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May (8)

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Mixed Version Proxy Graduates to Beta

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-15

Kubernetes 1.36 graduates the Mixed Version Proxy (feature gate `UnknownVersionInteroperabilityProxy`) to Beta and enables it by default. The feature now uses Aggregated Discovery, adds peer-aggregated discovery for unified API listings across control-plane nodes, and requires `--peer-ca-file` plus peer advertise settings for secure API server-to-server proxying.

dotnet: .NET and .NET Framework May 2026 servicing releases updates

.NET

2026-05-12

Microsoft published a May 2026 recap of servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework. The provided text does not include specific version numbers, fixes, or security details.

ai: Foundry Local 1.1: Live Transcription, Embeddings, and Responses API

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-05-12

Foundry Local 1.1 adds live transcription, embeddings, a Responses API, a WebGPU plugin, and download cancellation. The update expands local model capabilities and adds controls for managing downloads.

ai: What’s new in Microsoft Foundry | April 2026

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-05-12

April 2026 Microsoft Foundry updates include Foundry Local GA for local AI development, GPT-5.5 support with default Tier 5 and Tier 6 quota, and new tracing, monitoring, and evaluation features for agents. The release also adds CodeAct with Hyperlight for sandboxed code execution and SDK updates for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET, and Java.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Moving Volume Group Snapshots to GA

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-08

Kubernetes v1.36 promotes volume group snapshots to GA, with the API graduating to `groupsnapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1`. The feature lets CSI-backed storage drivers take crash-consistent snapshots across multiple PVCs using label selectors and restore workloads from those grouped snapshots.

github: Rubber Duck in GitHub Copilot CLI now supports more models

GitHub

2026-05-07

Rubber Duck in GitHub Copilot CLI now supports additional model combinations. It can use a Claude-powered critic agent in GPT sessions, with support also extended for Claude-based sessions.

github: GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, April releases

GitHub

2026-05-06

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code changelog covers VS Code releases v1.116 through v1.119 from April and early May 2026. The post notes that Copilot can now search by meaning.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Declarative Validation Graduates to GA

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-05-05

Kubernetes v1.36 moves Declarative Validation for native types to GA and makes the DeclarativeValidation feature gate enabled by default. The framework replaces handwritten validation with `+k8s:` markers and `validation-gen`, improving consistency, maintainability, ratcheting behavior, and future OpenAPI/tooling integration.

April (4)

github: GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — April update

GitHub

2026-04-30

The April 2026 GitHub Copilot update for Visual Studio focuses on agentic workflows. It adds direct cloud agent sessions from the IDE, user-level support for custom agents, and a new Debugger agent for validation.

k8s: Kubernetes v1.36: Fine-Grained Kubelet API Authorization Graduates to GA

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-04-24

Kubernetes v1.36 makes fine-grained kubelet API authorization GA. KubeletFineGrainedAuthz is now always enabled, allowing RBAC to target specific kubelet subresources like nodes/metrics and nodes/stats instead of the broad nodes/proxy permission.

github: GitHub CLI: Opt-out usage telemetry

GitHub

2026-04-22

GitHub CLI v2.91.0 adds pseudonymous usage telemetry by default. The release notes say the data is used to improve the product and is opt-out.

k8s: SELinux Volume Label Changes goes GA (and likely implications in v1.37)

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-04-22

Kubernetes v1.36 introduces stable Pod field `spec.securityContext.seLinuxChangePolicy` and a new optional `selinux-warning-controller` to help prepare for a likely v1.37 default-on `SELinuxMount` change. When SELinux is enabled, mounts can switch from recursive relabeling to mount-time labeling, which improves performance but can break some shared-volume patterns; clusters should audit for conflicts and opt out per Pod with `Recursive` if needed.