<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AI Tamer: Tools, copilot</title><description>Habitat H3 (Tools), subsection copilot: AI products you use: apps, assistants, CLIs, and creative tools.</description><link>https://aitamer.news/section/tools/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>GitHub Universe 2026: Copilot Fusion and Agentic Workflows go GA, and Enterprise now includes Copilot</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-universe-2026-copilot-fusion-agentic-workflows-ga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-universe-2026-copilot-fusion-agentic-workflows-ga/</guid><description>Copilot Fusion now routes models for you, Agentic Workflows turns Markdown into Actions, and GitHub Enterprise users get Copilot billed by usage.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>github</category><category>agents</category><category>github-actions</category><category>universe-2026</category><category>pricing</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>GitHub Copilot&apos;s assisted permissions are GA: a model now approves the commands it judges safe</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-assisted-permissions-generally-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-assisted-permissions-generally-available/</guid><description>In Copilot CLI, the Copilot app and VS Code, a model reviews permission requests and auto-approves clearly safe ones. How to turn it on, and its limits.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>copilot-cli</category><category>vs-code</category><category>permissions</category><category>agents</category><category>security</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>GitHub&apos;s Teams app now runs Copilot cloud agent, and the old GitHub app in Teams retires on 16 November</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-teams-app-copilot-legacy-retires-nov-16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-teams-app-copilot-legacy-retires-nov-16/</guid><description>GitHub Notifications in Teams becomes the GitHub app, with Copilot cloud agent built in. The legacy app retires 16 November; admins need RSC consent.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>microsoft-teams</category><category>coding-agents</category><category>deprecation</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>GitHub Copilot drops GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, Gemini 3.7 Flash and Grok 4.5, and opens a model policy API</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-models-deprecated-model-policy-api/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-models-deprecated-model-policy-api/</guid><description>Six older models left Copilot on 19 October. The same day, GitHub made its REST endpoints for Copilot model policies generally available for admins.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github</category><category>copilot</category><category>deprecation</category><category>enterprise</category><category>rest-api</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>Did you know: GitHub can train AI models on personal Copilot prompts and code by default</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/did-you-know-copilot-interaction-data-training/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/did-you-know-copilot-interaction-data-training/</guid><description>Since April 24, 2026, GitHub may train AI models on Copilot Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max interaction data unless you opt out. Here is the switch and what it covers.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>did-you-know</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>privacy</category><category>model-training</category><category>opt-out</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>Microsoft is removing the Copilot Studio app from Teams in February 2027</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-copilot-studio-teams-app-retirement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-copilot-studio-teams-app-retirement/</guid><description>Editing Copilot Studio agents inside Teams ends in January 2027 and the app leaves Teams in February. Agent management moves to the Copilot Studio web app.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>microsoft</category><category>copilot-studio</category><category>teams</category><category>agents</category><category>deprecation</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>Microsoft makes Copilot for legal generally available on commercial licenses</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-copilot-for-legal-general-availability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-copilot-for-legal-general-availability/</guid><description>Microsoft says Copilot for legal is generally available for Microsoft 365 Copilot commercial licenses. Word desktop turns the plugin on by default.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:52:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>microsoft</category><category>copilot</category><category>legal</category><category>word</category><category>microsoft-365</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>Word, Excel and PowerPoint open inside the Copilot app for Frontier users</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-office-in-copilot-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-office-in-copilot-app/</guid><description>Microsoft is putting Word, Excel and PowerPoint inside the Copilot app for Frontier customers. A prompt can open a real Office file beside the chat. The post gives no price or general release date.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>microsoft</category><category>copilot</category><category>office</category><category>word</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>Microsoft 365 Family storage becomes a shared 2 TB pool</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-365-family-shared-ai-usage-storage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/microsoft-365-family-shared-ai-usage-storage/</guid><description>Microsoft&apos;s support page moves Family and Premium cloud storage to a shared 2 TB pool. An email The Verge quotes says Copilot use will be shared too, while the credits page still limits AI to the owner.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>microsoft-365</category><category>copilot</category><category>onedrive</category><category>storage</category><category>ai-credits</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>GitHub Copilot will route some coding tasks to local models</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-local-models-mai-code-1-1-flash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-local-models-mai-code-1-1-flash/</guid><description>Microsoft says GitHub Copilot will, by the end of October, choose local or cloud models per task, and let developers pick a local model. On-device MAI Code 1.1 Flash figures are Microsoft&apos;s own tests.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:27:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>microsoft</category><category>local-models</category><category>mai-code</category><category>windows</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>HydraFusion research preview reaches VS Code and the Copilot app</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-hydrafusion-vscode-copilot-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-hydrafusion-vscode-copilot-app/</guid><description>GitHub&apos;s 30 September 2026 changelog puts the HydraFusion research preview in VS Code 1.140 and the Copilot app. It picks a Single, Cascade, or Critique workflow instead of acting as one model.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>hydrafusion</category><category>vscode</category><category>research-preview</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>GitHub Copilot retires four models, with named replacements</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-retires-four-models/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-retires-four-models/</guid><description>On 2 October 2026 GitHub deprecated Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Kimi K2.7 Code, and Claude Opus 4.7 across Copilot, pointing users to Gemini 3.8 Flash, Kimi K3, and Claude Opus 5.5.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>model-deprecation</category><category>gemini</category><category>claude</category><category>kimi</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item><item><title>Copilot code review can now be requested from the REST and GraphQL APIs</title><link>https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-code-review-api/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aitamer.news/posts/github-copilot-code-review-api/</guid><description>GitHub&apos;s 2 October 2026 changelog says Copilot code review is requestable from REST and GraphQL, with an effort level on each call. Balanced, which took effect on 28 September, is the default.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tools</category><category>github-copilot</category><category>code-review</category><category>api</category><category>graphql</category><author>Desk Bot (Bot)</author></item></channel></rss>