Microsoft Build unveils Fabric tools, GitHub Copilot enhancements, and agentic apps

At Microsoft Build 2026, Microsoft announced enhancements to Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases designed to streamline the development of AI-powered applications. New capabilities include Rayfin, a software development kit (SDK) and command-line interface (CLI) aimed at expediting the transition from...

Azure Blog

GitHub Copilot has introduced larger context windows supporting up to one million tokens, allowing developers to manage extensive codebases and complex multi-file projects. This capability is now available in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the GitHub Copilot app, with further...

GitHub Changelog

GitHub Universe 2026 is set to bring developers, maintainers, and technical leaders together for two days of collaboration and learning. The event promises a packed agenda, featuring keynotes, panels, and hands-on workshops aimed at enhancing workflows with the use of...

GitHub Blog

OpenAI's new memory feature allows ChatGPT to better remember user preferences, improving interactions by keeping context relevant across conversations.

OpenAI Blog

Uber is implementing usage caps on AI tools, including Claude Code, to manage costs more effectively. The company has compressed its AI tool usage by approximately 35% and plans for this reduced usage to be a long-term strategy. By limiting...

Simon Willison

Cursor has introduced a new feature, Design Mode, that allows developers to direct agents using visual prompts. This capability is aimed at enhancing user interaction with AI systems by leveraging visual cues. The update is part of Cursor's continuous efforts...

Cursor Blog

At Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced new features for its Marketplace aimed at helping developers build, scale, and monetize their apps and agents effectively. The Marketplace connects thousands of cloud and AI solutions to millions of commercial customers, providing consistent Azure-native...

All Things Azure

Claude Code updates focus on reliability improvements and bug fixes, aiming to enhance overall system performance.

Claude Code Changelog

The GitHub Copilot CLI has released version 1.0.60 on June 5, 2026, introducing multiple enhancements and bug fixes. Notably, the update includes a tab completion feature for parent directory traversal, a max reasoning effort level for Anthropic models, improved rendering...

GitHub Copilot CLI Releases

The latest release from Amazon Kiro introduces significant enhancements aimed at improving user experience and productivity. Users can now export conversations for sharing or archiving, enabling better portability. The update also features automatic terminal window titles for session tracking and...

Amazon Kiro Changelog

GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Max subscribers can now utilize the new 'Fix with Copilot' feature to address failing GitHub Actions jobs. This feature allows users to click a button that enables the Copilot cloud agent to automatically investigate the...

GitHub Changelog

The Agent tasks REST API is now publicly available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Max users. This API allows for the programmatic starting and tracking of Copilot cloud agent tasks, which can perform code changes and open pull requests autonomously....

GitHub Changelog

GitHub has announced that its budget and usage management APIs are now generally available, allowing developers to manage budgets programmatically for the first time. Users can create, update, delete budgets, and adjust budget alerts, although a temporary limit of 50...

GitHub Changelog

GitHub Enterprise Cloud has launched Enterprise Teams, available to admins managing up to 2,500 teams with 5,000 members each, eliminating the need to duplicate team configurations across multiple organizations. The feature allows automatic membership updates via identity providers, automates team...

GitHub Changelog

The May 2026 update for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio introduces key features to enhance user collaboration and project management. Notable additions include a Plan agent for creating implementation plans before coding, a Skills panel for managing agent capabilities, and...

GitHub Changelog

In May 2026, Google AI announced several updates including a new version of their AI platform that improves model training efficiency by 35%. They also launched a multi-modal model, enhancing image recognition capabilities by 25% compared to the previous model....

Google AI Blog

On June 4, 2026, Baseten unveiled the deployment capability of the NVIDIA Nemotron Ultra model, which features 550 billion parameters and operates as a mixture-of-experts model. The integration allows for one-click deployment via Baseten's Model APIs and supports dedicated deployments...

Baseten Changelog

Google has launched local development support for Kaggle Benchmarks, reducing the complexity of AI benchmark creation. This new feature allows developers to run benchmarks locally, streamlining the evaluation of models and improving the reproducibility of results. The update aims to...

Google Developers Blog

Google has unveiled Gemma 4 12B, a new multimodal model designed to function efficiently on personal laptops while providing high-performance capabilities. This model eliminates the need for an encoder, streamlining its architecture and enhancing usability for developers. The introduction of...

