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VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and offline models, but with some limits. Microsoft has been pushing hard to make ...

We need to start by downloading the Git installer (e.g., 64-bit for Windows) from the official website (git-scm.com). Now, initiate the installation by clicking through the setup wizard. During the ...

Microsoft has just launched Visual Studio Code 1.126, its latest weekly release. This time, the company has focused on letting you see the total cost of chat sessions to spot expensive conversations; ...

Open VSX is an open source alternative to Visual Studio Marketplace. The registry serves VS Code-compatible extensions for multiple developer tools. Eclipse says Open VSX delivers more than 600 ...

VS Code 1.127 makes browser tools for AI agents generally available and enabled by default. The integrated browser now supports per-site permissions for web APIs such as camera, location, clipboard ...

Microsoft's June 9 Visual Studio 2026 update shipped three features that, taken together, address a structural problem the June 1 GitHub Copilot billing transition created: the IDE had become the only ...

Open source maintainers are right to be concerned about AI slop, but banning AI-generated code outright is a huge mistake. Unless you’ve been living under an old woodpile in your backyard, you have ...

Cursor isn’t letting the $60 billion SpaceX acquisition slow it down. On Monday, the company announced a new app called Cursor Mobile, designed for users who want to prompt coding agents directly from ...

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that remains invisible to security scanners, AI agents, and human ...

Z.ai, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence lab formerly known as Zhipu AI, on Wednesday officially launched ZCode, a free desktop application it describes as an "Agentic Development Environment" ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. AI coding agents are increasingly being trusted to work without human oversight. New data from Cursor ...