond that.

github: Expanded OIDC support for Dependabot and code scanning

GitHub

2026-05-19

Dependabot and code scanning now support OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication for organization-level private registries on Cloudsmith and Google Artifact Registry.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Evaluate feature rollouts with Azure App Configuration Scorecards

Azure Updates

2026-05-19

Azure App Configuration has added scorecards in public preview. The feature uses telemetry to show how feature flag variants are performing in production so teams can assess rollout impact.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cache volumes

Azure Updates

2026-05-19

Azure NetApp Files cache volumes are now generally available. The feature adds cloud-based cache volumes that store only the most actively accessed data from an external origin volume.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Network Watcher rule impact analyser

Azure Updates

2026-05-19

Azure Network Watcher rule impact analyzer is now generally available. It lets you assess the potential effect of NSG or security admin rule changes on live network traffic before applying them.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Virtual Network updates – default limits increased for NSGs and route tables

Azure Updates

2026-05-19

Azure Virtual Network now has higher default platform limits for NSGs and route tables. The defaults are 2,000 security rules per NSG, 6,000 addresses or ports per NSG rule, and 1,000 routes per route table.

ai: How to run evals for the model router

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-05-19

The post explains how to evaluate the Foundry model router using an open-source GitHub repo for router-aware eval pipelines. It covers running quality, cost, and latency evaluations.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Mock runs for Azure Storage Actions – Validate before you execute

Azure Updates

2026-05-19

Azure Storage Actions now supports mock runs in general availability. This lets users simulate task execution at full scale before making any changes to Azure Blob or Data Lake Storage.

security: Exposing Fox Tempest: A malware-signing service operation

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-05-19

Microsoft says Fox Tempest is a financially motivated threat actor running a malware-signing-as-a-service operation used by other cybercriminals to help distribute malicious code, including ransomware. The service has been linked to groups such as Vanilla Tempest and Storm.

devops+ai: 🔥The Orchestrator Pattern - Turning CLAUDE.md Into an Autonomous Agent Team Pipeline🔥

Let's do DevOps

2026-05-19

The article presents an “orchestrator pattern” for using CLAUDE.md to coordinate multiple autonomous agents across the software delivery lifecycle. It frames the approach as a way to delegate SDLC tasks to agent pipelines.