A Microsoft post outlines conference discounts and hands-on developer training options for qualifying subscription holders.

Microsoft has published setup instructions for using a Qwen coding model locally with GitHub Copilot, offering an alternative to sending every coding request to a hosted model. Th ...

Microsoft says Copilot plugin updates will stop targeting JetBrains 2025.2.x as the minimum supported version moves to 2025.3.x.

A Foundry on Windows engineering report explains how mixed-precision quantization lets MAI-Code-1.1-Flash run on RTX Spark hardware.

An experimental Windows terminal update adds agent status, cross-window search and headless execution for long-running sessions.

The monthly roundup details the Copilot harness preview, generally available browser automation and hosted-agent resilience, and recent model and SDK updates.

Visual Studio Code 1.145 adds remote agent browser and canvas support, more flexible local automations, and new controls for agent sessions.

October updates add deployment previews, Container Apps express support and environment cleanup, alongside stable extension APIs and a breaking Go API migration.

Microsoft explains how Hyperscale separates compute, logging and storage while retaining a single primary for writes and SQL Server transaction semantics.

Experiments with GitHub Copilot CLI found greater test awareness but no statistically significant change in agent behavior.

Microsoft's latest vcpkg summary covers a new compression-level option, cache fixes and registry updates including Boost 1.92.

New Agent Host functionality lets developers direct agents running on their own machines through GitHub Mobile, while maintaining sessions across VS Code windows and custom clients.