A proposal has been put forward to add a new clipboard tool to the PowerToys utility collection. Already available as a standalone app, ClipPing is a simple tool that provides a visual notification whenever the clipboard is used. Although still in relatively early stages of development, both the tool itself and the suggestion of integrating it into PowerToys have been well-received. ClipPing serves at least a couple of purposes – both useful and security-focused. The description of ClipPing – sometimes also referred to as clip-ping – gives a good idea of what to expect from the tool. The developer of… [Continue Reading]

Last month Microsoft pledged $4 billion (in cash and AI/cloud technology) to "advance" AI education in K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and nonprofits (according to a blog post by Microsoft President Brad Smith). But in the launch event video, Smith also says it's time to "switch hats" from coding to AI, adding that "the last 12 years have been about the Hour of Code, but the future involves the Hour of AI." Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: This sets the stage for Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi's announcement that his tech-backed nonprofit's [annual educational event] Hour of Code is being renamed to the Hour of AI... Explaining the pivot, Partovi says: "Computer science for the last 50 years has had a focal point around coding that's been — sort of like you learn computer science so that you create code. There's other things you learn, like data science and algorithms and cybersecurity, but the focal point has been coding. "And we're now in a world where the focal point of computer science is shifting to AI... We all know that AI can write much of the code. You don't need to worry about where did the semicolons go, or did I close the parentheses or whatnot. The busy work of computer science is going to be done by the computer itself. "The creativity, the thinking, the systems design, the engineering, the algorithm planning, the security concerns, privacy concerns, ethical concerns — those parts of computer science are going to be what remains with a focal point around AI. And what's going to be important is to make sure in education we give students the tools so they don't just become passive users of AI, but so that they learn how AI works." Speaking to Microsoft's Smith, Partovi vows to redouble the nonprofit's policy work to "make this [AI literacy] a high school graduation requirement so that no student graduates school without at least a basic understanding of what's going to be part of the new liberal arts background [...] As you showed with your hat, we are renaming the Hour of Code to an Hour of AI."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

AI Toolkit v0.18.3 is here—and it’s a major milestone. This release introduces full support for:

• The latest GPT-5 family of models
• OpenAI’s open-source models (GPT OSS) via Azure AI Foundry and ONNX Runtime

Whether you're building in the cloud, on the edge, or experimenting locally, this update gives you more flexibility, performance, and choice than ever.

🧠 GPT-5 Models: Now in AI Toolkit

The GPT-5 model family is now fully integrated into AI Toolkit and available via GitHub, Azure AI Foundry, or OpenAI.

✨ Model Overview:

• gpt-5: Advanced reasoning for analytics, LLM orchestration, and code generation.
• gpt-5-mini: A cost-effective, low-latency model ideal for real-time agents and lightweight tools.
• gpt-5-nano:Built for speed and concise reasoning—great for retrieval, Q&A, and compact workflows.
• gpt-5-chat (preview): Enables natural, multimodal, multi-turn conversations with persistent context—perfect for agentic apps.

🧬 GPT OSS Models: Open-Source Power, Local & Cloud-Ready

For the first time, OpenAI’s open-source models (GPT OSS) are available through:

• Azure AI Foundry for cloud-scale deployment
• Windows AI Foundry with ONNX Runtime for local inference

 

🧩 Model Overview:

• gpt-oss-120b (via Azure AI Foundry)
  • Text-in/text-out open-weight model
  • Reasoning with chain-of-thought
  • Adjustable reasoning effort (low/medium/high)
  • Structured output support
  • API-compatible with Responses format
• gpt-oss-20b-cuda-gpu (via Local ONNX Runtime)
  • CUDA-optimized local inference
  • RTN quantization for performance
  • Ideal for Windows + edge deployments

📖 Read more: OpenAI’s GPT OSS now on Azure AI and Windows Foundry

🧪 Explore, Compare, and Build Faster

With this release, AI Toolkit makes it easier to explore and integrate both GPT-5 and GPT OSS models:

• 🔍 Compare GPT-5 models in the catalog with others to find the best fit
  
• 💡 Use the View Code feature to generate ready-to-run SDK snippets in Python, JavaScript, and more
  

🔗 Get Started Now

Update to AI Toolkit v0.18.3 and unlock:

• GPT-5 model family via GitHub, Azure AI, or OpenAI
• GPT OSS models for open-source, cloud, and local development
• Model Playground tools for comparison and code generation

AI Toolkit continues to evolve as the fastest way to experiment, integrate, and ship AI into your applications—cloud or edge, closed or open-source.

