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github: GitHub Copilot in VS Code August release (v1.104)

GitHub

2025-09-12

The August 2025 update (v1.104) for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code delivers improvements aimed at greater flexibility, security, and productivity in AI-powered development workflows, and includes auto model selection in Copilot Chat.

github: Internal MCP registry and allowlist controls for VS Code Insiders

GitHub

2025-09-12

GitHub announced that enterprise and organization administrators can now configure internal MCP registries and test allowlist enforcement in VS Code Insiders to prepare for a forthcoming rollout across all Copilot environments. The changelog entry points admins to learn about MCP registries and allowlists and to try these controls in the Insiders build.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Support for JBoss EAP on Azure App Service

Azure Updates

2025-09-12

Azure App Service is now generally available with Bring Your Own License (BYOL) support for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP), letting enterprise customers deploy Java workloads using their existing JBoss licenses for greater flexibility and cost efficiency.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) same-region replica cluster

Azure Updates

2025-09-12

Azure announced general availability of same-region replica clusters for Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore), allowing you to create a continuously synchronized read-only replica in the same region as the primary cluster to improve read scale and resiliency.

github: Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support for JetBrains IDEs and Xcode in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-12

GitHub announced that Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support is now in public preview for GitHub Copilot Chat within JetBrains IDEs and Xcode. Users with a supported API key can use their own key to access Copilot Chat in these IDEs.

github: Pull request “Files changed” public preview experience – September 11 updates

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub updated the public preview of the pull request “Files changed” page on September 11, 2025, improving performance and raising the file limit. The release also adds a single-file view and other refinements for a smoother review experience.

github: Verified answers generally available in GitHub Discussions

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub Discussions added a new "verified answers" state, now generally available. This state sits above "Marked as answer" and lets repository administrators mark exceptional community responses to signal trust and highlight high-quality contributions.

github: Multiple assignees for issues and pull requests now available in all repositories

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub announced that issues and pull requests can now have multiple assignees, and the feature is available across all public and private repositories.

github: Actions: macOS 26 image now in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub Actions now offers a macOS 26 runner image in public preview so developers can natively use the latest Xcode technology to build and test iOS apps in their workflow runs.

github: Deprecated Microsoft models in GitHub Models

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub announced deprecation of certain Microsoft models in GitHub Models and recommends users migrate to the suggested replacements (for example, Phi-3-medium-4k-instruct users should transition to Phi-4) to continue using improved models with enhanced features.

github: A REST API for GitHub Projects, sub-issues improvements, and more

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub announced a REST API for GitHub Projects so developers can read and manage project data programmatically, plus enhancements to sub-issues to make breaking down work easier and other related improvements.

vscode: August 2025 (version 1.104)

Visual Studio Code

2025-09-11

Overview of the Visual Studio Code August 2025 release (version 1.104). The article summarizes the release highlights, user-facing improvements, bug fixes, and extension/API updates — see the full article for the complete changelog and details.