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Why an idempotency key isn’t an idempotency guarantee
It started with a one-line message from a finance team on a Tuesday afternoon: A handful of customers had been charged...
TypeScript 7.0 reaches release candidate stage
Microsoft has announced a release candidate (RC) of TypeScript 7.0. A port of JavaScript-based TypeScript that is...
SnapLogic MCP Builder eases creation of MCP servers
SnapLogic has released MCP Builder, a template-based tool designed to help organizations operationalize AI faster by...
AWS aims to lower log analytics costs with new analytics engine for managed OpenSearch
AWS is offering to help enterprises address the growing cost of retaining telemetry for talkative AI applications with...
[Launched] Generally Available: New Powershell module: Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer
We’re excited to introduce the newly renamed Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer PowerShell module, delivering a more...
[Launched] Public Preview: Document PII playground sample in Microsoft Foundry NextGen
Document-based PII detection in Azure AI Language now ships an initial playground experience in the Microsoft Foundry...
[Launched] Generally Available: Document PII NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language
Azure AI Language now offers a refreshed Document PII playground in general availability, giving customers a faster...
[In preview] Public Preview: Instant Access via application consistent restore points
Azure introduces Instant Access for VM Restore Points, enabling you to restore disks immediately after a restore point...
[Launched] Public Preview: Azure Storage Mover now supports migration from Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
Azure Storage Mover now supports cloud-to-cloud migration of data from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) to Azure Blob...
End of support looms for .NET 8 and .NET 9
Microsoft will end support for its .NET 8 and .NET 9 platforms on November 10, 2026. The company advises current users...
Preventing agent-generated infrastructure bloat through spec-driven governance
Autonomous AI engineer agents can deliver software at a scale in multiples of what a human engineering team can do,...
How to improve the memory of AI agents
When you use an AI agent, the more contextual data the agent has about the job, the better it will perform. But agents...
Claude Sonnet 5 boosts coding, reasoning, and tool use
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5, an update that is substantially improved over predecessor Claude Sonnet 4.6 in...
[Launched] Generally Available: Client-side data integrity protections in Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage has long supported data integrity validation, starting with MD5 as part of the original HTTP...
Rust introduces new Range types
Rust 1.96.0 has arrived, bringing new Range* types to the programming language known for its memory safety. Announced...
[Launched] Generally Available: Toolboxes in Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry brings Toolboxes to GA, providing a unified endpoint to invoke the most-used tools in prompt agents...
A better way to manage LLM spending
As an old Delphi guy, I remember well the “language wars” we had with the Visual Basic guys. An early codename for...
Microsoft MCP server gives AI assistants access to MSBuild logs
Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Binlog MCP Server, which gives AI assistants like GitHub Copilot direct access...
MongoDB embeds reranking into Atlas as enterprises look to simplify AI stacks for scale
MongoDB has introduced a native reranking capability for Atlas, aiming to help enterprises improve AI retrieval...
Microsoft unveils Memora to tackle AI agents’ memory problem
With AI agents increasingly expected to remember conversations, preferences, and decisions over extended periods,...