GitHub code scanning can now show AI-powered security detections directly on pull requests. The preview extends coverage beyond languages and frameworks supported by CodeQL, while requiring GitHub Code Security, a Copilot license, and AI credits.
GitHub is moving Copilot CLI from one-off terminal help toward versioned team workflows. The new custom agents cover at least four repeated tasks: security audits, release notes, infrastructure reviews, and incident response.
Copilot now has its first selectable open-weight model. GitHub says Kimi K2.7 Code starts in VS Code for Pro tiers, with Business and Enterprise admins required to enable it by policy.
GitHub compared the Copilot agentic harness against native model harnesses on five task suites. With the model and task held fixed, it claims comparable task resolution and fewer tokens across most configurations.
GitHub Desktop 3.6 moves three agent-era Git chores into the client: worktrees, Copilot-written commits, and AI-assisted merge conflict review. The bigger shift is that Desktop now treats parallel branches and model choice as everyday developer controls.
GitHub added another enterprise model option to Copilot. Microsoft AI’s in-house coding model MAI-Code-1-Flash is now generally available for Copilot Business and Enterprise, with admin policy controls and usage-based billing.
Opus 4.6 fast is leaving GitHub Copilot on June 29, 2026. The sunset covers Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions, with Opus 4.8 fast listed as the replacement.
GitHub expanded the Copilot app technical preview to paid Copilot customers and put local and cloud sandboxes into public preview. The notable shift is not another chat feature: it is execution control for coding agents that can run commands, modify files, and open pull requests.
Microsoft launched Copilot Cowork for iOS and Android on May 5, integrating it with Agent 365 for centralized AI governance. Microsoft 365 Copilot paid seats crossed 20 million and Azure grew 40% year-over-year.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced development of Copilot for Xbox consoles has stopped, just two months after Microsoft announced the feature. The mobile Copilot service will also be wound down.
VS Code automatically injects Co-Authored-by: GitHub Copilot into git commits even when users never used Copilot, sparking backlash on Hacker News.
Why it matters: agentic coding stops looking cheap once billing follows actual token burn. GitHub says all Copilot plans switch on June 1, with monthly AI Credits replacing premium requests and a preview bill landing in early May.