Weekly AI & Tech News Roundup: July 1–7, 2025

Here’s your roundup of the most significant news and updates in AI, technology, and developer tools from July 1 to July 8, 2025.

GitHub Copilot & AI-Powered Development

Agents page for GitHub Copilot coding agent launches in public preview: The new Agents page allows developers to delegate repetitive or time-consuming tasks—like fixing bugs, addressing tech debt, and building features—to Copilot’s AI-powered agent. This helps teams increase efficiency and focus on higher-level problem solving.
From idea to PR: A guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic workflows: A practical guide for using Copilot’s agentic coding, chat modes, and remote MCP server to efficiently transform issues into thoroughly tested pull requests, streamlining the software development lifecycle.
Copilot coding agent now has its own web browser: Copilot’s coding agent now integrates Playwright MCP, enabling browser automation and web data extraction as part of your coding workflow. Perfect for testing web applications and fetching documentation.
5 ways to transform your workflow using GitHub Copilot and MCP: Actionable scenarios for automating routine tasks, managing code deployments, coordinating team collaboration, monitoring application performance, and ensuring consistent coding standards.

Copilot code review: Better handling of large pull requests: Copilot code review now offers smarter analysis and targeted feedback for large PRs (20+ files), streamlining the review process and improving code quality for complex changes.

From Vibe Coding to Vibe Engineering: It’s Time to Stop Riffing with AI: Tammuz Dubnov discusses the evolution from unstructured AI-assisted “vibe coding” to systematic “vibe engineering”—embedding AI within architectural standards, testing, and code quality practices for sustainable development.
Visual Studio Code GitHub Copilot Agent Mode - Step 1: A community bug report highlights a VS Code Copilot Pro issue where checkbox-like symbols appear in PowerShell scripts. The post links to an open bug and invites discussion and solutions from the developer community.

MCP or A2A: Choosing the Right Protocol for Agent-Based AI: John Savill explores the roles of MCP and A2A protocols in agent-based AI applications, comparing their features and use cases. The article provides practical guidance for developers building scalable, collaborative, and intelligent agent-driven solutions.

Copilot updates in Power BI: More ways to see, learn from, and ask about your report data: Power BI users can now leverage Copilot’s enhanced natural language capabilities to ask complex questions, generate summaries, and gain deeper insights from their data, making business intelligence more accessible for developers working with data visualization.

Stay tuned for more updates and in-depth coverage of the latest in developer technologies and AI-powered coding tools!