Developer platform, Microsoft subsidiary
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Provides the technology underpinning the Code tab
Microsoft spent three years selling Copilot as a chat window that drafts emails and summarizes meetings. Now it's a single app with three tabs: Home, Code, and Autopilot, with full versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint running inside.
Updated Oct 2
Piloting an experimental accessibility agent in Copilot
accessiBe launched Code Agent in beta on September 17, 2026. The tool checks GitHub pull requests against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA and proposes inline fixes.
Updated Sep 18
Made Claude Fable 5 generally available inside GitHub Copilot
Anthropic restored Claude Fable 5 globally on July 1, 19 days after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ordered its suspension. The company built a new safety classifier, developed with Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, that blocks the cited jailbreak in more than 99 percent of cases. Lutnick confirmed the government spent two weeks working with Anthropic to ensure 'alignment with the U.S. Government.'
Updated Jul 6
Initiated the billing change
For four years, GitHub Copilot users paid a flat fee for as many AI suggestions as they wanted. On June 1, that ended. Every paid tier — Pro, Pro+, Business and Enterprise — now bills by tokens consumed, with projected monthly bills for heavy users jumping from $29 to several hundred dollars.
Updated Jun 1
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