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The article argues that securing AI-powered applications requires a holistic supply-chain approach beyond protecting prompts, including monitoring frameworks, SDKs, and orchestration layers, plus enforcing strong runtime controls so security teams can detect, respond to, and remediate risks before exploitation.
Microsoft will retire the preview feature “Send virtual machine client data to Event Hubs and Storage (Preview)” on July 31, 2026. After that date the feature will no longer be supported and you will not be able to create new data collection rules that use it.
An improved, non-linear conversion from cgroup v1 CPU shares to cgroup v2 CPU weight replaces the previous linear formula to restore intended priority relationships and improve granularity for small CPU requests. The change is implemented in OCI runtimes (runc >=1.3.2, crun >=1.23) and may require updates to tooling that assumed the old mapping.
On February 9, 2026, GitHub will upgrade Docker and Docker Compose on all Windows and Ubuntu hosted runner images except ubuntu-slim, allowing workflows to use the latest Docker releases. Users should test workflows and pin or adjust tooling if they depend on previous Docker behavior.
GitHub Codespaces is now in public preview for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency, enabling secure, configurable, instantly available cloud development environments while helping organizations meet strict compliance requirements.
CodeQL 2.24.0 is a new release of the static analysis engine used by GitHub code scanning. This update adds support for Swift 6.2, compatibility with .NET 10, and improves file handling for minified JavaScript to help detection and analysis of issues in those languages.
The Microsoft Security Blog describes an AI-assisted workflow that converts lengthy incident reports and threat writeups into actionable detections by automatically extracting TTPs, mapping them to existing detection coverage, and flagging gaps — completing in minutes instead of days while preserving human expert review.
GitHub announced that Copilot metrics — including usage data, code generation dashboards, and a metrics API — are available in public preview for GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers with data residency, enabling organizations to store and query Copilot metrics according to regional compliance requirements.
GitHub released several updates to GitHub Actions that make it easier to write, validate, and troubleshoot workflow logic — especially workflows that use if: conditionals — by offering smarter editing, clearer debugging, and a new case function.
The 2026 Microsoft Data Security Index examines how organizations can harness generative AI while protecting sensitive data, providing insights on secure AI adoption, governance, controls, and risk mitigation.
GitHub now offers Linux and Windows arm64 standard GitHub-hosted runners for private repositories, available on the free tier so you can run arm64 CI workflows across all repositories.
GitHub is closing down three legacy Copilot metrics APIs as it transitions to newer, more comprehensive usage metrics endpoints. Support for the legacy APIs will be limited, and users should plan to migrate to the updated endpoints.
GitHub has launched an improved search for GitHub Issues, now in public preview. The new search leverages a semantic index to help you find the exact issue you’re looking for more easily.
Kubernetes Steering and Security Response Committees announced Ingress NGINX will be retired in March 2026. There will be no further releases, bug fixes, or security patches. Roughly 50% of cloud-native environments rely on it, so many clusters are at risk unless teams check and migrate; alternatives (Gateway API or third‑party Ingress controllers) are not direct drop‑in replacements and require planning and engineering time. There are about two months to prepare.
Microsoft will end support for Python 3.10 in Azure Functions on October 1, 2026 (in line with community support retirement). Function apps running on Python 3.10 will continue to run after that date but will no longer receive security updates or performance optimizations. Customers should plan and perform an upgrade to a supported Python runtime (Microsoft recommends Python 3.13) before the retirement date.
Azure announced general availability of AMD Turin–based VM series: general-purpose Dasv7/Dalsv7, memory-optimized Easv7, and compute-optimized Fasv7/Falsv7/Famsv7. These VMs are offered with and without local disk support and are available in Azure regions including Australia East and Australia Central.
Azure Databricks Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant is now generally available. It enables building, deploying, and managing AI agents directly within the Azure Databricks platform by leveraging unified data and AI capabilities and simplifying development with prebuilt components.
The article introduces Microsoft.Extensions.AI, a unified, provider-agnostic API for building intelligent .NET applications that work with any LLM provider. It highlights a single interface that simplifies integration and includes built-in middleware, telemetry, structured outputs, and other capabilities to streamline AI development in .NET.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server now generally supports PostgreSQL minor versions 18.1, 17.7, 16.11, 15.15, 14.20, and 13.23; these minor upgrades are applied automatically during Azure’s monthly planned maintenance.
