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github: Selected Anthropic and OpenAI models are now deprecated

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub deprecated a set of Anthropic and OpenAI models across all GitHub Copilot experiences effective February 17, 2026.

github: GitHub Projects: Import items based on a query and hierarchy view improvements

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub Projects now lets you populate a new project by importing items returned from a search query, not only by importing from a repository. The hierarchy view also received usability improvements.

github: Access all pull request comments without leaving the new Files changed page

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub’s new pull request “Files changed” page now lets reviewers access all pull request comments without switching to the “Conversation” tab.

github: Gemini 3.1 Pro is now in public preview in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub Copilot is rolling out public preview access to Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro model.

security: New e-book: Establishing a proactive defense with Microsoft Security Exposure Management

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-19

Microsoft published a new e-book positioned as a maturity-based guide for adopting Microsoft Security Exposure Management. It focuses on moving from fragmented, reactive security practices to a unified exposure management approach intended to support proactive defense.

security: Running OpenClaw safely: identity, isolation, and runtime risk

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-02-19

Microsoft Security Blog outlines risks of self-hosted agent runtimes (like OpenClaw) that execute untrusted input while holding long-lived credentials, creating compounded supply-chain exposure. It emphasizes governance plus identity controls and runtime isolation to reduce credential and execution risk in enterprise deployments.

github: Pull request throughput and time to merge available in Copilot usage metrics API

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub Copilot usage metrics APIs now include pull request outcomes metrics, enabling org-level reporting on PR throughput and time to merge.

ai: What’s new in Microsoft Foundry | Dec 2025 & Jan 2026

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-02-19

Microsoft Foundry’s Dec 2025–Jan 2026 updates add several new foundation models, expand audio and fine-tuning capabilities, and introduce SDK changes including an azure-ai-projects v2 beta consolidation.

github: Use Copilot coding agent with Windows projects

GitHub

2026-02-18

Copilot coding agent can now be used with Windows projects, running tasks asynchronously in a GitHub Actions-powered development environment.

github: Copilot coding agent supports code referencing

GitHub

2026-02-18

Copilot coding agent now supports Copilot code referencing for generated code that matches code in public GitHub repositories.

github: Secret scanning improvements to extended metadata checks

GitHub

2026-02-18

GitHub Secret Scanning now supports configuring extended metadata checks via security configurations, making it easier to enable these checks across many repositories.

github: Claude Opus 4.6 is now available in Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, and Eclipse

GitHub

2026-02-18

Claude Opus 4.6 is now generally available in GitHub Copilot for Enterprise, Business, Pro, and Pro+ plans. It can be used in Copilot Chat on github.com and in supported IDEs.