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VS Code 1.142 Brings AI Canvases, Tighter Agent Controls and a New Model Picker

Microsoft's latest editor update moves AI collaboration beyond chat, adds new ways to manage agent sessions and gives enterprises more control over coding agents.
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Python 3.15 Makes UTF-8 the Default, Easing Windows Text Issues — but Legacy Code Needs a Check

Python 3.15's UTF-8 default reduces environment-dependent behavior when no encoding is specified. We look at what it means ...

[Copilot Studio] Connecting Code First Agents to Business Data #0380

Learning Custom Agent Integration with Microsoft Learn ~Microsoft Copilot Studio allows you to build agents for business ...
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VS Code 1.141 Brings Copilot, Codex Sessions Together, Tightens AI Agent Security

Microsoft's latest update expands agent management, adds cross-platform sandboxing and lets developers pick up AI conversations started in other apps.
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VSCodium ditched Microsoft's telemetry, but it cost me something I didn't see coming

I am really missing the extension ecosystem.

ChatGPT to Display Visual Ads During Image Generation and More | AI News Summary for October 6, 2026

AI news.OpenAI is beginning tests in the United States for visual ads that introduce products and services while ChatGPT ...

How I built the writing app I needed in 2 hours for free – with Ollama and VS Code

I'm not a developer, but I was able to use locally-installed AI to create a writing app suited to my needs. Here's how.
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Azure Functions Python Timer Trigger using Azure Developer CLI

This template repository contains a timer trigger reference sample for functions written in Python v2 and deployed to Azure using the Azure Developer CLI (azd). The sample uses managed identity and a ...