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azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Monitor Logs mirroring into Microsoft Fabric

Azure Updates

2026-07-29

Azure Monitor Logs can now be mirrored from Log Analytics workspaces into Microsoft Fabric in public preview. The telemetry is available in OneLake as Delta Parquet with near real-time availability and no data duplication.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Sphere OS version 26.09 is now available for evaluation

Azure Updates

2026-07-29

Azure Sphere OS version 26.09 RC1 is available in the Retail Eval feed for evaluation. This release has no customer-facing changes, but it includes a major upgrade to the underlying Linux kernel version as part of long-term support work.

k8s: How the controller-runtime Cache Actually Works, and Why Your Controller Does Not Crash the API Server

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-07-29

The article explains that controller-runtime controllers read from a local informer cache, not directly from the API server, and that writes go to the API server while the cache catches up asynchronously via watch events. It also details how shared informers, DeltaFIFO, indexing, cache scoping, APIReader, and cache disabling affect consistency, memory use, and query behavior.

commandline: Tool search: Finding the right tool at the right time

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-07-29

The article says the value in adding more tools to AI agents comes from surfacing the right tool at the right time, instead of exposing every tool upfront. It focuses on discoverability as the key problem.

security: ​​Better security starts with better questions

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-07-29

Microsoft Security says stronger security decisions come from asking better questions, using trusted AI, and combining AI outputs with human judgment. The post frames this as a way to help leaders make more confident decisions and build more resilient systems.

github: Default model enablement for Copilot Business and Enterprise

GitHub

2026-07-29

GitHub is introducing a global default enablement policy for generally available Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. New GA models will be enabled by default instead of requiring admins to turn each one on manually.

github: CodeQL 2.26.1 improves analysis accuracy and framework coverage

GitHub

2026-07-29

CodeQL 2.26.1 has been released with improvements to analysis accuracy and broader framework coverage, including Go. The changelog item is brief and does not list additional specific fixes or language/framework details.

github: GitHub Copilot app usage metrics now expand across report rollups

GitHub

2026-07-28

GitHub Copilot app usage metrics are now included in more of the Copilot usage metrics API. Individual app activity is now attributed to users in the enterprise-user and organization-user reports.

github: npm publish-time malware scanning and dual-use metadata

GitHub

2026-07-28

npm is adding automatic malware scanning when packages are published, along with a new metadata requirement for packages that may be used for both benign and malicious purposes. The changelog says this is part of ongoing supply-chain security work and explains what publishers should expect.

dotnet: Announcing v2.0 of the official MCP C# SDK

.NET

2026-07-28

The official MCP C# SDK v2.0 now implements the 2026-07-28 MCP specification. It adds a stateless-first protocol, standardized HTTP headers, and Multi Round-Trip Requests for interactive tools while remaining backward compatible.

github: Grok 4.5 is now available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-07-28

Grok 4.5 is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. GitHub says the xAI model is intended for fast, agentic coding and complex multi-step workflows, with a large context window.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Enclave

Azure Updates

2026-07-28

Azure Enclave is now in public preview for Microsoft Azure, Azure Government, Azure Government Secret, and Azure Government Top Secret. It is intended to simplify deployment and management of isolated cloud environments for sensitive workloads.