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June (12)

github: GitHub Desktop 3.6: Worktrees and deeper Copilot integration

GitHub

2026-06-26

GitHub Desktop 3.6 adds Git worktree support and expands GitHub Copilot integration for commit authoring and merge conflict resolution. It brings more of the Git workflow into Desktop.

aks: Release - 2026-06-19

Release notes from AKS

2026-06-25

AKS 2026-06-19 adds Kubernetes 1.36 GA/LTS, Application Gateway for Containers GA, and several platform updates including FIPS on Ubuntu 22.04, CVM with Azure Linux GA, and multiple CSI/CNI/component patch upgrades. It also changes some defaults and validations, including Istio CNI behavior for new asm-1-30 installs, dual-stack IPv6 CIDR derivation, and stricter checks for gMSA and FIPS/Kata combinations.

security: Photo ZIP campaign targeting hospitality industry delivers Node.js implant for persistent access

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-06-25

Microsoft Threat Intelligence reported an active multi-stage intrusion campaign targeting hospitality organizations in Europe and Asia. The attackers use photo-themed ZIP archives and fake image shortcut files to deploy a persistent Node.js implant and avoid detection.

k8s: Introducing the Cluster API plugin for Headlamp

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-06-25

Headlamp now has an alpha Cluster API plugin that adds visual management and debugging views for CAPI resources inside the UI. It covers cluster health, resource hierarchies, scaling, bootstrap config inspection, topology awareness, map view, and inline Prometheus metrics support.

github: Copilot code review: Analysis depth and efficiency updates

GitHub

2026-06-25

Copilot code review now uses built-in file exploration tools from the Copilot CLI and SDK. GitHub says this improves review cost efficiency without changing the existing workflow.

github: Enterprise-managed settings now support strictKnownMarketplaces in VS Code and GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub

2026-06-25

GitHub added enterprise-managed support for `strictKnownMarketplaces` in VS Code and GitHub Copilot CLI. The setting is in public preview and lets enterprises control which plugins users can install.

k8s: Inspect Volcano workloads faster with Headlamp

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-06-25

The Volcano plugin for Headlamp adds dedicated views for Volcano Jobs, Queues, and PodGroups, plus a map view that shows how they relate to Pods and events. It is meant to improve interactive troubleshooting and inspection of batch workloads without replacing kubectl or the Volcano CLI.

github: Saved views for repository issues – Public Preview and adjustable row heights in projects

GitHub

2026-06-25

GitHub added saved views to repository Issues pages in public preview, allowing teams to create and share filtered issue views. The release also includes adjustable row heights in Projects.

github: More control over your GitHub-hosted runners

GitHub

2026-06-25

GitHub Actions org admins can now control access to GitHub-hosted runners more tightly. They can disable standard hosted-runner labels like `ubuntu-latest` and add custom labels for finer-grained usage control.

k8s: See your serverless: introducing the Headlamp plugin for Knative

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-06-25

Headlamp now has a Knative plugin that adds integrated views and actions for Knative resources in the Kubernetes UI. It centralizes KService management, traffic splitting, autoscaling configuration, metrics, and related CRDs, with release 0.3.0-beta available.

github: Actions steps can now be run in parallel

GitHub

2026-06-25

GitHub Actions now supports running workflow steps concurrently by running them in the background. Previously, steps always executed sequentially, with each step waiting for the prior one to finish.

github: npm adds preventive account protection for high-impact accounts

GitHub

2026-06-25

npm now applies a temporary preventive safeguard to high-impact accounts when it detects sensitive account changes. The measure is intended to reduce account-takeover risk for maintainers of widely used packages.