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Weekend RoundUp: GitHub Copilot Just Got Better at Reading Your Code

A new embedding model boosts retrieval by 37%, doubles speed, and cuts memory use eightfold

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Divine Odazie
October 10, 2025

Hey there,

Happy Friday🥳!

While you count down the hours, here’s a mix of fresh reads and upcoming events to keep you inspired, entertained, and in the loop.

Let’s get into it.

đź“°Top Picks:

Python 3.14 adds cautious free-threading support
Python 3.14 is here with long-awaited free threading, multiple interpreters, and a small performance boost. The Global Interpreter Lock can finally be turned off, but it’s opt-in for now. Read more. 

GitHub boosts Copilot with new embedding model
GitHub has rolled out a new embedding model for Copilot in VS Code, improving how it understands and retrieves code. The update delivers 37.6% better retrieval, doubles speed, and cuts memory use by 8Ă— for faster, more relevant suggestions. Read more. 

Azure DevOps Server gets modern with RC release
Microsoft’s new Azure DevOps Server RC delivers feature upgrades, shifts to the Modern Lifecycle Policy, and drops the release year to mark the start of continuous evolution. Read more.

Karpenter meets Headlamp for smarter Kubernetes scaling
The new Headlamp plugin for Karpenter brings live metrics, visual resource mapping, and built-in config editing to help operators debug and optimize autoscaling at a glance. Read more.

CloudWatch Application Signals gets an upgrade
AWS has rolled out new features that automatically group services, show recent deployments, and flag SLI breaches. The update also adds AI-powered insights to help teams troubleshoot issues faster. Read more.

React gets a new home
Meta is moving React, React Native, and JSX under the Linux Foundation to ease concerns over vendor control. The new React Foundation brings in players like Microsoft, Amazon, and Vercel to guide the web’s favorite JavaScript framework together. Read more.

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The ethics of AI: data, privacy, and responsibility

🎧 Your Friday listen: Darren and Pinja dive into the ethics of AI. From copyright infringement and data usage to environmental impact and corporate responsibility.

open.spotify.com/episode/5q8PRwoG1WuNwscPAoDm8V?si=cae0f27c5c184493

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  • PlatformCon live Day Paris 2025 (16 October 2025): A full day of talks, workshops, and meetups dedicated to platform engineering and DevOps innovation. Register here.

  • Conf42 Kube Native 2025 (16 October 2025 -Online): An online event packed with Kubernetes insights, practical talks, and lessons from teams running cloud-native systems at scale. Register here.

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Divine Odazie
Founder of EverythingDevOps