GitHub Copilot CLI now supports the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), an industry-standard protocol that allows AI agents and clients to communicate, and this feature is available in public preview to enable easier integration with third-party tools, IDEs, and automation systems.
GitHub released the MCP Server, adding improved management for GitHub Projects with more efficient use of the context window, automatic filtering of tools based on a token’s OAuth scopes/permissions, and additional new features and Projects-focused tools.
This guide shows how to run a local experimental Gateway API environment using kind and cloud-provider-kind. It walks through creating a kind cluster, running cloud-provider-kind (which provides a LoadBalancer and a Gateway API controller and CRDs), deploying a Gateway and an HTTPRoute, deploying a demo echo application, testing with curl, troubleshooting common issues, and cleaning up. The setup is intended for learning and testing only — not production.
GitHub deprecated and removed several Dependabot-specific pull request comment commands (announced Oct 2025) and replaced them with GitHub’s native pull request features; users should migrate any automation or scripts that relied on those commands.
Azure NetApp Files is now available in Public Preview for OpenShift Virtualization, providing fast VM provisioning, instant cloning, live migration, and scalable storage with predictable performance and enterprise data management for VM workloads.
Microsoft announced the public preview of 7th generation Intel-based Azure VMs: Dlsv7, Dsv7 (General Purpose) and Esv7 (Memory Optimized). These v7 instances are powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 (Granite Rapids) processors and are intended to address increasing compute and memory demands on Azure.
Microsoft announced the winners of the 2026 Security Excellence Awards, recognizing innovative defenders who went above and beyond. The announcement appeared on the Microsoft Security Blog.
Cluster API v1.12.0 adds two major features — in‑place updates and chained upgrades — enabling mutable updates of existing Machines when safe and orchestrated multi‑minor‑version upgrades respectively, while keeping immutable rollouts and strong extensibility as core design principles.
Microsoft announced the Public Preview of the Azure Command Launcher for Java at Microsoft Ignite 2025. The launcher is a new JVM launcher optimized for Azure that provides better default ergonomics for Java applications running in containers and virtual machines.
GitHub added a new Agents tab inside repositories to manage Copilot coding agent tasks. The update brings a mission-control style interface and refreshed look and feel so you can run and oversee agents directly from the repository.
GitHub announced that GPT-5.2-Codex is generally available for Copilot Enterprise, Copilot Business, Copilot Pro, and Copilot Pro+, and is now accessible in GitHub Copilot Chat on the web and mobile as well as integrated into Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse.
Microsoft invites developers to meet the .NET team at NDC London 2026 to explore .NET 10, Azure, and AI-powered development through sessions and 1:1 meetups.
A concise overview of strategies and leadership guidance for government agencies to protect sensitive data and improve overall cybersecurity resilience, as highlighted on the Microsoft Security Blog.
Visual Studio Code adds support for MCP Apps so AI agents can present interactive user interfaces inside the editor, enabling richer and more integrated developer workflows.
Microsoft Security Blog warns that attackers are increasingly exploiting generative orchestration, so securing AI agents at runtime is essential and requires real‑time defensive measures to detect and mitigate threats during operation.
GitHub has made the improved pull request “Files changed” experience the default for all users. The experience, previously available in public preview, is intended to be familiar while enhancing how files are viewed and reviewed in pull requests.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) now generally available: Pod Security Standards are supported in Deployment Safeguards, enabling centralized enforcement of pod security configurations across clusters.
GitHub reports a significant performance improvement for GitHub Issues: 35% of issue views now load in under 200ms, up from 2% at the start of the year. The change is announced on the GitHub Blog as the first in a series of improvements to issue loading performance.
Azure announces general availability of StandardV2 NAT Gateway with zone-redundancy, improved performance and dual‑stack support, plus GA for StandardV2 Public IP addresses and prefixes — all at the same price as the previous Standard SKU.
Azure App Testing has made reporting in Playwright Workspaces generally available, delivering an integrated, flexible and collaborative reporting experience to help teams debug Playwright tests more quickly and efficiently.
