Tech News #39 | Adam Cogan | GitHub Copilot Extensions

Welcome to this month’s edition of SSW Tech News! Join Adam Cogan as he brings you the latest updates and insights from the tech world. In this episode, we cover:

GitHub’s rollout of ARM64 on Actions for faster and cheaper builds Microsoft Edge achieving a new market share milestone The release of Next.js 15 with React 19 support Plus, Adam shares his experiences from SSW France, NDC Oslo, and some intriguing Norwegian technology! Stay tuned for exciting GitHub Copilot extensions and updates on the latest AI and tech developments.

00:00 | Introduction

00:24 | Greetings from SSW France

01:20 | Norwegian Garbage Bin Technology

02:38 | SSW Tech News: Next.js 15 Details

02:54 | Vercel’s AI SDK 3 with Generative AI

04:04 | GitHub Copilot Extensions Overview

07:26 | Octopus Deploy Extension for GitHub

08:22 | GitHub Copilot for Azure

09:29 | GitHub Actions ARM64 Hosted Runners

10:11 | JFrog and GitHub Partnership

10:32 | .NET Aspire and Visual Studio Update

11:01 | Microsoft Edge Surpasses Safari in Market Share

11:36 | React 19 Key Announcements

12:00 | Elon Musk’s xAI and Google Bard Issues

12:52 | Sam Altman’s OpenAI Saga

13:35 | Windows AI Feature: Recall

15:37 | Apple Intelligence and Privacy Concerns

16:45 | Microsoft’s File Explorer Version Control

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Vercel Ship : https://nextjs.org/blog/next-15-rc

GitHub – introduces Copilot Extensions : https://github.blog/2024-05-21-introd…

GitHub – Arm64 now available on GitHub Actions : https://github.blog/2024-06-03-arm64-…

GitHub – JFrog for DevSecOps : https://github.blog/2024-05-29-github…

.NET Aspire is now generally available : https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visual…

Edge reaches new high of browser market share : https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft…

React Conf : https://www.antstack.com/blog/react-c…

X AI announces $6 billion more funding : https://x.ai/blog/series-b

Google AI search results were a flop and have been recalled : https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24…

Helen Toner shared why Sam Altman was fired : https://www.ted.com/talks/the_ted_ai_…

Microsoft Recall : https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/241…

OpenAI unveils OpenAI library for .NET : https://www.infoworld.com/article/371…

Microsoft adding more security to Recall before deploying : https://duo.com/decipher/microsoft-de…

Google developing a version of Recall for ChromeBooks : https://www.pcworld.com/article/23582…

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About the speakers

Adam Cogan

Adam Cogan blogs at adamcogan.com and interviews for SSW TV frequently. He is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specializing in custom enterprise .NET and Azure solutions mostly using Angular and React. His solutions also involve Office365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and Power BI.

Adam is currently working on TinaCMS - the world's best Markdown GitHub editor.

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