GitHub
2026-09-14
GitHub Copilot auto model selection now has three tiers: efficiency, balance, and intelligence. These let you choose how auto weighs cost, quality, and response time.
2026-09-11
GitHub profiles now display the highest tier earned for achievements that have multiple levels. Before this change, profiles could show the first tier earned even after a user progressed further.
GitHub Copilot usage metrics now include generally available activity metrics for the dedicated VS Code Agents window. This lets enterprises and organizations track adoption and engagement for VS Code Agents alongside other Copilot usage.
Copilot code review now auto-resolves its own comments after you address them, and it can generate commit messages when you apply its code suggestions. The update also includes behind-the-scenes analysis changes.
Kubernetes Official Blog
Kubernetes v1.37 enables native histogram support for metrics by default and moves the feature to Beta. Components now dual-expose classic buckets and native spans, and users must adjust Prometheus scraping and queries depending on Prometheus version.
Azure Updates
Support for Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service ends on December 10, 2026. After that date, new Azure Linux with OS Guard clusters cannot be created, and Azure Container Linux is the replacement.
Azure Storage Mover now supports agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB) in public preview. The migration can move data from Windows Server or NAS shares without deploying, registering, or maintaining a migration agent.
2026-09-10
GitHub Copilot’s Sept. 7 weekly release adds Jira integration in Copilot app and adaptive model orchestration via Project HydraFusion in Copilot CLI. It also introduces new agent automation in Visual Studio Code.
GitHub is previewing a refreshed repository-level pull request listing page for all users. The update adds stronger filtering and a compact presentation mode.
GitHub code scanning’s AI Scan for pull request feature can now be enabled and managed via REST API at both the organization and repository levels. The APIs are in public preview.
Kubernetes v1.37 adds alpha support for scheduler preemption during in-place Pod resize, gated by InPlacePodVerticalScalingSchedulerPreemption. If a running Pod’s resize is Deferred due to lack of node capacity, the scheduler can now preempt lower-priority Pods on the same node so the resize can complete without restarting the Pod.
Microsoft AI Foundry Blog
Azure AI Speech LLM 2607 adds improved multilingual and mixed-language recognition, lower latency, and simpler domain-specific customization through enhanced phrase lists. The release focuses on accuracy and customization for speech recognition workloads.