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Introducing vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB's Latest Features 

The vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB unveils significant AI enhancements. The updated integrated vector database introduces groundbreaking features to elevate developers' management and interaction with data, promising faster, more scalable, and intuitive applications. (image) HNSW Vector Index: Now Generally Available!  Azure ...


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Customer Case Study: DataStax and Semantic Kernel

Today we’ll dive into a customer case study from Datastax and their recent press release and announcement on the DataStax and Microsoft collaboration on RAG capabilities on DataStax Astra DB Thanks again to the DataStax team for their amazing partnership! Microsoft and DataStax Simplify Building AI Agents with Legacy Apps and Data In ...


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Python in Visual Studio Code - April 2024 Release

The April 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include an improved debug config flow for Django and Flask, module and import analysis for Run Dependent Cells, Hatch environment discovery, automatic environment selection for popular tools, and Report Issue command improvements. Keep reading to learn more!


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AB links on GitHub pull request and scale improvements for large organizations

We have a few new updates to announce for the work we have been doing to improve the Azure Boards + GitHub experience. Let’s jump right into it… 🎉 Add link to GitHub commit or pull request (GA) After being several weeks in preview, we are excited to announce our new enhanced experience for linking work items to GitHub. You can now ...