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github: Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-08-13

GitHub Copilot is rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model. GitHub says early testing showed improvements in web and app development and agentic tasks.

github: Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app

GitHub

2026-08-12

GitHub published Agent Plugins 1.0, enabling a plugin to be built once and used across compatible agent clients. The release is available in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app, with support announced alongside AWS, Anysphere, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel.

github: Rule insights for organizations in public preview

GitHub

2026-08-12

GitHub has released the rule insights dashboard in public preview for organizations. It provides a visual overview of how repository rulesets are evaluated and enforced at the organization level.

github: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 release candidate

GitHub

2026-08-11

GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 release candidate is now available. The post says it introduces new platform capabilities, with one highlighted change being administrator configuration for Copilot CLI.

github: Copilot memory and Ollama in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains

GitHub

2026-08-11

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains adds persistent memory, local model access via Ollama, and additional enterprise controls. The update also improves chat workflows and fixes reliability issues with MCP servers.

github: Automatically migrate branch protection rules to repository rulesets

GitHub

2026-08-11

GitHub now lets you convert existing branch protection rules into repository rulesets from repository settings. This provides a direct migration path to the newer policy framework.

github: Upcoming deprecation of MAI-Code-1-Flash

GitHub

2026-08-11

GitHub will deprecate MAI-Code-1-Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026. The suggested replacement is MAI-Code-1.1-Flash.

github: MAI-Code-1.1-Flash available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-08-11

MAI-Code-1.1-Flash is rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It adds native vision support for image understanding and improves coding quality over MAI-Code-1-Flash.

github: Per-model token breakdown in the usage report

GitHub

2026-08-11

GitHub’s usage report now includes a per-model breakdown of tokens behind AI credits. The report shows token details for each model, including input, output, and cache usage.

github: Copilot on web expands conversation controls

GitHub

2026-08-10

GitHub updated Copilot Chat on github.com with new conversation controls to make the web experience easier to use. The changes include quicker access to recent chats and the ability to minimize the chat panel.

github: GitHub billing in India now supports automatic recurring payments

GitHub

2026-08-10

GitHub billing in India now supports automatic recurring payments for monthly and annual bills when using eligible saved credit cards. The change uses a payment mandate for recurring charges.

github: Custom thread subscriptions are being deprecated

GitHub

2026-08-10

GitHub is deprecating custom thread subscription settings for notifications. Users will no longer be able to configure them, and support for existing custom thread subscription settings will be removed.