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[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions support for Python 3.13
You can now develop functions using Python 3.13 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions. Starting with Python 3.13,...
[In preview] Public Preview: .NET 10 Preview Now Available on Azure App Service
Announcing .NET 10 Preview is now available on Azure App Service for both Windows and Linux! Whether you’re building...
PostgreSQL 18 to boost OLTP performance, but misses AI readiness
The upcoming version of PostgreSQL 18, the latest release of the popular open-source database due later this month,...
What makes JavaScript great
JavaScript is the most egalitarian of languages. It is the common tongue of the Internet, with the lowest bar to...
Is Meta’s $10 billion cloud deal a good idea for you?
Shortly after Reuters broke the news that Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, had signed a $10 billion,...
Swiss launch open source AI model as “ethical” alternative to big US LLMs
In January, assumptions around AI were shaken up by DeepSeek, a small Chinese company that nobody had heard of. This...
[Launched] Generally Available: Multiple address prefixes for subnets in Azure Virtual Networks
Support for multiple address prefixes in a subnet is now generally available in Azure Virtual Networks. Azure Virtual...
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model advances AI image generation
Google has introduced Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, an image generation and editing model enabling capabilities including...
JDK 26 to get HTTP/3 support
An update of the HTTP Client API, supporting the HTTP/3 protocol, has been added to Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, due...
[Launched] Generally Available: Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Gen2-Trusted launch
Announcing general availability support to enable Trusted launch on existing Azure Gen1 VMs by upgrading the Gen1 VM...
[Launched] Generally Available: Near-zero-downtime maintenance in Azure Database for MySQL
You can now take advantage of near-zero-downtime maintenance for Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server with high...
Neo4j unveils Infinigraph to merge OLTP and OLAP for Agentic AI
Graph database provider Neo4j has launched a new distributed graph architecture, Infinigraph, that will combine both...
Chat with data the easy way in R or Python
Even if you love to code, there probably are times when you’d rather ask a question like, “What topics generated the...
Databot: AI-assisted data analysis in R or Python
If you’d like an LLM to act more like a partner than a tool, Databot is an experimental alternative to querychat that...
Vibecoding with GitHub Spark
It’s taken some time for GitHub’s Spark AI-powered coding platform to go beyond its initial small, closed beta....
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Logic Apps Standard Automated Test Framework
Announcing the general availability of the Azure Logic Apps Standard Automated Test Framework, enabling developers to...
[Launched] Generally Available: Custom Code support in Azure Logic Apps Standard with .NET 8
Announcing the general availability of Custom Code support in Azure Logic Apps Standard with .NET 8. This release...
[Launched] Generally Available: Business Process Tracking in Azure Logic Apps (Standard)
Announcing the general availability of Business Process Tracking in Azure Logic Apps (Standard). This capability...
[Launched] Generally Available: Gateway level metrics and native autoscaling for Azure API Management v2 tiers
Announcing gateway-level metrics and native autoscaling for Azure API Management v2 tiers: Basic v2, Standard v2, and...
[Launched] Generally Available: Logic Apps Hybrid Deployment Model
Announcing the general availability of the Logic Apps Hybrid Deployment Model, offering customers unprecedented...