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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...
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...
GitHub Copilot Projected to Command 42% of AI Coding Tool Market by 2026
GitHub Copilot will hold a 42 percent share of the paid AI coding assistant market in 2026, with 4.7 million subscribers, according to a new ranking from Nubia Page. The data, published this week,...
AI Coding Agents in 2026: From Pair Programmers to Autonomous Engineers on Windows
Cursor now handles entire feature implementations while developers grab coffee. That’s not a futuristic promise—it’s the daily reality for thousands of Windows-based engineers using the latest...
GitHub Cuts Copilot Code Review Pricing by 20%, Introduces Org‑Wide Defaults and Streamlined Tooling
GitHub has cut the price of Copilot code review by 20 percent and given team leads new governance controls over how AI‑assisted pull‑request reviews behave across their organizations. The update,...
GitHub Kills Model Picker for Copilot Free and Student Users, Enforces Automatic AI Model Selection
GitHub abruptly removed the manual model picker from its Copilot Free and Student plans on June 24, 2026, forcing all users on those tiers to rely exclusively on the AI-driven Copilot Auto for model...
Windows 11 Build 2026: Coreutils, WSL Containers, Intelligent Terminal, and Developer Configurations Redefine the Dev Experience
Microsoft chose its annual Build conference in Seattle this week to unveil a quartet of Windows 11 developer tools that fundamentally reshape how developers work on the platform. Coreutils for...
Microsoft Build 2026: Windows 11 Unlocks Local AI Development with One-Command Setup and Agent Controls
Microsoft is betting that developers want to run AI on their own machines—and it’s giving them the tools to do it. At its Build 2026 conference in San Francisco on June 2, the company announced a...
Microsoft Build 2026 Turns Windows into a Native AI Agent Platform
Microsoft Build 2026 opens its doors on June 2 at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center, with CEO Satya Nadella scheduled to take the stage at 10 a.m. Pacific. For the first time since the pandemic, the...
Microsoft Build 2026 moves to San Francisco, focuses on AI agents and platform shift
Microsoft has confirmed its annual developer conference, Build 2026, will take place on June 2 and 3 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The move ends a decade-long run in Seattle and signals...
VS Code 1.116 Integrates Copilot Chat Natively, Adds Agent Debugging and Terminal AI
Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.116 on April 15, 2026, with GitHub Copilot Chat now built directly into the editor rather than requiring a separate extension. This marks the most significant...
GitHub Copilot Expands Data Collection: New Privacy Controls and Enterprise Options
GitHub Copilot is implementing significant changes to its data collection practices that will affect millions of developers using the AI coding assistant. According to GitHub's updated documentation,...