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2026 (5)

September (2)

dotnet: Microsoft is updating its author-signing certificate starting September 23, 2026

.NET

2026-09-23

Microsoft will update the author-signing certificate used for NuGet packages on September 23, 2026. Users who rely on trusted signer policies or certificate fingerprint verification should add the new certificate before then.

github: Manage the code coverage ruleset condition with the REST API

GitHub

2026-09-18

GitHub now supports managing the "Restrict code coverage" repository ruleset option through the generally available REST API, in addition to the existing UI. This lets admins enforce code coverage requirements programmatically.

August (1)

azure: Announcing: Azure Copilot introduces direct access to agents

Azure Updates

2026-08-20

Starting in August 2026, Azure Copilot will let customers interact directly with agents to move from questions to actions faster. Users can choose the agent best suited to their goal.

July (2)

github: Repository-level GitHub Copilot usage metrics generally available

GitHub

2026-07-17

GitHub Copilot usage metrics REST API now includes repository-level activity. Two new endpoints provide a daily per-repository breakdown of pull request activity for Copilot coding agent and Copilot code review.

github: Set AI credit session limits in Copilot CLI and SDK

GitHub

2026-07-01

GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot SDK now support AI credit session limits, letting you cap how much an agent can spend in a single session. This is intended to help control usage during longer-running agent workflows.