GitHub Copilot finally moves to the 'approving' side of PRs. Is the era of merging based solely on AI approval really safe?

On September 1, 2026, a significant change was made to GitHub Copilot's Code Review.Copilot can now not only review Pull Requests but, if certain conditions are met,"This PR is safe to approve"it can ...

Tips for Mastering GitHub Copilot as an 'Agent': From Configuration to Security

GitHub Copilot is expanding its role from a completion tool that suggests the next lines of code to an 'agent' that can ...
JD Supra

DMCA requirements for CMI removal not always met in AI code writing

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims that alleged ...
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 ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Simplifies Copilot Inline Suggestions With Unified Model

The VS Code team combined Copilot's completion and next-edit systems to make inline suggestions more continuous and responsive.
InfoWorld

GitHub Copilot: Everything you need to know

GitHub Copilot has pushed AI-assisted programming well beyond code generation and code chat, with new capabilities continuing to arrive at a rapid pace. In 2014, Microsoft Research released an ...
techtarget

GitHub Copilot replicating vulnerabilities, insecure code

GitHub Copilot could be creating unintended security issues for customers, according to new research from Snyk. In a blog post Thursday, Snyk explained that generative AI-powered coding assistants ...