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Apple's Xcode 27 adds native support for Google Gemini, joining existing integrations with Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex. The update also introduces improved interfaces, interactive planning, and multiturn Q&A capabilities for AI-assisted development.

GitHub has released its May 2026 update for Copilot in Visual Studio 2026, introducing new tooling for planning, code review, and work management. The update is available to all GitHub Copilot users.

GitHub has released the source code for its Copilot for Eclipse plugin under the MIT license. The move makes Copilot's Eclipse integration the first open-source IDE plugin for the AI coding assistant, with code now publicly available on GitHub.

OpenAI released an update to Codex for Mac adding Appshots, a new feature that captures both screenshots and text from application windows using a Command-Command keyboard shortcut. The feature accesses content beyond what's visible on screen to provide fuller context to chat threads.

AWS announced that Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins and paid subscriptions will reach end of support on April 30, 2027, with new account creation blocked starting May 15, 2026. The company is transitioning users to Kiro, a new agentic development environment built for spec-driven development.