VS Code was adding 'Co-authored-by: Copilot' freely, even when the assistant wasn't used and AI chat features were disabled.

Reflecting a broader trend of Microsoft embracing Claude AI, recent VS Code updates show the company accommodating Claude Code beyond model selection, with support for Claude-specific instruction ...

Microsoft's generative artificial intelligence assistant has so far disappointed investors.

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Silent setting change: On April 16, 2026, Microsoft altered a default in VS Code to list Copilot as co-author on all commits without notifying users. Developers push back: The change sparked outrage ...

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team has confirmed that a pervasive new authentication code attack is compromising ...

A recent pull request effectively turned Copilot into a "co-author" for every programming project created in Visual Studio ...

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