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Do more with Python’s new built-in async programming library
There’s lots to do in this edition of the Python Report: Do more than one thing with Python’s async. Do the math...
The rising threat of shadow AI
Employees in a large financial organization began developing AI tools to automate time-consuming tasks such as weekly...
What is retrieval-augmented generation? More accurate and reliable LLMs
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is a technique used to “ground” large language models (LLMs) with specific data...
Microsoft’s Phi-4-multimodal AI model handles speech, text, and video
Microsoft has introduced a new AI model that, it says, can process speech, vision, and text locally on-device using...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Functions Support for Python 3.12
You can now develop functions using Python 3.12 locally and deploy them to all Azure Functions plans.Python 3.12...
[Launched] Generally Available: Configure Notifications in Azure Load Testing
Azure Load Testing now allows you to configure notifications to receive updates for key events, such as test...
DeepSeek offers steep discounts, escalating AI price war
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has unveiled a significant price reduction for developers using its AI models, a move that...
What’s next for Microsoft’s Semantic Kernel?
At the heart of Microsoft’s AI application development strategy is Semantic Kernel, an open source set of tools for...
Understanding thread synchronization in C#
The C# programming language has provided support for thread synchronization since its earliest versions....
Microsoft’s .NET 10 arrives in first preview
Microsoft has rolled out the first preview of .NET 10, a major new version of the company’s flagship software...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL Updates for Late-February
In late-February 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Elevate your SQL queries with...
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL Updates for Late-February
In late-February 2025, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL: Monitor database availability...
[In preview] Public Preview: Unified Migration Experience in Azure Database Migration Service
Effortlessly migrate your MySQL workloads from on-premises, virtual machines (VMs), or other clouds to Azure Database...
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Azure AI Extension Managed Identity Support
With managed identity support in the Azure AI extension on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server, you no...
[Launched] Generally Available: Latest PostgreSQL Minor Versions Supported by Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
PostgreSQL minor versions 17.2, 16.6, 15.10, 14.15, 13.18, and 12.22 are now supported by Azure Database for...
11 rules for writing better code
You can’t develop software and manage software projects for 30 years and not learn a thing or two or twelve about...
Plug-and-play web development with Astro
Astro is a full-stack JavaScript meta-framework that orchestrates reactive view technologies like React and Svelte....
Get started with async in Python
Asynchronous programming, or async, is a feature of many modern languages that allows a program to juggle multiple...
Red Hat OpenShift improves virtualization support
Red Hat OpenShift 4.18, the latest version of the company’s Kubernetes-powered application platform, has arrived, with...
Cot framework aims to ease Rust web development
Web developers looking for an easier time with the Rust language may want to check out Cot, an emerging web framework...