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4 Microsoft Copilot Linux alternatives that are just as good (if not better)

I tested 20+ Linux desktop AI companions—several match or beat Copilot depending on use case. Newelle, LM Studio, PyGPT, and Jan.ai stand out for supporting local models, offline use, and more ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio adds GitHub Copilot unit testing for C#

GitHub Copilot testing for .NET in Visual Studio 2026 v18.3 can generate tests for the xUnit, NUnit, and MSTest test frameworks. Microsoft has made GitHub Copilot testing for .NET, a new capability in ...
The Verge

GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...
TechCrunch

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot

Microsoft delivered a solid earnings report on Wednesday with $81.3 billion in revenue for the quarter (up 17%), net income profits of $38.3 billion (up 21%), and a record-breaking Microsoft cloud ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New GitHub Agents Tab for Repo-Level Copilot Coding Agent Workflows

GitHub has introduced an Agents tab that provides a repository-level view of Copilot coding agent tasks and sessions. The Agents workflow produces normal pull requests, enabling review and validation ...
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GitHub Copilot CLI Expands Agentic AI Capabilities for Terminal Workflows

GitHub Copilot CLI gains headless automation, custom agents, and MCP server integration since September 2025 launch. Available across Windows, Mac, and Linux. GitHub's Copilot CLI has evolved ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Quietly Adopts Claude Code While Marketing GitHub Copilot

Microsoft has spent the past year aggressively promoting Copilot as the future of coding with AI. The company even brought Copilot Studio extensions to Visual Studio Code. Still, internal moves ...
Neowin

SSMS gets GitHub Copilot code completions, and it's better than "IntelliSense on steroids"

The latest version of SQL Server Management Studio brings support for GitHub Copilot-powered code completions, which are apparently much better than IntelliSense. Over a month ago, Microsoft released ...
eWeek

Cool AI Tools for Beginners You Can Use Right Now

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
winbuzzer.com

GitHub Copilot CLI Gains Specialized Agents, Parallel Execution, and Smarter Context Management

GitHub has released version 0.0.382 of its command-line assistant from single-threaded helper to orchestrated multi-agent system, betting that parallel workflows will accelerate development. GitHub ...