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dotnet: Vector Data in .NET – Building Blocks for AI Part 2

.NET

2026-02-26

Microsoft describes Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData as a .NET library that standardizes access to vector databases for semantic search scenarios.

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ai: Introducing Memory in Foundry Agent Service

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-11-25

Microsoft's Foundry Agent Service introduces a memory capability so conversational agents can retain context across interactions rather than being stateless. This aims to prevent agents from repeating questions and removes the need for developers to build custom memory solutions using embeddings and external databases.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Float16 data type for vector indexes in Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Cosmos DB now generally supports the float16 (half-precision) data type for vector indexes, letting you store and query vectors with half-precision floats to reduce storage needs compared with float32.