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November (2)

k8s: Announcing the 2025 Steering Committee Election Results

Kubernetes Official Blog

2025-11-09

The 2025 Kubernetes Steering Committee election concluded. Four of seven seats were up for election; the incoming members begin two-year terms immediately. The post announces the newly elected members, continuing members, election officers, emeritus members, and gives ways for the community to follow and participate in Steering Committee work.

vscode: A Unified Experience for all Coding Agents

Visual Studio Code

2025-11-05

The article announces that coding agents have become central to VS Code in 2025, describing new agent mode, Copilot integration, and the GitHub Copilot CLI while noting the growing ecosystem of agents from providers like OpenAI and Anthropic.

October (2)

security: Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-10-16

Microsoft has been recognized again as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), according to a post on the Microsoft Security Blog.

security: Microsoft named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for XDR

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-10-02

Microsoft was named a Leader in IDC’s inaugural Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software MarketScape for 2025, recognized for its deep integration, intelligent automation, and unified security operations solutions, as reported on the Microsoft Security Blog.

September (3)

github: Premium requests analytics page is now generally available

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub launched a new Premium Requests analytics dashboard (generally available Sept 29, 2025) that offers comprehensive insights into premium request activity with data back to August 1, 2025.

security: Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years​​

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-09-18

A 2025 Forrester Consulting TEI study found Microsoft Defender delivered a 242% ROI over three years, produced $17.8 million in benefits, and paid for itself in under six months by helping organizations consolidate security tools and improve SecOps efficiency with AI and automation.

github: Verified answers generally available in GitHub Discussions

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub Discussions added a new "verified answers" state, now generally available. This state sits above "Marked as answer" and lets repository administrators mark exceptional community responses to signal trust and highlight high-quality contributions.

August (1)

security: Microsoft ranked number one in modern endpoint security market share third year in a row

Microsoft Security Blog

2025-08-27

Microsoft was ranked number one in the modern endpoint security market share for the third consecutive year, according to a new IDC report, as announced on the Microsoft Security Blog.