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Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs: Unlocking enterprise knowledge for AI with the Retrieval API — Now in Public Preview
Read how the Retrieval API gives developers a secure, compliant and scalable way to integrate enterprise content into their AI workflows.
Read moreIntroducing the Azure Storage Connector for PyTorch
This post announces the Azure Storage Connector for PyTorch (azstoragetorch), integrating files from Azure Blob Storage into your PyTorch training pipeline.
Read moreInside Access: Join Us at VS Live! Redmond for a Week of Deep Developer Learning
A long time ago, I stood in a packed room at VS Live! and watched developers erupt in applause after a debugging demo shaved hours off a real-world problem. That was the moment I realized this wasn’t just a conference—it was a place where developers and toolmakers come together to...
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Jul 4, 2025
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What’s New in vcpkg (June 2025)
This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2025.06.13 registry release, 2025-04-16, 2025-05-19, and 2025-06-02 tool releases, as well as changes to vcpkg documentation throughout May and June. This release includes bug fixes, several documentation...
C++ Team Blog
Jul 4, 2025
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Why doesn't LVIF_INDENT work without an image list?
Its original client had an image list.
The Old New Thing
Jul 3, 2025
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Automating Secure and Scalable AI Deployments on Azure with HashiCorp
cindywang,
davidwright
While the promise of AI continues to generate momentum, many organizations face a familiar challenge: getting AI projects beyond the prototype phase. According to Gartner, only 30% of AI initiatives make it into production, and RAND reports that up to 80% fail to deliver expected...
All things Azure
Jul 3, 2025
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If the FormatMessage function fails, and I requested that it allocate a buffer, do I have to free the buffer?
There was no buffer returned, so there's nothing to free anyway.
The Old New Thing
Jul 2, 2025
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Local AI + .NET = AltText Magic in One C# Script
Learn how to generate image AltText using .NET 10 and local AI models — all in a single C# file with dotnet run app.cs. A fun and accessible example of what AI can do beyond chat.
.NET Blog
Jul 2, 2025
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Introducing the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repo
Matt,
Aaron
Today we're excited to announce the launch of the Awesome GitHub Copilot Customizations repo!
The Awesome Copilot repo is a community-driven resource with custom instructions, reusable prompts, and custom chat modes that helps you get consistent AI assistance.
In other words,...
Microsoft for Developers
Jul 2, 2025
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Azure SDK Release (June 2025)
Azure SDK releases every month. In this post, you'll find this month's highlights and release notes.
Azure SDK Blog
Jul 2, 2025
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Unintended yet somehow entirely expected consequences of marking a COM interface as local
If it's local-only, then it can't be remote.
The Old New Thing