Security researchers found two AI-branded VS Code extensions with 1.5M installs that covertly send source code and files to ...

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A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...

Threat actors continue to probe Visual Studio Code's extension ecosystem, and a late November incident shows how quickly a trusted developer tool can be turned into a supply chain beachhead. In a ...

You start by getting the official installer from the Visual Studio Code website. Open your preferred browser on Windows. Go to the Visual Studio Code download page ...

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Treat this as an immediate security incident, CISOs advised; researchers say it’s one of the most sophisticated supply chain attacks they’ve seen, and it’s spreading. A month after a self-propagating ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...

Microsoft has released the first version of Visual Studio 2026, introducing a major overhaul of its flagship IDE centered on AI, speed, and a modern user interface. Available through a new “Insiders ...

First version of a web extension allowing you to view IDL code and notebooks directly in the browser — lightweight for now, but a step toward full desktop/browser parity See the changelog for full ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...