Azure Databricks Lets AI Agents Debug Against Production Data Without Breaking Things
Database Branching Meets AI Debugging Azure Databricks just dropped a feature that addresses one of the biggest headaches in AI development: debugging agents against production data without breaking anything. The public preview of Lakebase branching with GitHub Copilot agent mode lets developers create instant, isolated copies of production databases using copy-on-write technology. Here’s what’s happening: […]
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode Brings Autonomous Database Management to SSMS
Microsoft Brings AI Autonomy to SQL Server Management Microsoft recently announced the public preview of Agent mode for GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Unlike the existing Ask mode that generates single responses, Agent mode operates autonomously, executing multi-step database tasks until completion. The feature ships with SSMS 22.7 and targets performance investigation, […]
Microsoft Foundry Toolboxes Hit GA, Finally Solve Agent Tool Integration Hell
Microsoft Tackles the Agent Tool Integration Mess Microsoft Foundry just moved Toolboxes to general availability, and if you’ve ever wrestled with AI agent tool integration, this might be the fix you’ve been waiting for. The problem isn’t new, but it’s finally getting the attention it deserves. The Tool Integration Problem Nobody Talks About Here’s the […]
Databricks Just Put Git Inside Your Database And Pointed Copilot At It
Databricks Just Put Git Inside Your Database (And Pointed Copilot At It) Azure Databricks announced a public preview that combines two things developers have been cobbling together manually: copy-on-write database branching for Lakebase Postgres, and a direct line from GitHub Copilot agent mode to those branches. The pitch is simple. One command creates an isolated […]
GitHub Copilot Modernization Agent Reaches GA, Scaling Legacy Upgrades Across Entire Portfolios
GitHub Copilot Modernization Agent Is Now Generally Available Microsoft has announced general availability (GA) of the GitHub Copilot modernization agent, an AI-powered orchestration tool that handles application assessment, upgrade planning, and code-level remediation across entire portfolios. Instead of modernizing one repo at a time, teams can now run coordinated, repeatable modernization workflows across Java, .NET, […]
MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB Reaches General Availability, Saving You From Integration Hell
Your AI Agent Can Finally Talk to Cosmos DB Without the Homework Microsoft just announced general availability of the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB (v1.1.2), an open-source server that lets AI agents query your production Cosmos DB using natural language. No custom integration scripts. No fragile middleware. No praying that your embedding provider config […]
Microsoft Just Made It Way Easier to Plug AI Agents Into Your Database
Microsoft Just Made It Way Easier to Plug AI Agents Into Your Database Microsoft has announced the general availability of the MCP Toolkit for Azure Cosmos DB (v1.1.2), giving developers a standardized way to connect AI agents and copilots directly to their operational data. The toolkit, which first appeared in preview at Ignite 2025, is […]
Azure Functions Can Now Run AI Agents Declared in Markdown Files
At Microsoft Build 2026, the Azure Functions team shipped something that blurs the line between serverless compute and autonomous AI. The serverless agents runtime is now in public preview, letting developers define entire AI agents in .agent.md markdown files and deploy them like any other function app. You write the agent’s instructions in plain text, […]
Claude Fable 5 Lands in Microsoft Foundry, and It Actually Works Autonomously
Anthropic dropped Claude Fable 5 on June 9, 2026, and it is already live inside Microsoft Foundry. That means Azure developers can now call a frontier-grade, long-horizon reasoning model through the same enterprise fabric they already use for OpenAI models, internal deployments, and agent orchestration. No separate vendor contract. No custom integration layer. What is […]
The UN Charter Turns 81 Today — June 27, 2026
The UN Charter Turns 81 Today. Here’s Why Tech Leaders Should Care About Its Broken Enforcement Promise. June 27, 2026 | Geopolitics & Technology Summary: What Happened Today marks the 81st anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco. Secretary-General António Guterres and General Assembly President Annalena […]
Squeezes: A Free Bulk Image Compressor That Runs Entirely in Your Browser (27 June 2026)
Squeezes: A Free Bulk Image Compressor That Runs Entirely in Your Browser (27 June 2026) If you have ever needed to shrink a batch of images before uploading them to a website, email, or cloud drive, you know the pain. Most free tools either cap you at five files, watermark your output, or upload your […]
Azure Architects’ Buzz: June 2026 AI and Cloud Rollercoaster
Tech digest Hold onto your servers folks. This month’s digital rollercoaster offers a wild ride through the intriguing world of AI models playing peek-a-boo and CEOs doing AI-inspired staff cuts. Claude Fable 5 and its Invisible Chains Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5, an AI model capable of astonishing feats in various fields—but it comes with […]