Pulumi has released a series of updates and new features, enhancing its cloud infrastructure management platform. Key highlights include the release of version 5.0.0 of the Pulumi AWS Provider, which integrates the full functionality of the Terraform AWS Provider and introduces several improvements and breaking changes. The updates also simplify the deployment of AWS Lambda functions by allowing Lambda Function URLs to be accessed directly, eliminating the need for an Amazon API Gateway. Additionally, Pulumi has improved its Command Line Interface (CLI) by displaying richer diffs for JSON and YAML objects, retaining secret values, and allowing users to clear pending operations more efficiently. Users can now install Pulumi using the Winget package manager and manage stack selections with new commands. Furthermore, the platform now supports downloading plugins from private GitHub releases using updated authentication methods, and the documentation search experience has been enhanced for better usability.