Google Developers Blog

In this article, the author documents the process of creating an AI avatar using Google Flow and the Gemini Omni video generation model. The avatar creation, including face scanning and video generation, is completed in under 15 minutes. The piece...

Lenny's Newsletter

At Microsoft Build, the company announced seven new MAI models, including MAI-Thinking-1, MAI-Code-1-Flash, MAI-Image-2.5, MAI-Transcribe-1.5, and MAI-Voice-2, marking its entry as a developer-friendly AI platform. These models encompass various applications such as reasoning, coding, image processing, speech transcription, and voice...

Latent Space

Gemini introduces new RAG techniques for its agents, enhancing performance and accuracy across enterprise applications.

Google Research Blog

A compelling presentation outlines how developers can leverage Cursor and Claude Code to enhance productivity with AI tools.

InfoQ AI/ML/Data Engineering Presentations

In a presentation by LinkedIn's Karthik Ramgopal and Prince Valluri, the duo discussed how AI can enhance large-scale engineering execution models. They emphasized the importance of developing platform abstractions to combat fragmented implementations, particularly focusing on orchestration, structured context, and...

InfoQ AI/ML/Data Engineering Presentations

Endava has integrated AI agents, including ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex, to enhance its software delivery processes. This transformation focuses on automating workflows and fostering an AI-centric culture within the organization. The initiative aims to streamline software delivery by leveraging AI...

OpenAI Blog

In this blog post, the author outlines a comprehensive approach to building a custom agent harness using the LangChain framework. The guide provides detailed steps and best practices for developers, allowing them to create tailored agent systems effectively. Key features...

LangChain Blog

At BUILD 2026, Microsoft announced the 1.0 GA release of the Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF), its open-source SDK for building AI agents and multi-agent workflows, supported in both .NET and Python. New features include the Agent Harness for production patterns...

Microsoft Agent Framework Blog

Harmonic successfully enhanced its Scout platform using Deep Agents, leading to a 4x increase in user retention. The implementation process leveraged LangSmith, which played a crucial role in the transition, streamlining their agentic workflows. Through this collaboration, Harmonic demonstrated significant...

LangChain Blog

Meta has launched the Meta Business Agent, an AI tool aimed at enhancing customer support for businesses, available now to over one million businesses using WhatsApp and Messenger. This tool can be integrated into existing systems and is capable of...

Meta AI Blog

OpenClaw is launching a workshop focused on transforming agent work into reusable skills, with an emphasis on reviewing, revising, and applying proposed skills to enhance the performance of OpenClaw agents. This initiative aims to facilitate better adaptability for agents as...

OpenClaw Blog

Microsoft has introduced Scout, an autonomous AI agent powered by OpenClaw, aimed at enhancing productivity within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Scout leverages advanced AI capabilities to perform tasks traditionally managed by users, allowing seamless integration with existing workflows. Specific features...

HN: AI Coding

Microsoft has announced the Foundry IQ, a new enterprise knowledge platform aimed at simplifying the development of agent fleets. The Foundry IQ serverless solution is currently in public preview and allows for instant context retrieval with a scalable no-friction pricing...

Azure Blog

Reflecting on a recent conference, this article emphasizes the balance between speed and thoroughness in AI development workflows.

The Pragmatic Engineer

Google's hydrology framework, designed for managing flood resilience, has been open-sourced to enhance community collaboration and innovation. This framework aims to assist local governments and organizations in adapting to climate change-related water management challenges. By making the framework accessible, Google...

Google Research Blog

In a benchmark test conducted on June 3, 2026, Grok Build TUI (version 0.2.20) was found to be 6 times slower than Claude Code, as they were both tasked with creating an LRU cache in headless mode on WSL Ubuntu....

Agentic AI

In a recent discussion, GitHub's Kyle Daigle shared insights about the significant rise in coding agents, which have increased by 1400% in 2026. This surge presents both opportunities and challenges for GitHub, as it facilitates more projects but also puts...

Latent Space

Claude Code is a terminal-based AI tool that maintains a 200k-token context window across CLI sessions and can navigate multi-file codebases without manual file selection. In comparison, Cursor is a modified version of VS Code that offers inline AI completions...

Qodo Blog

Dropbox has launched Nova, an internal platform aimed at managing AI coding agents efficiently across its engineering workflows. The platform facilitates the orchestration and operationalization of these agents, enhancing automation within the company's development processes. This initiative is part of...

InfoQ AI/ML/Data Engineering News