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⚡️ Microsoft Looks Into Israeli Military Use of Azure Cloud Microsoft is checking how the Israeli military uses its Azure cloud service. The news has led to an active discussion on Reddit. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Playwright End-to-End Testing Overview Playwright is a tool for end-to-end testing. It has a test runner, developer tools like a VS Code extension, Codegen, UI Mode, and Trace Viewer. These tools help users write, check, and fix tests easily. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ GPT-5 Now Available in Azure AI Foundry OpenAI's new GPT-5 large language model is now ready to use in Azure AI Foundry. It is the most powerful model so far, leading in important tests. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ VS Code July 2025 Update Adds Chat Checkpoints and MCP Improvements The July 2025 update for Visual Studio Code (v1.103) brings Chat Checkpoints, which let users restore AI code sessions. It also adds new features to the Model Context Protocol, making tools work better and easier to set up in agent mode. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

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⚡️ OpenAI's gpt-oss Used in Azure and Windows AI Tools Microsoft is adding OpenAI's new gpt-oss models to Azure AI Foundry and Windows AI Foundry. These models let people run, change, and use AI both in the cloud and on their own computers. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ 5 Copilot Chat Prompts for .NET Developers The text lists five GitHub Copilot Chat prompts that can help .NET developers. It covers uses like making code better and checking security. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Azure Storage Discovery Public Preview Announced Azure Storage Discovery is a new service for Azure that gives a complete view of Azure Blob Storage data. The public preview of this managed service is now available. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Build a RAG App Using LangChain and Local LLMs with Ollama Local large language models used with Ollama let people keep their data private and work offline. Running these models on your own setup also lets you control how they work, tune their speed, and may lower costs compared to using models in the cloud. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ OpenAI Releases gpt-oss Model for Wider Use OpenAI has released its gpt-oss models as open-weight on Azure AI Foundry and Windows AI Foundry. This is the first time since GPT-2 that OpenAI has shared a model this way, letting users run, change, and use the models on their own. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ .NET and .NET Framework August 2025 Updates The latest recap lists new servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework released in August 2025. These updates cover both platforms. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Agent Quality and NLP Evaluators for .NET AI Apps Microsoft has added Agent Quality and NLP evaluators to the Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Evaluation libraries. These tools help test and check .NET AI applications. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ End of Support for Visual Studio 2015 Announced Support for Visual Studio 2015 will stop on October 14, 2025. Newer versions like Visual Studio 2022 have tools such as code completion with AI, Git and GitHub features, and support for .NET 8 and 9. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ .NET Conf 2025 Call for Content Announced .NET Conf 2025 will take place online from November 11 to 13 and will focus on .NET 10. People can send in session ideas until August 31 for a chance to share their knowledge with others. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Scalable AI and Azure Cosmos DB Video Series This video series shows how Azure Cosmos DB, known for its global reach and low delay, helps support smart, large-scale tools for different industries. Viewers can learn how it fits with current data systems and supports real-time tasks. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Passkey Support in ASP.NET Core Identity and Blazor Web App ASP.NET Core Identity and the Blazor Web App template now have support for passkeys. The text looks at how this feature works and explains details about its setup. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Automatic Dependency Scanning in Azure DevOps GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps lets you add dependency scanning to any pipeline run on your default branch. This helps teams set up and use the feature without extra steps or extra people. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Dependabot NuGet Updater Now Faster with Native .NET The new Dependabot NuGet updater uses native .NET tools. It now updates packages 65% faster and gives more accurate results. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ How GitHub Actions Handle Running Processes After Job Ends When a GitHub Actions job ends, the runner stops any processes it started. It finds these by looking for a special variable called RUNNER_TRACKING_ID. On GitHub-hosted runners, this is managed by removing the whole virtual machine after the job finishes. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!

⚡️ Testing Race Conditions with Synchronized Decorator The article explains a way to test race conditions by using a Decorator that synchronizes database reads. This method gives more predictable results during testing, though it is not as simple as other ways. ♻️ Subscribe for free now!