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Retirement: skip-gpu-driver-install nodepool tag retirement om August 14, 2025
On August 14 2025, Azure Kubernetes Service will no longer support the skip-gpu-driver-install node pool tag to skip...
Taking advantage of Microsoft Edge’s built-in AI
Large language models are a useful tool, but they’re overkill for much of what we do with services like ChatGPT....
Firecrawl: Easy web data extraction for AI applications
As organizations increasingly rely on large language models (LLMs) to process web-based information, the challenge of...
Google previews Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google has unveiled a preview of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, a reasoning model optimized for cost and speed, and announced...
Parasoft C/C++test adds AI assistant
Parasoft has released Parasoft C/C++test 2025.1, an update to the company’s automated testing solution for for C and...
Retail versus finance: How genAI coding strategies diverge
An AI security vendor on Tuesday published an analysis of the generative AI (genAI) coding differences between its...
[In preview] Public Preview: Ubuntu 24.04 for AKS
Ubuntu 24.04 is now available on AKS in Kubernetes version 1.32 and above. Containerd 2.0 is enabled by default. AKS...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Linux now also supports AKS LTS with Kubernetes v1.28 & above
Azure Linux now also supports AKS LTS starting with Kubernetes version 1.28 and above. This means you can now pair a...
[Launched] Generally Available: Kubernetes v1.31 and v1.32 available as Long Term Support versions in AKS
Kubernetes versions 1.31 and 1.32 are now available in all regions as Long term Support (LTS) versions. Every...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions enables OpenTelemetry support
We're announcing significant improvements to OpenTelemetry support in Azure Functions, expanding on the limited...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance faster management operations
You can now create and update your Azure SQL Managed Instance with improved speed and precision. The new faster...
[Launched] General Available: Increased Disk Capacity for Azure VM Backup
Announcing the expansion of Azure VM Backup disk capacity. VMs can now be protected with individual disks up to 64 TB...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Site Recovery Support for Virtual Machines with Ultra disks
Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for Virtual Machines with Ultra disks. ASR provides...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Version 4.17 Now Available with Enhanced Features
Azure Red Hat OpenShift version 4.17 is now available as an installation option. This latest release brings enhanced...
[Launched] General Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in Chile
The first cloud region in Chile is now available with Azure Availability Zones and provides organizations across the...
Retirement: Default outbound access for VMs in Azure will be retired— transition to a new method of internet access
After September 30, 2025, new virtual networks will default to requiring explicit outbound connectivity methods...
Better together: Developing web apps with Astro and Alpine
Astro is a stable server-side platform for launching web applications. Alpine is the go-to minimalist front-end...
Get started with Python type hints
Python is best thought of as a dynamic but strongly typed language. Types aren’t associated with the names of things,...
OpenAI’s o3 price plunge changes everything for vibe coders
On June 10, OpenAI slashed the list price of its flagship reasoning model, o3, by roughly 80% from $10 per million...
Retirement: Support for .NET 9 (STS) ends on May 12, 2026
On May 12, 2026, support for .NET 9 (STS) will end. Your apps that are hosted on App Service will continue to run, but...