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ai: A Developer’s Guide to Managing Models, Cost and Quality in Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft describes a model lifecycle for Foundry focused on selecting models, evaluating quality, controlling cost, operating safely, and iterating as production needs evolve. The post is a high-level guide rather than a product changelog.

security: Microsoft Build 2026: Securing code, agents, and models across the development lifecycle

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft says Build 2026 introduced MDASH and additional security capabilities aimed at securing code, agents, and models across the development lifecycle. The post frames these updates as support for fast AI development with security controls built in.

ai: Build and run agents at scale with Microsoft Foundry at Build 2026

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft Foundry is presented as a platform for building, deploying, and operating production-ready agents. The post highlights Agent Framework, Toolboxes, hosted agents, Microsoft 365 distribution, observability, and agent optimization.

ai: Foundry IQ: Build smarter agents faster with unified knowledge and serverless retrieval

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Foundry IQ is presented as a way to ground agents in unified enterprise knowledge using serverless retrieval. The post emphasizes improved agentic retrieval quality and production-ready security.

ai: Build agents you can trust across any framework with open evals and a control standard

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft describes a set of tools for building AI agents with open evaluations, portable runtime controls, observability, and security workflows that are intended to work across frameworks. The post focuses on trust and control for agent development rather than a single framework-specific feature set.

ai: Azure Translator: Improving Translation Quality with Adaptive Datasets and Few‑Shot Learning

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Azure Translator now supports adaptive translation to improve domain-specific output using a small set of examples, without training a model. The post focuses on creating an adaptive dataset and using few-shot learning for terminology-sensitive translations.

ai: Azure Translator API Version 2026‑06‑06 (GA): Supporting Multilingual Applications with Flexible Translation Options

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Azure Translator API version 2026-06-06 is now generally available. It adds flexible translation options intended to combine NMT speed, LLM-style fluency, and adaptive translation in a single API.

ai: What’s new in Microsoft Foundry | Build Edition

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft Build 2026 introduces several Microsoft Foundry updates for agent developers, including hosted runtimes, Toolboxes, memory, Voice Live, Foundry IQ, new models, managed compute, and added trust, evaluation, and observability features.

commandline: Composing a new platform for agent-first devices

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-06-02

The article states that new interaction technology will enable new categories of computers. No additional technical details are provided in the excerpt.

commandline: Five ways we’re confusing AI capability and AI reality—and how to bridge the gap

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-06-02

Microsoft partnered with Lectures on Tap for Build on Tap, where CTO Kevin Scott discussed a perceived gap between AI capability and how AI is actually being used. The piece frames this as a disconnect between industry expectations and operational reality.

github: Introducing Copilot CLI and agentic capabilities enhancements in JetBrains IDEs

GitHub

2026-06-02

GitHub added Copilot CLI support to Copilot for JetBrains IDEs and expanded agentic capabilities in the IDE integration. The update focuses on new Copilot CLI session features plus additional workflow improvements.

github: Gemini models in Copilot CLI, cloud agent, and the Copilot app

GitHub

2026-06-02

GitHub added Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) and Gemini 3.5 Flash to more Copilot surfaces. The models are now available in Copilot CLI, Copilot cloud agent, and the GitHub Copilot app.