
CopilotKit Raises $27M for App-Native AI Agents
CopilotKit, a Seattle-based startup, raised $27M in Series A funding. The round was led by Glilot Capital, NFX, and SignalFire. Funds will help developers deploy AI agents natively in apps.
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CopilotKit, a Seattle-based startup, raised $27M in Series A funding. The round was led by Glilot Capital, NFX, and SignalFire. Funds will help developers deploy AI agents natively in apps.
OpenAI has updated the Agents SDK, introducing native sandbox execution and a model-native harness. These features help developers build secure, long-running agents that operate across files and tools.

OpenAI plans a desktop superapp integrating ChatGPT, Codex, and browser for All-in-One access amid Anthropic rivalry. Acquisitions of Astral (dev tools), Promptfoo (safety), Torch (retrieval) enable agentic AI that autonomously operates on user PCs. Aims to dominate as AI 'OS' with closed-loop tasks like code run/debug.

GitLab Duo Agent Platform now supports MCP, allowing connection to Jira and other tools directly in your AI-powered IDE via natural language queries. The tutorial guides setup of Jira OAuth app and GitLab MCP client configuration for workflows like querying and updating issues. Prerequisites include GitLab 18.8+ and VSCode with GitLab extension.

Visual Studio Code shifts to weekly stable releases. Version 1.111 enhances AI agent operations, including autonomous execution, permission management, and debug support.

VS Code 的「Python Environments」擴充功能正式版已推出,提供統一 UI 來管理 Python 虛擬環境與依賴套件。該擴充整合多種工具,簡化開發者的環境管理流程。適用於各種 Python 環境管理方法。

VS Code's Python extension March 2026 update enables symbol search for packages in virtual environments via 'Go to Symbols in Workspace'. This feature helps developers deeply understand codebases using venvs.

Windows Python install manager 26.0 is released with new global shortcuts. It makes command-line tools from Python packages easier to access. This reduces common 'pip not found' errors on Windows.

GitHub launches an AI agent that eliminates 3 hours of miscellaneous developer tasks, increasing efficiency by 10 times. This represents a pivotal shift for GitHub from a code repository to an intelligent collaboration platform.