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Oct 25, 2024
Semantic Kernel

AI Digital Transformation Discovering Rome’s hidden treasures with an AI virtual assistant and Semantic Kernel

Today we want to highlight a customer story featuring Semantic Kernel here: Discovering Rome’s hidden treasures with an AI virtual assistant - Source EMEA On a sunny Monday morning in late September, a river of travelers flowed slowly through the Piazza della Rotonda. The focal...
Oct 29, 2024
Windows Command Line

GitHub Copilot in Windows Terminal

GitHub Copilot users can now use the power of GitHub Copilot to get command suggestions and explanations without leaving the terminal with Terminal Chat in Windows Terminal Canary 🚀 This is available for all GitHub Copilot Individual, Business, and Enterprise customers. To get...
Oct 29, 2024
Microsoft for Java Developers

Announcing Technical Preview of the GitHub Copilot upgrade assistant for Java

As AI and LLMs continue to evolve, agentic workflows are rapidly emerging as the next wave of AI-assistance. Agentic workflows allow AI systems to coordinate tasks and make decisions with minimal human input. These systems use autonomous agents in their workflow and can bring enormous...
Oct 29, 2024
Azure SDK Blog

Build AI applications with the new AI App Template Gallery

This post announces the launch of the AI App Template Gallery of templates using `azd`.
Oct 28, 2024
Power Platform Developer Blog

Automate Power Platform Environment Creation & Solution Imports with GitHub Actions (Federated Auth Setup)

Automate Power Platform Environment Creation & Solution Imports with GitHub Actions (Federated Auth Setup) Automating your CI/CD pipeline for Power Platform solutions streamlines development and reduces manual tasks. Integrating GitHub Actions with federated authentication provides...

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Sep 30, 2024
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Visual Studio at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024

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David Li
Join us in-person at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024 with an in-depth look at how Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot can help modernize your Unreal Engine game development. Session Title: Modernizing Game Development with Visual Studio and AI Session Info: October 3rd, 2024, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM...
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Sep 30, 2024
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Effectively building Linux apps with Microsoft Dev Box and WSL

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Isaac cLevin
The following blog walks through how you as a developer can build Linux applications in Windows Subsystem for Linux with Microsoft Dev Box. A brief summary of the end developer experience is shown in the following video. Developers cherish nothing more than the environments they...
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Sep 30, 2024
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Announcing the General Availability (GA) of Native Authentication for Microsoft Entra External ID

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Kaushik Kislay
Introducing the General Availability (GA) of Native Authentication for Microsoft Entra External ID! A feature that allows you to design and control the sign-in experience within your mobile apps.
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Sep 30, 2024
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Introducing seamless authentication with Power Pages and Microsoft Entra External ID

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Arbaaz Abdulwahid
Announcing the public preview of Microsoft Entra External ID as an identity provider for Microsoft Power Pages, streamlining authentication for your external-facing apps. With Power Pages, you can launch a website in minutes, and External ID provides robust tools to secure external identities, with extensive customization options available.
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Sep 30, 2024
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Pulling a single item from a C++ parameter pack by its index, remarks

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Raymond Chen
Why such a complicated way to pull the type from the pack?
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Sep 30, 2024
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Effortless Instrumentation profiling with Persistent Target Selection

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Harshada Hole
Ever wished to assess your code's performance without repeatedly choosing the target process or executable for each instrumentation profiling session? If so, you're among many developers who find this task cumbersome and prone to errors, especially when profiling the same target...
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Sep 27, 2024
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Announcing Semantic Kernel for Java 1.3.0

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Hello again Java AI developers! We are announcing the 1.3.0 release of the Semantic Kernel for Java. You can find our updates on the GitHub repository and the artifacts on Maven Central. This release will mark the final experimental version of our Vector Store...
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Sep 27, 2024
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Azure SDK Release (September 2024)

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Hector Norzagaray
The Azure SDKs release every month. This post includes the month's highlights and release notes.
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Sep 27, 2024
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SK Python Kernel Reaches 1,000,000 downloads

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We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft Semantic Kernel Python Kernel has reached an incredible milestone of 1,000,000 downloads! This achievement would not have been possible without the unwavering support and enthusiasm of our community. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to...
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