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⚡️ New Fairwater AI Datacenter Launched in Wisconsin A new AI datacenter called Fairwater has opened in Wisconsin. It is the largest and most advanced AI site built by the company, with more datacenters like it being built in other parts of the United States. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ New MCP Features in Visual Studio for Copilot Visual Studio now supports MCP prompts, resources, and sampling. These new features help bring in more context from different tools and services during coding with Copilot. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Record Scanner Uses Azure Cosmos DB Vector Search for Vinyl Collections Record Scanner is a tool for people who collect vinyl records. In 2024, record sales grew by 10 percent, mostly because more young people are buying them. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Prompt and Instruction Files for GitHub Copilot and .NET The text explains how prompt files and instruction files work with GitHub Copilot in .NET projects. It shows what these files do and how they help set up Copilot with .NET code. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ .NET STS Releases Supported for 24 Months .NET Standard Term Support (STS) releases will have support for 24 months. This means each STS release will get updates and fixes for two years. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Boards Joins GitHub Copilot in Private Preview GitHub Copilot now connects with Azure Boards in a private preview. Copilot can get GitHub Issues, use details from the issue or chat, make code changes, and send a pull request. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ FabCon Vienna: New Microsoft Fabric Features for 2025 Microsoft announced new features and upgrades for Microsoft Fabric at FabCon Vienna 2025. These changes help make it easier to build agents that use a lot of data and work well for big organizations. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Platform-Specific .NET Tools and Older SDKs The new platform-specific .NET tool feature was added in .NET 10. The text looks at what this brings, what must be considered, and how these tools can work with older .NET SDKs. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ TDD and Its Place Between White-Box and Black-Box Testing Test-driven development (TDD) is a way of making software that is not fully white-box or black-box testing. TDD sits between these two methods, and its exact place can change based on the situation. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Spec-Driven Development With GitHub Spec Kit Developers are using AI agents to make new software and add to current projects. A key challenge is making sure the AI has clear context to give the right results. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps Application Insights Code Optimizations helps .NET app users find parts of their code that run slow. It also gives advice and works with GitHub Copilot to give ideas on what to change. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ .NET Aspire 9.4 Updates: CLI, Dashboard, and AI Integrations .NET Aspire 9.4 brings a command-line tool, an interactive dashboard, and new AI integrations. These updates help users manage tasks and use AI features more easily. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Container Storage Gets Major Speed Boost and Open Source Release The latest release of Azure Container Storage is now open source and offers up to 7 times higher IOPS and 4 times less latency than earlier versions. This upgrade helps speed up work with AI and databases. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Open Windows Explorer to a Folder with C# The text explains how to make Windows Explorer open to a chosen folder from a C# program. It shows how to use the Windows Shell API with the Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 package, and also mentions another way using Meziantou.Framework.FullPath. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ F# Weekly #37, 2025: .NET 10 RC1 and FScrobble Updates .NET 10 Release Candidate 1 is out. The update also highlights news about FScrobble. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Visual Studio Code 1.104 Update Adds New Features Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.104. The update brings Auto model selection, support for contributed language models in chat, and improvements for security, productivity, and Model Context Protocol. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Copilot Profiler Agent Launches in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders The Copilot Profiler Agent is now available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders. It is an AI-powered performance assistant built into Visual Studio to help users understand code performance more easily. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Mermaid Diagram Support in Visual Studio Markdown Editor Visual Studio can now show Mermaid diagrams in its Markdown editor. Users can write or let Copilot create Mermaid syntax, making it easier to see data and workflows in the editor without needing another extension. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Storage APIs Add Entra ID and RBAC Support Microsoft Azure Storage data plane APIs now support Microsoft Entra ID and role-based access control. This update follows security best practices and is generally available. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Agent Factory Links Agents, Apps, and Data Using New Standards Agent Factory uses open standards such as MCP and A2A to let agents connect with each other, with apps, and with business data and systems. These links help agents work together and share information. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!