ZDNet

How to use GPT-5 in VS Code with GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. First, open VS Code. Click the little Copilot ...
Visual Studio Magazine

GitHub Research Claims Copilot Code Quality Gains in Addition to Productivity

GitHub says new research proves its Copilot AI tool can improve code quality, following earlier reports that said it boosts developer productivity. "Our findings overall show that code authored with ...
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

Visual Studio Code 1.122 introduced a new feature, “ Use BYOK [Bring Your Own Key] without a GitHub sign-in ,” that allows ...
SiliconANGLE

Microsoft adds new code modernization features to GitHub Copilot and Azure Migrate

Microsoft Corp. today updated its GitHub Copilot and Azure Migrate services with new features designed to help companies modernize their legacy applications. The enhancements are rolling out alongside ...
TechCrunch

GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot

Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by default with Microsoft’s popular VS Code ...
InfoWorld

Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio or VS Code

The way software is developed has undergone multiple sea changes over the past few decades. From assembly language to cloud-native development, from monolithic architecture to microservices, from ...
ZDNet

Productivity and patience: How GitHub Copilot is expanding development horizons

GitHub, the shared repository of choice for developers of all types, has reshaped the playing field for AI-based development with its Copilot offering. The organization estimates that many developers ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat extension on GitHub

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license. This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code

Visual Studio Code 1.108 adds experimental Agent Skills, allowing GitHub Copilot to load custom instructions, scripts, and resources for specialized tasks. Agent Skills are defined in a simple folder ...
The Verge

GitHub Copilot will support models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI

GitHub is also launching Spark, an AI tool that helps anyone build web apps. GitHub is also launching Spark, an AI tool that helps anyone build web apps. is a senior correspondent and author of ...
TechCrunch

GitHub Copilot brings mockups to life by generating code from images

GitHub has announced a slew of updates for Copilot, while also giving a glimpse into a more agentic future for its AI-powered pair programmer. Among the notable updates includes a feature called ...