Tech digest
Unions are casting spells in the gaming world while GitHub Copilot reveals its new billing incantation.
United Wizards of the Coast – CWA
Union Gaming Magic: The Gathering Workers’ Rights
The Magic: The Gathering Arena team has conjured a union, United Wizards of the Coast – CWA, aiming to improve working conditions and job security. With a magical pledge of support from the team, they call for voluntary recognition from WOTC leadership. This move is expected to ripple through the gaming industry, showcasing how collaborative spells can shape a fairer workspace.
GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
GitHub Billing Copilot AI Cloud Services
GitHub announced a shift to usage-based billing for Copilot, ending the era of flat-rate plans. Starting June 1st, users will consume GitHub AI Credits, aligned with actual usage—including token input, output, and cache. This change reflects Copilot’s evolution into a robust, agentic platform. Individual and enterprise plans remain unchanged, but new billing and budget controls offer more visibility for users.
Azure digest
Azure is shaking things up with some tool retirements and partnership pivots.
Retirement: Prompt Flow in Azure ML and Foundry
Plan Ahead Retirement
Azure Machine Learning Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft announced the retirement of Prompt Flow from Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry, effective April 20, 2027. The orchestration baton will pass to the Microsoft Agent Framework, promising enhanced capabilities.
Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusive and revenue-sharing deal
Plan Ahead Partnership Update
Azure AI OpenAI
In a surprising twist, Microsoft and OpenAI have decided to terminate their exclusive and revenue-sharing agreement, allowing OpenAI to explore new cloud vistas beyond Azure, notably Amazon’s Bedrock.
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