VS Code Copilot Will Soon Control Your Browser by Default: What to Do Before July 1
On July 1, 2026, every developer with a paid GitHub Copilot subscription will see a new, powerful capability turned on in VS Code by default: the ability for their AI coding assistant to open, read,...
Copilot Desktop Is Now Free for Everyone: What You Get and What’s Missing
GitHub opened its standalone Copilot desktop app to free-tier and Education users on all major desktop platforms Tuesday, while also shipping Codex agent sessions inside JetBrains IDEs for the first...
GitHub Mobile Update: Copilot Sessions Get Filter and ‘Needs-Attention’ Sort
GitHub’s mobile app just made it a whole lot easier to manage your AI coding sessions. On July 10, 2026, the platform began rolling out new filtering and sorting capabilities for Copilot session...
Starting with the Diff: The Prompt Change That Made Copilot Code Review 20% Cheaper
GitHub has fine-tuned the tool-calling instructions for its Copilot Code Review agent, and the result is a 20 percent drop in cost along with a jump in the quality of feedback. The change, which...
One-Click Clarity: GitHub Copilot's New Repository Overviews Decode Any Codebase Instantly
On July 9, 2026, GitHub shipped a feature that could quietly transform how developers onboard into unfamiliar projects: GitHub Copilot Repository Overviews. With a single click on an eligible...
The 10 Free AI Tools Every Student Needs in 2026, According to Academia Magazine
Academia Magazine has named ten free AI tools that every student should consider in 2026, distilling a fast-growing field into a practical shortlist. The recommendations range from general-purpose...
New SharePoint Analytics Will Reveal What Copilot Cites—Rollout Set for August 2026
A new Microsoft 365 roadmap entry promises to end the guessing game for SharePoint content owners: starting August 2026, you’ll be able to track exactly how often your pages and files are...
Government Cloud Users Can Now Import PST Files Directly into New Outlook Mailboxes
Microsoft has quietly checked off a long-standing request for its U.S. government cloud customers, marking Roadmap ID 485740 as launched. The feature—importing email from Outlook Data Files (.pst)...
Microsoft Teams to Roll Out Private Message Reminders in September 2026
Microsoft has confirmed that it will add private message reminders to its Teams collaboration platform in September 2026. The long-awaited feature will let users create, update, complete, and delete...
New Outlook for Government Gets Long-Awaited PST Import—But You’ll Wait Until 2026
Microsoft has quietly added a roadmap entry promising that government customers using the new Outlook for Windows will finally be able to import calendar and contact data from PST files directly into...
Government Cloud Users Finally Get PST Contacts Access in New Outlook
Microsoft has started rolling out read‑only access to contacts stored in Outlook Data Files (.pst) for Government Community Cloud (GCC) customers using the new Outlook for Windows. The feature,...
Microsoft Will Let Employees Request Blocked AI Agents in Microsoft 365 Starting July 2026
Microsoft is creating a formal way for employees to ask for access to AI agents that their organization has deliberately blocked, a new feature that lands in Microsoft 365 in July 2026. The change,...