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2026-07-01
Claude Sonnet 5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot
Source: GitHub Blog Changelog Published: 2026-07-01 01:25 GMT+8
English Summary: Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest Sonnet-class model, now available in GitHub Copilot. It brings strong coding performance to everyday development and agentic workflows, giving developers a new Sonnet-class option… The post Claude Sonnet 5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Link: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-30-claude-sonnet-5-is-generally-available-for-github-copilot
Upcoming cloud data retention policy for closed security alerts
Source: GitHub Blog Changelog Published: 2026-06-30 21:24 GMT+8
English Summary: Starting August 25, 2026, GitHub will introduce a data retention policy for closed Dependabot security alerts. This policy gives you a clear commitment for how long your alert data stays… The post Upcoming cloud data retention policy for closed security alerts appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Link: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-30-cloud-data-retention-policy-for-closed-security-alerts
Accelerate your infrastructure deployments by up to 4x with AWS CloudFormation Express mode
Source: AWS News Blog Published: 2026-07-01 05:30 GMT+8
English Summary: AWS CloudFormation speeds up infrastructure deployment with Express mode, enabling AI agents and developers to receive deployment confirmation in seconds and iterate faster. Available in all commercial Regions at no additional cost.
Automate public TLS certificate issuance with ACME support in AWS Certificate Manager
Source: AWS News Blog Published: 2026-07-01 04:15 GMT+8
English Summary: AWS Certificate Manager now supports the ACME protocol for public TLS certificates, enabling automated issuance and renewal through any ACMEv2-compatible client on any workload. Administrators get centralized governance, IAM-based access controls, and domain scoping, reducing operational risk as certificate lifetimes continue to reduce.
Amazon EC2 C9g and C9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now available
Source: AWS News Blog Published: 2026-07-01 04:56 GMT+8
English Summary: Amazon EC2 C9g and C9gd instances, powered by AWS Graviton5, are now generally available. They deliver up to 25% better compute performance than Graviton4-based instances, 5x larger cache, fastest memory of any processor instances in the cloud, and local NVMe storage options (C9gd).
Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more
Source: Ars Technica Published: 2026-07-01 04:38 GMT+8
English Summary: Tenor still connects to Google apps, but other platforms must look elsewhere for GIFs.
Google’s new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet
Source: Ars Technica Published: 2026-07-01 02:36 GMT+8
English Summary: They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create.
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents
Source: TechCrunch Published: 2026-07-01 02:00 GMT+8
English Summary: Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5 brings stronger agentic capabilities, lower pricing, and improved safety, positioning the model as a cheaper alternative to Opus, GPT-5.5, and Gemini Pro.
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/anthropic-launches-claude-sonnet-5-as-a-cheaper-way-to-run-agents/