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March (12)

github: Hierarchy view improvements and file uploads in issue forms

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Projects hierarchy view gained new improvements, including the ability to filter sub-issues using syntax. GitHub issue forms also added support for file uploads.

github: GitHub Copilot coding agent for Jira is now in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot coding agent can now be assigned Jira issues to asynchronously generate draft pull requests in a linked GitHub repository. This integration is available in public preview.

github: Copilot code review now runs on an agentic architecture

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot code review has moved to an agentic, tool-calling architecture and is now generally available.

github: Quick access to merge status in pull requests is in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub is rolling out a merge-status indicator at the top of pull request pages, now in public preview. This lets reviewers and authors check merge readiness from anywhere in the PR view.

dotnet: Release v1.0 of the official MCP C# SDK

.NET

2026-03-05

MCP C# SDK v1.0 focuses on improved authorization handling, expanded metadata support, and added patterns for tool calling and long-running operations.

security: Women’s History Month: Encouraging women in cybersecurity at every career stage

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-03-05

Microsoft Security Blog post for Women’s History Month focusing on how to support and encourage women in cybersecurity across different career stages.

github: Add images to agent sessions

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub agent sessions now support starting from an image by adding it directly in the agent UI on github.com.

security: Malicious AI Assistant Extensions Harvest LLM Chat Histories

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-03-05

Microsoft reports a campaign of malicious AI browser extensions that exfiltrated LLM chat histories and browsing data from services including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, affecting large numbers of users and enterprises.

github: Copilot usage metrics now includes user-level GitHub Copilot CLI activity

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot usage metrics now include user-level activity for GitHub Copilot CLI, expanding beyond prior enterprise-level CLI telemetry.

vscode: Making agents practical for real-world development

Visual Studio Code

2026-03-05

VS Code 1.110 describes changes aimed at making coding agents more usable in real workflows, focusing on orchestration, extensibility, and session continuity.

github: Lock and unlock draft repository security advisories

GitHub

2026-03-04

GitHub added the ability for repository administrators to lock draft repository security advisories and private vulnerability reports to stop collaborators from editing them.

azure: Retirement: Azure Policy faster enforcement and retirement of login/logout workaround

Azure Updates

2026-03-04

Azure Policy now enforces new and updated Resource Manager mode policy assignments within 5 minutes. As a result, the previously recommended login/logout workaround (used to refresh cached policy state) is being retired.