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How we built the Microsoft Learn MCP Server
When we launched the Microsoft Learn Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server in June 2025, our goal was simple: make it effortless for AI agents to use trusted, up-to-date Microsoft Learn documentation. GitHub Copilot and other agents are increasingly common, and they need to be able to...
Read moreClick to read more about this post.NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 1 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!
Read moreClick to read more about this postHow did Windows 95 get permission to put the Weezer video Buddy Holly on the CD?
Asking nicely, and asking a lot of people.
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Oct 22, 2025
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Expanding Model Choice in VS Code with Bring Your Own Key
Learn how the new Language Model Chat Provider API in VS Code is enabling more model choice and extensibility for chat experiences via the Bring Your Own Key experience.
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VS Code Blog
Oct 21, 2025
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Modernizing Visual Studio Extension Compatibility: Effortless Migration for Extension Developers and Users
We have great news for extension users and developers: Visual Studio 2026 is introducing an extension compatibility model designed specifically to make your life easier. Our top priority is to ensure that your extensions continue to work seamlessly across Visual Studio releases - with no...
Visual Studio Blog
Oct 21, 2025
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Microspeak: The hockey stick on wheels
You're always a year away.
The Old New Thing
Oct 21, 2025
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“Cost Management” Is Now “Account Throughput” and It’s Moving
We’ve made a small but important change in the Azure portal for Azure Cosmos DB to make it easier to manage your account-level throughput.
The “Cost Management” section has been renamed to “Account Throughput” and can now be found under the Settings section of your Azure...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Oct 20, 2025
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What about the icons in pifmgr.dll?
Just for fun.
The Old New Thing
Oct 20, 2025
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Announcing latest Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK: Powering the Future of AI with OpenAI
We're thrilled to announce the stable release of Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK version 4.14.0! This release brings together months of innovation and collaboration, featuring ground-breaking capabilities that have been battle-tested in production environments. Many of these features were...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Oct 20, 2025
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A Developer's Guide to Fine-Tuning GPT-4o for Image Classification on Azure AI Foundry
Whether you’re a machine learning practitioner, app developer, or just curious about the latest in AI, this guide shows how you can quickly boost image classification accuracy using cutting-edge Vision-Language Models (VLM) on Azure—no deep learning expertise required.
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Microsoft Foundry Blog
Oct 18, 2025
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Upcoming Updates for Azure Pipelines Agents Images
Shubham,
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To ensure our hosted agents in Azure Pipelines are operating in the most secure and up-to-date environments, we continuously update the supported images and phase out older ones. In October 2024, we announced support for Ubuntu-24.04. Soon, we plan to update the ubuntu-latest image to map...
Azure DevOps Blog
Oct 17, 2025
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Boost your Azure Cosmos DB Efficiency with Azure Advisor Insights
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database service, trusted for mission-critical workloads that demand high availability, scalability, and low latency. In this post we will discover how to maximize the full potential of Azure Cosmos DB using Azure Advisor...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog