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github: GitHub Copilot app Customize tab is generally available

GitHub

2026-08-25

GitHub Copilot’s new Customize tab in the Copilot app is now generally available. It is meant to connect Copilot with a team’s existing tools, knowledge, and workflows, including MCP.

azure: Announcing: Aspire 13.5 has shipped

Azure Updates

2026-08-25

Aspire 13.5 has shipped. This release refreshes the dashboard and aspire.dev, expands the Interaction Service, adds cross-scope Azure references and persistent Kubernetes volumes, and introduces live terminals in the apphost.

github: Block users directly from security advisories

GitHub

2026-08-25

GitHub now lets repository owners block a user directly from a security advisory page in public repositories. The feature is available for repositories owned by organizations or personal accounts.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure 248 and 372 vCPU sizes for D/E v7 series VMs

Azure Updates

2026-08-25

Azure has generally available 248- and 372-vCPU D/E v7 VM sizes in the Dlsv7, Dsv7, Elsv7, and Esv7 families, powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors. Microsoft says these sizes provide up to 20% better compute performance than prior Intel-based v6 VMs.

github: Push rules in rulesets now support path exceptions

GitHub

2026-08-25

Push rules in GitHub rulesets now support path exceptions, letting you exempt specific file paths so a rule applies everywhere else in scope. The feature is available in public preview.

dotnet: .NET Conf 2026

.NET

2026-08-25

.NET Conf 2026 is scheduled for November 10-12, 2026. The event will include three days of sessions and community content and will coincide with the launch of .NET 11.

security: The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-08-25

Microsoft Security says organizations need protection that works between vulnerability discovery and remediation, because the patch window is shrinking. The post argues for a new security control plane to cover that gap.

commandline: One requirement, many failure paths: Evaluate, control, and optimize with ASSERT and ACS

Microsoft Command Line Blog

2026-08-24

The article says a safety requirement can have a complex runtime failure surface even when it seems simple. It highlights ASSERT for finding coverage bugs and ACS for fixing the policy.

azure: Announcing: Extended Support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server now offers Extended Support to keep workloads on supported PostgreSQL versions while you transition to newer releases. It includes critical security updates, critical bug fixes, and technical support.

dotnet: From dotnet run to Foundry Hosted Agent in 3 lines of C#

.NET

2026-08-24

Microsoft says an agent built with Microsoft Agent Framework can be deployed to Foundry Hosted Agent with 1 NuGet package, 3 lines of C#, and 2 commands.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: eBPF host routing in Advanced Container Networking Services for AKS

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

eBPF Host Routing for Advanced Container Networking Services in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is now generally available. It moves packet forwarding and routing decisions into the Linux kernel to improve Kubernetes networking performance.

azure: Retirement: Support for Node 22 LTS ends on April 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

Support for Node 22 LTS on Azure App Service ends April 30, 2027. Apps will keep running after that date, but security updates and customer support for Node 22 LTS will stop.