GitHub made Copilot code review requestable through its REST and GraphQL APIs and set Balanced as the default review effort level, generally available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterpri…
GitHub expanded its HydraFusion research preview to Visual Studio Code 1.140 or later and the GitHub Copilot app, after previously limiting it to Copilot CLI. HydraFusion orchestrates multiple models …
GitHub introduced a new global default policy for generally available Copilot features and supported client capabilities in Copilot Business and Enterprise settings, configurable now on the "AI Contro…
GitHub announced on September 24, 2026 that a global default policy for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise will enable every eligible unconfigured generally available Copilot feature on October 2…
GitHub made Copilot code review personal settings generally available on every Copilot plan, including Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise, adding a dedicated "Copilot code review" page under prof…
GitHub released enterprise managed permissions for Copilot agent operations on September 9, 2026, letting Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise admins block shell commands, require approval for file…
GitHub deprecated the MAI-Code-1-Flash model across all GitHub Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026, directing users to switch to MAI-Code-1.1-Flash. Copilot Enterprise administrators may need to…
GitHub is gradually reopening sign-ups for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise customers paying by credit card or PayPal over the next couple of weeks, after strengthening account vetting and upda…
GitHub announced that enterprise-managed settings now support any default model for GitHub Copilot, allowing administrators to set a preferred default model for new conversations and customize default…
GitHub announced that starting September 1, 2026, it will reopen sign-ups for Copilot Business and Enterprise customers paying by credit card or PayPal, with new billing policies effective October 1, …
GitHub announced three upcoming changes to Copilot policies and billing, effective September 1 and October 1, 2026. Starting September 1, 2026, new Copilot Business and Enterprise customers paying by …
GitHub's global model policy for Copilot Business and Enterprise began enforcement on August 26, enabling all generally available AI models by default unless explicitly disabled, with full enforcement…
GitHub announced that enterprise-managed settings now support autoUpdate for plugin marketplaces, allowing organizations to set autoUpdate: true on extraKnownMarketplaces entries to automatically upda…
GitHub has added a per-model token breakdown to the AI usage report, showing input, output, cache read, and cache write tokens alongside AI credits for each model. The feature is available to admins o…
GitHub announced enterprise team specialization for managed settings, allowing administrators to customize Copilot governance per team via itemized configuration files. The feature, now enforced in VS…
GitHub deprecated Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences as of July 31, 2026, with Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) and Gemini 3.6 Flash suggested as alternatives. Copilot Ent…
GitHub is introducing a global default enablement policy for generally available Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans, making new models on by default instead of requiring m…
GitHub's Billing Controls help administrators investigate unexpected AI cost increases by tracing usage to specific organizations and cost centers, then applying guardrails at the appropriate level. A…
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, its newest Opus model designed for complex, multi-step coding tasks, is now available in GitHub Copilot for Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users across multiple…
Microsoft Research published the first peer-reviewed field study measuring the impact of AI coding agents on tens of thousands of its engineers, finding a sustained 24% increase in merged pull request…