Microsoft highlights how Ford, Icertis, and TriNet modernized their security posture by adopting integrated Microsoft security solutions—embedding Zero Trust principles, automating defenses, and enabling secure AI innovation at scale.
GitHub Actions now offers 1 vCPU Linux runners as generally available (GA). These lower-cost runners are optimized for automation tasks and issue operations and are available to all customers.
Microsoft Defender researchers reported a resurgence of a multi-stage Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) phishing campaign paired with business email compromise (BEC) that abused SharePoint and targeted multiple organizations in the energy sector, according to a Microsoft Security Blog post.
Headlamp’s 2025 recap highlights major growth: the project joined Kubernetes SIG UI, absorbed many community contributions via the Linux Foundation mentorship, and shipped several UX and platform features — multi-cluster views, Projects for grouping resources, a taskbar/activities model, improved search and map, OIDC/auth improvements, Helm/App Catalog enhancements, plugin ecosystem growth (including an AI Assistant), and performance, accessibility, and security upgrades.
Azure Load Testing (part of Azure App Testing) is now generally available in the Switzerland North region. The fully managed service lets customers generate high-scale load, run simulations, and more easily identify application performance issues without managing test infrastructure.
Azure has made generally available an enhancement to the Application Volume Group for Oracle API that lets you create data protection volumes inside a volume group preserving the same anti-affinity layout as production volume groups, enabling protection copies that mirror production placement and isolation.
Azure File Sync is now generally available in the Israel Central region. It lets you tier data from on-premises Windows Servers to Azure Files to support hybrid scenarios and simplify migrations while preserving on-premises file server performance, flexibility, and compatibility.
GitHub announced updates to Copilot CLI that introduce more powerful reasoning models and intelligent workflow features, enabling developers to plan work before generating code and to steer interactive terminal conversations as they go.
GitHub CLI now provides a built-in gh copilot command that lets users install and run the GitHub Copilot CLI directly from the GitHub CLI. The previous GitHub Copilot extension for gh has been deprecated in favor of this integrated approach.
Ubuntu 24.04 is now generally available as a node OS on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) beginning with Kubernetes version 1.32. The Ubuntu 24.04 node image on AKS uses containerd 2.0 as the default container runtime. This gives customers a supported, modern OS option when planning OS upgrades for their clusters.
Kubernetes has launched the Checkpoint Restore Working Group to advance integration of checkpoint/restore functionality (primarily via the CRIU ecosystem) into Kubernetes. The WG will explore use cases like faster startup, resource optimization for interactive AI workloads, fault-tolerance for long runs, interruption-aware scheduling, live Pod migration, and forensic checkpointing, and invites contributors to join meetings, Slack, and the mailing list.
Microsoft’s post argues that the rise of autonomous AI agents is changing how organizations operate and requires a rethinking of security posture because increased agent autonomy expands the attack surface.
GitHub announced the release of CodeQL 2.23.9, an update to the static analysis engine used by GitHub code scanning. The release notes indicate there are no user-facing changes; the announcement appeared on the GitHub Blog (2026-01-20).
The Microsoft Security Blog post outlines four key identity and network access priorities for 2026, aimed at strengthening an organization’s identity security baseline by leveraging AI and modern access controls.
GitHub now lets you link build artifacts—such as containers and binaries—to GitHub and attach storage and deployment context even when those artifacts live outside GitHub. This capability provides code-to-cloud traceability and supports meeting SLSA Build Level 3 security requirements by capturing provenance and deployment context for external artifacts.
GitHub announced a public preview that lets Enterprise customers create enterprise-scoped budgets which exclude cost-center usage so parts of an enterprise can be allowed additional usage while other parts remain limited.
This article explains how to use the clientcmd library (part of client-go) to make Go CLI tools access the Kubernetes API with the same kubeconfig/kubectl semantics users expect. It covers loading rules, configuration overrides, building and binding flags, merging behavior, creating a merged ClientConfig (interactive or non-interactive), and obtaining a kubernetes client, plus relevant gotchas and an example.
