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Visual Studio Code Team outlines the significant updates in VS Code 1.112 Insiders, focusing on Copilot CLI improvements, chat-based image analysis, and enhanced developer features.
Gloridel Morales details the March patch release for Azure DevOps Server, providing guidance on installation, verification, and who needs the update for secure DevOps operations.
Satya Nadella shares a milestone for Microsoft, leading the cloud market by validating the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 system—a foundational building block for future AI infrastructure.
Diego Casati and Ray Kao explore the challenges of scaling platform engineering processes, focusing on specialization, tool complexity, and the growing role of AI-powered collaboration in the Azure ecosystem.
PuiChee (PC) Chan explains how to use new Azure Developer CLI (azd) commands to diagnose and debug hosted AI agent failures, providing developers with direct access to container status and live logs from the terminal.
Allison announces a new option in GitHub that lets repository administrators skip manual approval for GitHub Actions workflows triggered by Copilot coding agent, balancing workflow speed and security.
stclarke outlines Microsoft's new systematic debugging approach for AI agents, introducing the AgentRx framework to improve AI agent failure analysis and reliability.
Allison from GitHub announces a temporary pause in enforcing the minimum version requirement for GitHub Actions self-hosted runners, urging users to continue upgrading for future compliance.
Allison announces a significant update for students as GitHub introduces the Copilot Student plan, offering a dedicated and AI-enhanced coding assistant tailored for educational use.
Sergey Menshykh details the latest updates to Microsoft Agent Framework for Python, introducing code-defined Agent Skills, flexible script execution, and approval flows for enterprise safety and control.
Pierce Boggan details how the VS Code team integrates AI and GitHub Copilot to streamline their development pipeline, covering automated code review, release cadence acceleration, and quality management strategies.
Dmytro Struk, Chris Rickman, and Eduard van Valkenburg present hands-on techniques for building production-ready AI agents using the Microsoft Agent Framework, highlighting secure shell execution and conversational context management.
stclarke summarizes Microsoft's latest email security benchmark, revealing detailed statistics on threat detection and the benefits of integrating Defender with partner solutions for layered protection.
Mika Dumont explores how the modernize-dotnet agent empowers developers to modernize .NET projects from Visual Studio, VS Code, the Copilot CLI, or even directly on GitHub, generating structured upgrade plans and supporting custom workflows.
Rahul Bhandari (MSFT) details the .NET 10.0.5 out-of-band update, which fixes a debugger regression for macOS developers using Visual Studio Code.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts detail how Storm-2561 uses SEO poisoning to distribute fake, signed VPN clients, stealing user credentials through technical deception and advanced evasion techniques.
Allison shares the release of GitHub REST API version 2026-03-10, highlighting breaking changes, upgrade guidance, and future support timelines for integrators.
Carie Fisher explains how GitHub leverages GitHub Copilot, AI automation, and developer-centric workflows to turn accessibility feedback into actionable, continuously resolved issues. The piece details technical approaches, architecture, and human-in-the-loop best practices for delivering more inclusive code.
Allison presents the general availability of GitHub Copilot’s auto model selection in JetBrains IDEs, highlighting new flexibility and billing improvements for developers.
Allison reports on a significant update to GitHub Actions OIDC token functionality: repository custom properties can now be added as claims, supporting stronger and more flexible policy controls across major cloud providers.