Microsoft supercharges Visual Studio Code 1.116 with native AI and deep agent debugging

Stop hunting for extensions. Visual Studio Code 1.116 is here, baking GitHub Copilot directly into the core and giving you ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Updates Boost AI Agents, Terminal Control and Copilot Workflow

Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name.  Australian developer Zach Manson noted on ...
Yahoo

GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of today, Copilot Chat is available in the sidebar in Microsoft's IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio -- included as a ...
VentureBeat

GitHub Copilot expands market for AI code generation with new business plan

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More GitHub Copilot, a programming tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) ...
SecurityWeek

Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot Agents Vulnerable to Prompt Injection via Comments

Anthropic’s Claude Code Security Review, Google’s Gemini CLI Action, and GitHub Copilot Agent hacked via prompt injection ...

Copilot is now injecting ads into GitHub pull requests. It's a disaster.

A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.