GitHub announced a formal partnership with OpenCode that enables authentication of GitHub Copilot subscriptions (Pro, Pro+, Business, Enterprise) on the OpenCode platform, allowing subscribers to use Copilot with OpenCode.
GitHub announced a new rate limit for Actions cache uploads: repositories are limited to 200 new cache entry uploads per minute. Downloads of cache entries are not affected.
Microsoft has announced public preview of User Delegation SAS (user-delegation shared access signatures) for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues, extending support that was previously generally available only for blobs.
GitHub secret scanning will add support for extended metadata checks in repository security configurations, with the change taking effect on February 18, 2026. Extended metadata is implemented as a nested feature under existing validity checks and will be automatically enabled for certain repositories.
GitHub announced that Agentic Copilot memory is in public preview for all paid GitHub Copilot plans. The feature lets Copilot learn and retain useful details about your repositories to provide more context-aware assistance as you work.
GitHub Projects has introduced a Hierarchy view in public preview, allowing users to see full issue hierarchies directly inside project table views to improve visibility into complex issue relationships.
GitHub announced enhancements to Copilot’s Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) capability: it now supports additional APIs, includes new configuration options, and adds more provider integrations so enterprises can connect models (including those that use the Responses API).
The article describes building docfind, a high-performance client-side search engine implemented in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly, and highlights how GitHub Copilot sped up development.
GitHub released the Copilot SDK in technical preview, offering language-specific SDKs that let developers programmatically access the GitHub Copilot CLI.
Ubuntu 24.04 is now generally available on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for Kubernetes versions 1.32 and above. Containerd 2.0 is enabled by default, and Ubuntu 24.04 is the default when using the ‘Ubuntu’ OS SKU on Kubernetes 1.35 and later.
GitHub announced updates to Copilot CLI that deliver enhanced agent capabilities, improved context management for terminal workflows, and additional installation options to make the tool easier to adopt and more native to developer terminals.
GitHub announced that GPT-5.2-Codex is now generally available in GitHub Copilot and can be selected from the Copilot model picker for eligible plans.
Microsoft was named a Leader in the 2025-2026 IDC MarketScape for Unified AI Governance Platforms, recognizing the company’s commitment to making AI innovation safe, responsible, and enterprise-ready, according to the Microsoft Security Blog.
Microsoft investigated RedVDS, a virtual desktop provider whose services were purchased by a global network of disparate cybercriminals to target multiple sectors. Working with law enforcement worldwide, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit helped disrupt RedVDS infrastructure and related operations, a disruption detailed in a Microsoft Security Blog post.
A short recap announcing the January 2026 servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework. The post directs readers to the full .NET Blog entry for details and encourages developers and administrators to review release notes and apply the available servicing updates.
GitHub has made organization custom properties generally available, enabling enterprise administrators to attach metadata to organizations and use those properties to automatically target enterprise rulesets for governance and automation.
GitHub announced on Jan 13, 2026 that it will deprecate select GitHub Copilot models from Claude, Google, and OpenAI as part of routine retirements to prioritize newer, more capable models and maintain a fast, high‑quality Copilot experience.
The article describes how Microsoft aligns privacy and security initiatives, using advanced tools and adherence to global compliance standards to protect customer data and foster trust.
GitHub released a new artifact_metadata permission (now generally available) to provide finer-grained API control over artifact-related metadata, replacing the broader contents:read and contents:write permissions for that metadata.
GitHub updated the consent page to selectively show the “act on your behalf” warning for GitHub Apps. When an app is used only as a sign-in method, the warning is reduced or omitted; the change is available in public preview.
GitHub announced general availability of a feature that gives organizations more granular control over who can request GitHub Apps and OAuth apps, enabling stricter governance while preserving flexibility in security posture.
This blog post describes how to create interactive Android home-screen widgets using .NET MAUI by leveraging RemoteViews for the UI, Android intents to handle interaction, and shared data to keep the widget and app synchronized.
A technical deep dive describing how the .NET team keeps product repositories synchronized with a Virtual Monolithic Repository. It explains the custom two-way synchronization algorithm and the engineering challenges encountered while maintaining consistency across many repositories.
On January 12, 2026 GitHub deprecated the ability to convert a personal user account directly into an organization. Users should use the Move workflow to selectively migrate content instead. The change was announced on the GitHub Blog.
