#Developer Tools
AIGitHub Copilot Comes to Microsoft Teams for Coding Tasks
GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams is now in public preview, letting teams use chat context to build features, fix bugs, update tests, and create pull requests.
AIGrok Build Is Now Available to Every SuperGrok and X Premium Plan
Grok Build is now available on Grok web, iOS, and Android for every SuperGrok and X Premium subscriber, expanding xAI's prompt-to-product builder beyond Heavy.
AICursor Origin Launches: A Git Forge Built for AI Agent Fleets - on the Day GitHub Went Down
Cursor Origin launched August 17 - a git forge for AI agent fleets, in early beta on all paid plans. It arrived the same day GitHub suffered a global outage.
TechGitHub Outage Hits API, Actions, Pull Requests, and Copilot - No Cause Given
GitHub outage confirmed by Microsoft at 13:40 UTC August 17. API, Actions, Pull Requests, Webhooks, and Copilot all degraded. No cause given.
AICursor Acquires Firetiger to Bring Production Monitoring Into the Coding Agent Loop
Cursor acquired Firetiger on August 13 to close the gap between writing and running code. Agents will monitor deployments and flag what breaks in production.
AppsAndroid 17 QPR2 Beta 3 Drops With Four New Pixel Features and a Call Forwarding Security Overhaul
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 dropped August 14 with four new Pixel UI features, call forwarding fraud protection, and the cycle's first changelog.
AIChatGPT Can Now Open and Edit Google Drive Files Inside the Chat
ChatGPT Google Drive integration rolled out, letting paid subscribers edit Docs and Sheets inside the chat, with edits saving to the real file.
AIOpenAI Launches Ultrafast Mode - GPT-5.6 Sol at 14x Speed via Cerebras in Limited Preview
OpenAI Ultrafast launched August 13 as a new API tier for GPT-5.6 Sol - 14x faster than standard, 750 tokens per second, powered by Cerebras.
AIOpenAI Launches ChatGPT Linux App for Desktop
OpenAI has launched a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, giving Linux users access to ChatGPT, Work, and Codex from a standalone application.
AIClaude Code Auto Mode Becomes the Default for Pro, Max, and Team Plans on August 14
Starting August 14, Claude Code auto mode runs by default for Pro, Max, and Team. Auto mode blocked 89% of dangerous commands vs 13.6% by humans in testing.
AIClaude Code Sessions Can Now Message Each Other - No Re-Explaining Context Between Terminals
Claude Code v2.1.224 adds cross-session messaging on macOS and Linux - sessions can now share findings and warn each other about breaking changes mid-task.
AICloudflare Launches Kitesurf - a Browser Built From Scratch for AI Agents, Not Humans
Cloudflare built Kitesurf in 12 weeks. No Chromium, no tabs, no themes - just a browser for AI agents that runs on Workers and uses up to 7x less compute.