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Tools & Apps

6/30/2026 3 min

@ZachasADMIN

GitHub Adds License Compliance Checks Before Merge

GitHub has put open source license compliance into public preview, giving Enterprise Cloud teams ruleset-based checks that can block pull requests with noncompliant dependencies.

Tools & Apps

6/30/2026 4 min

@ZachasADMIN

Use Vercel 5GB Functions only when your bundle really needs serverless

Vercel Functions can now ship Node.js and Python bundles up to 5GB on Fluid compute, but the beta is best for specific workloads with large dependencies, binaries, or model files.

Tools & Apps

6/30/2026 4 min

@ZachasADMIN

Fix Dependabot npm registry scope before private package updates drift

GitHub changed how Dependabot handles npm registry configuration: teams can now make dependabot.yml the authoritative source for scoped npm registry access instead of relying on inferred .npmrc behavior.

Tools & Apps

6/30/2026 5 min

@ZachasADMIN

Send Vercel Audit Logs to S3 before compliance reviews get messy

Vercel expanded Audit Logs to more than 400 team activity events and moved delivery into Vercel Drains, giving Enterprise teams a cleaner path to custom HTTP endpoints or Amazon S3.

Tools & Apps

6/30/2026 5 min

@ZachasADMIN

Find Docker Content Trust before Notary v1 shuts down

Docker is retiring Docker Content Trust and the notary.docker.io Notary v1 service, with brownouts before the December 8, 2026 shutdown. Teams that enabled DCT need to migrate to digest pinning, Cosign, or Notation.

Tools & Apps

6/30/2026 4 min

@ZachasADMIN

Audit GitHub Actions self-hosted runners before the July brownouts

GitHub Actions will start brownouts for outdated self-hosted runners before full enforcement begins for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency on July 31, 2026.

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