.NET
2026-09-08
The .NET 11 Release Candidate 1 is now available. The release includes updates across libraries, runtime, SDK, MSBuild, NuGet, C#, F#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, and Windows Forms.
The call for presenters is open for .NET Conf 2026 Community Days. Session proposals are due by October 6, 2026.
The post announces the September 2026 servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework. It is a recap of the latest servicing releases, but the provided text does not include version numbers or fixes.
Kubernetes Official Blog
Kubernetes v1.37 advances Workload-Aware Scheduling: Workload and PodGroup APIs, gang scheduling, workload-aware preemption, and shared DRA ResourceClaims graduate to Beta. It also introduces Alpha support for CompositePodGroup and multi-level topology-aware scheduling, plus new controller integration APIs and Job controller integration for explicit WAS configuration.
GitHub
GitHub moved and redesigned its support portal to help.github.com. The new portal combines support, documentation, learning, community, account resources, and Copilot-powered search in one place.
Azure Updates
Playwright Workspaces in Azure App Testing is now generally available in Switzerland North, Japan East, and Australia East. It provides managed cloud-hosted browsers for running Playwright end-to-end tests at scale with parallel execution.
The Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension Framework is now generally available. It lets developers, teams, and partners extend azd with custom capabilities for their application development workflows.
2026-09-04
GitHub Copilot’s latest weekly release adds more model choice and content protection controls. VS Code also gets new options for managing agent sessions and preparing pull requests for merge.
Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft says edge AI deployments in customer-owned environments require stronger verification of systems, software, and AI assets before sharing sensitive data, credentials, or models. The post frames secure edge AI as a trust and validation problem for third-party environments.
GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. GitHub says the model is intended for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks.
Kubernetes v1.37 moves KubeletInUserNamespace to beta and enables the feature gate by default. It allows node components to run as a non-root user in a Linux user namespace, reducing host impact from node-component exploits, while leaving existing rootful clusters unchanged unless explicitly configured.
GitHub added a new REST API endpoint for repository star history that lets users track star growth over time without exposing individual stargazer identities. This follows earlier restrictions on stargazer listing endpoints to admins and collaborators.