Microsoft issues out-of-band patch for critical security flaw in update to ASP.NET Core

Developers are advised to check their applications after Microsoft revealed that last week’s ASP.NET Core update inadvertently introduced a serious security flaw into the web framework’s Data Protection Library. Microsoft describes the issue as a “regression,” coding jargon for an update that breaks something that was previously working correctly. In this case, what was introduced…

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Microsoft bumps .NET Framework 3.5 from Windows installers

Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.5 development platform, which dates back to November 2007, is no longer included as an optional Windows component. Microsoft has changed its deployment model to standalone installer status for future Windows versions. In a bulletin published February 5, Microsoft said that beginning with Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27965, .NET Framework 3.5…

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OpenAI developing GitHub rival as AI coding platform race intensifies

OpenAI is reportedly developing a code hosting platform that could compete with Microsoft’s GitHub, a move that would put the AI company in direct competition with one of its most important partners. The idea was explored after engineers experienced service disruptions that made GitHub temporarily unavailable in recent months, according to a report from The…

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Forbes AI 50 List Shows Data Emerging as the Core of AI Value

Forbes recently released its 2026 AI 50 list that showcases the most influential and fast-growing AI startups right now. If you look at this year’s list, you would notice that the focus is no longer just on building the most powerful models. Many of the companies making headway are solving for deployment, data access, and…

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Ease into Azure Kubernetes Application Network

If you’re using Kubernetes, especially a managed version like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), you don’t need to think about the underlying hardware. All you need to do is build your application and it should run, its containers managed by the service’s orchestrator. At least that’s the theory. However, implementing a platform that abstracts your code…

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