Kubernetes v1.35 introduces a beta credential plugin policy and allowlist to give users control over executables invoked by kubeconfig exec plugins. You can set policy via the client-go ExecProvider.PluginPolicy or by configuring kubectl’s kuberc with credentialPluginPolicy (AllowAll, DenyAll, Allowlist) and credentialPluginAllowlist entries to restrict which plugins may run.
AKS release 2026-01-04: Ubuntu 24.04 becomes the default OS SKU starting Kubernetes v1.35; multiple OS/node image updates and security/component upgrades; deprecations and retirements announced (Ubuntu 18.04 removed, Azure Linux 2.0 end-of-support and removal, Basic Load Balancer retired, Kubernetes 1.31 deprecated); several new previews and behavioral changes; important dates and migration actions required.
Azure now offers Public Preview support for configuring Azure Cosmos DB accounts with virtual networks or private endpoints to work with Microsoft Fabric mirroring, allowing secure, seamless replication while preserving enhanced network security.
Kubernetes v1.35 (alpha) makes PersistentVolume.spec.nodeAffinity mutable. This allows administrators to update PV node affinity to match changes in underlying storage (for example zonal→regional migrations or disk-generation upgrades) without recreating the PV. The feature is gated (MutablePVNodeAffinity), disabled by default, and requires updating the storage provider first. Be aware of scheduling race conditions when tightening affinity; future kubelet/CSI integration and VolumeAttributesClass automation are planned. Feedback is requested via SIG Storage channels.
The December 2025 Visual Studio Code release (version 1.108) introduces a set of updates, improvements, and fixes. The full release notes detail editor and tooling enhancements, performance and accessibility work, and changes relevant to extensions and development workflows.
Kubernetes v1.35 introduces a beta opt-in for delivering CSI-requested service account tokens in the NodePublishVolumeRequest secrets field rather than volume_context. This change (controlled by serviceAccountTokenInSecrets in the CSIDriver spec) fixes accidental token exposure in logs, is opt-in to preserve compatibility, and includes guidance and a safe rollout sequence for CSI driver authors.
The MongoDB EF Core provider adds support for Queryable Encryption and Vector Search, letting .NET developers encrypt sensitive data while still running queries against it and build AI-powered semantic search applications directly using EF Core.
Microsoft Incident Response has introduced new proactive services that use expert‑led preparation and advanced intelligence to convert security uncertainty into operational readiness and improved organizational resilience.
GitHub released Gemini 3 Flash in public preview for GitHub Copilot Chat inside Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse, available to Copilot Enterprise, Copilot Business, Copilot Pro, and Copilot Pro+ users.
Threat actors are exploiting complex mail routing and misconfigured anti-spoof protections to send phishing emails that appear to come from internal senders.
Microsoft announced the Microsoft Defender Experts Suite, an integrated collection of expert-led services designed to help security teams respond to and keep pace with modern cyberattacks, as described on the Microsoft Security Blog.
Kubernetes v1.35 introduces Extended Toleration Operators (alpha) that add numeric comparison operators Gt and Lt to spec.tolerations. This lets tolerations compare numeric taint values (e.g., failure-probability, gpu-compute-score, disk-iops, cost-per-hour) so schedulers can make threshold-based placement decisions while preserving taint/toleration semantics (centralized node-side policy and eviction via NoExecute). The feature is gated, supports all taint effects, has specific numeric format rules, and is experimental — feedback and further enhancements (CEL, autoscaling integration, graduation) are planned.
Practical introduction for .NET developers to using generative AI and large language models from C# in 2026, covering modern tooling, SDKs, patterns, and best practices to build safe, efficient, and maintainable AI-enabled applications on the .NET platform.
Kubernetes v1.35 introduces an alpha feature, Restart All Containers (enabled with the RestartAllContainersOnContainerExits feature gate), which adds a RestartAllContainers action to container restart rules to perform a fast, in-place full Pod restart that preserves Pod UID, IP, sandbox and volumes while re-running init, sidecar and application containers.
GitHub has reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners — price cuts of up to 39% are now in effect; the change was announced on December 16, 2025.