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Find longer articles in the blog, explore a topic through the guides, or browse earlier news.Microsoft Build 2026 puts agent containment into Windows
Microsoft used Build 2026 to push Windows toward governed agent execution with MXC, Windows 365 for Agents and local AI APIs.
Read updateGitHub Copilot AI Credits are live: what teams should check now
GitHub Copilot moved to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026, so chat, agents and code review now need budget controls instead of request-count habits.
Read updateGitHub Agentic Workflows v0.77.4 adds token guardrails and Copilot SDK support
GitHub Agentic Workflows v0.77.4 adds per-workflow token guardrails, a Copilot SDK engine, Anthropic Workload Identity Federation, and reusable skills for safer repository automation.
Read updateOpenAI Codex adds Windows computer use and mobile remote control
OpenAI's May 29 Codex update brings computer use to Windows and lets ChatGPT mobile steer work running on Windows machines. The practical value is local GUI testing and remote review, but teams should verify availability, permissions, and regional limits before building workflows around it.
Read updateFirecrawl /monitor pings AI agents only when watched web pages change
Firecrawl /monitor gives AI agents signed webhooks and structured diffs when watched pages or sites change, reducing repeated scraping loops for source monitoring, RAG refreshes, and market tracking.
Read updateRTX Spark turns the AI PC into a local agent workstation
NVIDIA and Microsoft used Computex 2026 to introduce RTX Spark PCs: Windows laptops and compact desktops with Blackwell RTX graphics, Arm CPU cores, up to 128GB of unified memory, full CUDA support, and enough local AI performance to make serious on-device agent stacks more realistic.
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