Have questions or want to share feedback?
📚 Explore our docs or leave us feedback on GitHub.

Discover the latest GPT-5 features, improvements, and updates. Learn how OpenAI’s newest AI model delivers faster responses, smarter reasoning, multimodal capabilities, and advanced developer tools.

The DateTimeFormat type in Spargine simplifies date and time formatting for .NET developers. It provides a strongly typed set of options, reducing the need to memorize format strings. Available through the DotNetTips.Spargine.Extensions project, it streamlines formatting using the ToFormattedString() extension method for efficient coding.

Welcome to F# Weekly,

A roundup of F# content from this past week:

News

• .NET Conf 2025 – Announcing the Call for Content – .NET Blog
• 5 Copilot Chat Prompts .NET Devs Should Steal Today – .NET Blog
• Exploring new Agent Quality and NLP evaluators for .NET AI applications – .NET Blog
• The new Dependabot NuGet updater: 65% faster with native .NET – .NET Blog
• Visual Studio 2015 Retirement: Support reminder for older versions of Visual Studio – Visual Studio Blog
• July 2025 (version 1.103)

Got a brilliant .NET project? A gnarly bug you squashed?.NET Conf 2025 Call for Content is OPEN! Share your stories and help celebrate the launch of .NET 10. Deadline: August 31st.Submit: hubs.li/Q03BrLNN0#dotnetconf #dotnethubs.li/Q03BrMgm0 via @csharpfritz.com

— .NET Foundation (@dotnetfoundation.org) 2025-08-08T22:59:27.907Z

Videos

• ASP.NET Community Standup – Building a better PerfView with Blazor
• .NET MAUI Community Standup: Apple Intelligence with .NET
• On .NET Live | Supercharge your SQL development with modern .NET

Let it be #fsharp really cool old vid but still quite interesting youtu.be/24yLOYMPKEM?…

— jkone27 (@jkone27.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T18:46:28.461Z

Blogs

• F# The Essentials Lectures
• Fewer Tests; Greater Safety – Houston Haynes
• Proof-Aware Compilation Through Hypergraphs – Houston Haynes
• Alloy.Rx: Native Reactivity in Fidelity – Houston Haynes

In case you missed it, JetBrains .NET Days Online is back on October 8-9 2025! And there's not long left for the call for papers! If you've got something you want to share with the dotnet community, we'd love to hear from you. You have until Friday to send us a proposal! jb.gg/dotnetdays20…

— JetBrains Rider (@jetbrains-rider.bsky.social) 2025-08-06T14:54:48.090Z

Highlighted projects

• fslaborg/SigmaGraph.NET: .NET interface for sigma.js graph visualisation written in F#
• NeonDactyl/FsDuJson – A System.Text.Json Converter for F# Discriminated Unions
• fsprojects/FSharp.Azure.Cosmos: F# API for using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB service via Core API
• roboz0r/XParsec: XParsec is a parser combinator library for F#

New Releases

• Farse 0.2.3
• Friadne 1.0.2
• FsMath 0.0.1
• SigmaGraph.NET 0.0.2
• Farmer 1.9.18
• Partas.Solid.FablePlugin 1.2.1
• WebSharper 9.1.6.592
• EluciusFTW.SpectreCoff 0.50.7
• FsDuJson 1.0.1
• FSharp.Azure.Cosmos 1.0.1
• Partas.Solid 1.2.1
• XParsec 0.2.1

Believe it or not: one of the few (only?) hardware projects driven by #fsharp (yes – and #typescript) is a – guess – a FUN project! Yes #pxlclock will bring beautiful colors into your rooms, and joy of programming your own ideas. Search pxlclock – buy one of only

— SchlenkR (@schlenkr.bsky.social) 2025-08-09T16:07:00.455Z

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