A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.

Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name.  Australian developer Zach Manson noted on ...

Microsoft has denied the GitHub Copilot ad reports and told Windows Latest that it does not plan to show ads on GitHub.

GitHub Copilot will train on your data by default soon. Here’s what changes, what data is used, and how to opt out.

Visual Studio Code 1.112, released March 18, expands Copilot agent autonomy, adds MCP server sandboxing on macOS and Linux, enables in-editor web app debugging, and broadens monorepo support for agent ...

If you’re working with Python or other coding languages to develop applications or the next AI service that is going to transform our lives, you might need extra help but not have the resources to ...

is a reporter who writes about AI. She also covers the intersection between technology, finance, and the economy. GitHub wants Copilot, its code completion platform powered by GPT-4, present ...

The latest latest updates to Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and GitHub Copilot, have been designed to boost your productivity and make coding feel less like a chore, explains Microsoft. The enhancements ...

More than 11,000 GitHub pull requests had ads inserted by Copilot Developers were unhappy about the way they were being ...