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GitHub Models Retires July 30: Migration Guide

GitHub Models shuts down for good on July 30, 2026. What breaks, the brownout schedule, and how to move free-tier API calls to Azure AI Foundry or Copilot.

  • AI
  • Developer Tools
  • Software Engineering
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VS Code 1.128: Multi-Chat Agent Sessions Explained

VS Code 1.128 lets one Claude agent session hold several chats running in parallel. Here is how multi-chat sessions, forking and quick chats work.

  • AI
  • Developer Tools
  • Software Engineering
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Grok 4.5: Cursor's Co-Trained Coding Model, Explained

SpaceXAI and Cursor jointly trained Grok 4.5 on real coding sessions. Here is the pricing, the token-efficiency claim and what changes for agent workflows.

  • AI
  • Developer Tools
  • Software Engineering
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MCP Goes Stateless: What the 2026 Spec Changes

The Model Context Protocol's 2026-07-28 spec removes sessions, adds MCP Apps and formalizes deprecations. What server authors need to change.

  • MCP
  • AI
  • Developer Tools
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GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna: A Developer's Guide

How OpenAI's GPT-5.6 tiers differ, which to pick for which workload, and what the prompt-cache write charge changes. Prices current to July 30, 2026.

  • AI
  • Developer Tools
  • Software Engineering
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What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

GEO is the practice of making content citable by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Here is how it works and how it differs from SEO.

  • SEO
  • GEO
  • Content Strategy