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4 Microsoft Copilot Linux alternatives that are just as good (if not better)

Wondering if Linux has AI companions that are as accessible, capable, and easy to use as Microsoft Copilot? Try these AI ...
Windows Central

Microsoft is even gobbling up PC resources on Linux — Visual Studio Code could be hogging hard drive space

An issue first raised back in 2024 with VS Code continues to plague the official Snap package. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Visual Studio Magazine

Copilot Studio Extension for VS Code Goes GA

The Copilot Studio extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available, allowing agents to be developed and managed directly from the editor. The extension enables software-style workflows for ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Copilot Studio extension for VS Code now publicly available

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment is now available to all users. Developers can use it to build and manage ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code adds multi-agent orchestration

With Visual Studio Code 1.107, developers can use GitHub Copilot and custom agents together and delegate work across local, background, and cloud agents. Just-released Visual Studio Code 1.107, the ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Malware Discovered in 19 Visual Studio Code Extensions

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 ...
KITV

Hawaii Symphony Orchestra announces concert with Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hawaii Symphony Orchestra announced a one-night concert with Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi taking the podium in Honolulu this spring. Hisaishi will conduct Hisaishi ...
InfoQ

Cursor 2.0 Expands Composer Capabilities for Context-Aware Development

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ludi Akue discusses how the tech sector’s ...
VentureBeat

Vibe coding platform Cursor releases first in-house LLM, Composer, promising 4X speed boost

The vibe coding tool Cursor, from startup Anysphere, has introduced Composer, its first in-house, proprietary coding large language model (LLM) as part of its Cursor 2.0 platform update. Composer is ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Confirmed, Finally, Again: No Visual Studio IDE for Linux/macOS

"No, VS is Windows only and that isn't going to change," said Microsoft's Mads Kristensen today in a social media post in response to the question that keeps popping up about taking the flagship IDE ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

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 ...
TheServerSide

How to install Visual Studio Code for Java

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 ...