Microsoft

Aug 9, 2026

GitHub Copilot Auto now shows model and AI-credit details

GitHub Copilot's weekly release adds model, AI-credit, and cache visibility for Auto requests plus new CLI session controls.

Aug 7, 2026

GitHub pauses Kimi K3 Copilot rollout during Actions incident work

GitHub added Kimi K3 to Copilot across major surfaces, then temporarily paused the rollout while mitigating a GitHub Actions incident.

Aug 2, 2026

Microsoft routes vulnerability agents through MAI-Cyber-1-Flash

Microsoft introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash inside MDASH, saying the compact security model handles most vulnerability tasks while larger models handle harder cases.

Jul 24, 2026

Microsoft makes the policy case for open-weight AI

Microsoft's July 24 policy page argues that open-weight AI can expand access, competition, security, and U.S. AI leadership.

Jul 13, 2026

GitHub adds Codex as a JetBrains Copilot agent provider

GitHub added Codex as a public-preview agent provider in JetBrains Copilot, alongside hooks, MCP server management, approval modes, Claude permissions, debug logs, and custom models.

Jul 5, 2026

GitHub cost centers can cap shared AI credit pools

GitHub added AI credit pools for cost centers, letting enterprise admins cap how much monthly included Copilot credit one group can draw before metered budgets apply.

Jul 5, 2026

GitHub Models gets a July 30 shutdown date

GitHub will fully retire GitHub Models on July 30, ending the playground, model catalog, inference API, and BYOK endpoints for all customers after two July brownouts.

Jul 3, 2026

Copilot auto model selection turns routing into an admin setting

GitHub Enterprise admins can now default Copilot conversations to auto model selection through managed-settings.json, tying model routing to enterprise AI standards.

Jul 3, 2026

Kimi K2.7 Code gives Copilot an open-weight model option

GitHub says Kimi K2.7 Code is the first open-weight model selectable in Copilot, with Azure hosting, gradual rollout, usage-based billing, and enterprise policy controls.

Jul 3, 2026

Copilot browser and vision tools make agents multimodal testers

GitHub made Copilot browser tools in VS Code generally available and opened Copilot vision across plans, giving coding agents browser, screenshot, image, and PDF context.

Jul 3, 2026

GitHub exposes Copilot agent sessions for enterprise audit

GitHub's public preview lets enterprise owners stream or retrieve Copilot agent session data, including prompts, responses, and tool calls, across major Copilot clients.

Jul 2, 2026

GitHub turns Copilot model choice into a governed routing layer

GitHub's July 1 Copilot changes put model routing, browser tools, vision, Kimi K2.7 Code access, and AI-credit caps under clearer admin control.