Microsoft is keeping Visual Studio's new built-in Agent Skills switched off by default while a public dashboard measures whether their performance gains justify the additional tokens they may consume.

GitHub Copilot security review launched in the desktop app July 14, giving all subscribers — Free tier included — AI-driven ...

Microsoft is extending Dataverse into coding-agent marketplaces while expanding its MCP tools, certification program and governance controls.

Microsoft researchers found AI coding-agent adopters merged 24% more pull requests, but gains depended on sustained use and ...

A Cowork plugin is a package that includes skills and connectors to extend Cowork’s capabilities by connecting to bundled skills, services, and external tools. Here, skills are specialized ...

According to the tests, the models showed “near-complete refusal” when asked via chat, in a single, direct prompt, according ...

Z.ai has launched ZCode, a free AI coding tool powered by GLM-5.2 that challenges Cursor, Claude Code and GitHub Copilot while highlighting rising geopolitical risk in enterprise developer software.

In this post, we will show you how to use Copilot License and Copilot Connectivity Troubleshooters to fix Copilot problems in Windows 11. Windows 11 comes with a built-in app named Get Help (formerly ...

GitHub has introduced the GitHub Copilot app, a desktop control centre for agent-native development that aims to keep engineers in charge while AI agents handle more coding work. Mario Rodriguez ...

GitHub Copilot CLI introduces slash commands, streamlining terminal workflows for developers. Explore features like model switching, token management, and more. GitHub has released a detailed guide to ...

Bottom line: GitHub's move from flat-rate "requests" to metered usage is forcing many developers to confront something they had largely ignored: how many tokens their everyday coding habits consume ...

At the Microsoft Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled the new GitHub Copilot app, a dedicated desktop experience designed specifically for what it calls “agent-native development.” Rather than treating AI ...