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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Open AI GPT-5.6 on Azure Databricks

Azure Updates

2026-07-09

OpenAI GPT-5.6 is now generally available on Azure Databricks. Customers can use GPT 5.6 purchased through Microsoft Foundry via a Model Serving Endpoint in Azure Databricks.

dotnet: Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app

.NET

2026-07-09

The GitHub Copilot app now includes an interactive upgrade canvas for modernizing .NET applications. It supports the upgrade process from assessment through execution.

github: OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-07-09

GitHub Copilot is rolling out OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 family. The release adds three variants — Sol, Terra, and Luna — so users can choose a model based on the task.

github: Organization-level targeting for GitHub Code Quality

GitHub

2026-07-09

GitHub Code Quality now supports organization-level targeting, letting owners enable or disable it for only selected repositories instead of the entire organization. This adds finer-grained control over rollout and removal.

security: GigaWiper: Anatomy of a destructive backdoor assembled from multiple malware

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-07-09

Microsoft describes GigaWiper as a destructive backdoor that merges wiping and ransomware-like capabilities into one platform. The analysis focuses on how it reuses code from multiple malware families and offers guidance for detection and defense.

github: Ask Copilot for a repository overview

GitHub

2026-07-09

GitHub Copilot can now provide a high-level overview of a repository from the repository home page. The feature is meant to help users quickly understand repositories they are exploring for the first time.

github: Innersource security advisories are generally available

GitHub

2026-07-08

GitHub Advanced Security enterprise customers can now publish internal security advisories for innersource repositories. These advisories work like open source advisories, but visibility is restricted to repositories owned by the enterprise.

github: Enterprise-managed OpenTelemetry export for VS Code and CLI

GitHub

2026-07-08

GitHub Copilot now supports enterprise-managed OpenTelemetry export for VS Code and CLI, letting organizations direct telemetry to an approved collector centrally instead of requiring developers to set OTEL_* environment variables. The configuration is delivered through enterprise-managed settings.

github: Deploy managed Copilot settings via MDM in VS Code and CLI

GitHub

2026-07-08

Enterprise admins can now push managed GitHub Copilot settings to devices using native MDM or file-based configuration, in addition to the existing server-managed channel. The update applies to VS Code and the CLI.

github: GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, June 2026 releases

GitHub

2026-07-08

This changelog covers GitHub Copilot updates in Visual Studio Code across VS Code v1.123 through v1.127, released during June and early July 2026. The provided excerpt does not include specific feature or bug-fix details.

github: setup-java v5.5.0: signature verification, Kona JDK, and Maven fixes

GitHub

2026-07-08

setup-java v5.5.0 adds cryptographic signature verification for downloaded JDKs, support for Kona JDK, and several Maven-related fixes. It is the release over v5.4.0.

security: Protecting Microsoft at AI speed: How SFI proactively hardens our cloud

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-07-08

Microsoft says its Secure Future Initiative (SFI) uses security requirements, threat intelligence, and operational frameworks to define what a well-defended cloud service should look like. It emphasizes continuously evaluating live services against those requirements at AI speed.