Microsoft AI Agent Platform, Models, and Security Push
Key Questions
What new AI models did Microsoft launch at Build 2026?
Microsoft introduced the MAI family including MAI-Voice-2 and MAI-Image-2.5, with Mustafa Suleyman highlighting expressive voice capabilities in the MAI playground.
What updates were made to VS Code?
VS Code 1.123 added million-token context and session sync, shifting to weekly releases with agent-assisted testing and triage as covered in BRK204.
What is Agent 365 and its purpose?
Agent 365 SDK provides enterprise agent governance features including identity, policy, observability, and LangChain integration, showcased in Build session BRK251.
How is Microsoft addressing AI agent security?
Zscaler launched an AI Broker and Endpoint AI Security for agents, while New Relic added AI Coding Observability and Cisco introduced Cloud Control for agentic operations.
What security incident affected Microsoft GitHub repos?
Microsoft disabled 73 of its own GitHub repositories after a credential-stealing malware attack targeting developers.
What language porting effort was announced using LLMs?
Microsoft is porting TypeScript to Rust with LLMs, merging 1 million lines of code in a single week of intense development.
What new features are in SSMS 22.7?
SQL Server Management Studio 22.7 ships with native T-SQL formatting and Copilot Agent Mode in preview, defaulting to read-only operations.
What other developer tools were released at Build?
Microsoft announced Windows Developer Configurations, Coreutils for Windows in Rust, and Foundry + Work IQ agents alongside GitHub Copilot multi-agent workspace updates.
Microsoft Build 2026 aftermath: Coreutils for Windows (Rust), MAI-Voice-2, MAI-Image-2.5, Foundry+Work IQ agents, GitHub Copilot App with multi-agent workspace. VS Code 1.123 with million-token context and session sync. New Relic AI Coding Observability, Zscaler AI Broker for agent security. Microsoft pulled 73 GitHub repos after credential-stealing malware attack. Cisco Cloud Control for agentic operations. FinOps X talk on token economics. SSMS 22.7 ships with native T-SQL formatting and Copilot Agent Mode (read-only default). Microsoft porting TypeScript to Rust using LLMs, merging 1M LoC in a week of vibe coding. Microsoft's AI Superintelligence Team at Build signals a shift that could rattle a key partner (likely OpenAI). Windows Developer Configurations and Intelligent Terminal also announced. New: Build session BRK251 showcased Agent 365 SDK for enterprise agent governance — identity, policy, observability, LangChain integration. New: VS Code shifts to weekly releases with agent-assisted testing and triage, as detailed in BRK204. New: Mustafa Suleyman teases expressive voice models in MAI playground — signals focus on natural voice interaction for Copilot/Azure AI.