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VS Code 1.127 Further Integrates Advanced Browser-AI Tech

It keeps pushing the editor’s integrated browser deeper into AI-assisted development 🤖Browser tools for agents are now GA, helping AI inspect, interact with & verify web apps inside VS Code ⚙️

https://t.co/uvjtlqjLbn

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Support Vector Regression with SGD Training Using C#

Support vector regression can still be trained from scratch. James McCaffrey shows kernel SVR with SGD/SSGD training in C#, including RBF kernels, support vectors and metrics.

https://t.co/FFx2ox6iIe

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GitHub Limits Issue Creation to Collaborators Only

GitHub is extending maintainer controls from PRs to issues 🔒

After framing PR limits as a way to cut low-quality noise AI & more,⚙️ GitHub now lets repos restrict issue creation to collaborators🧑‍💻

https://t.co/AJ4VQn31Qv

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Uno Platform Helps Ship First Stable SkiaSharp 4.0 Release for 2D .NET Graphics

🎨 It updates the Skia engine to m148, cleans up legacy APIs, adds variable font and much more🤝

https://t.co/IsA3PnhUUe

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Spring AI 2.0 Goes GA, Giving Java Developers a More Mature AI App Stack

Spring AI 2.0 GA 🌱🤖gives Java devs a more mature Spring-native stack for building AI apps with agents, RAG, vector search, memory & MCP -- without leaving Spring Boot ecosystem.

https://t.co/uoCcEp4y3C

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Kubernetes for Developers

Kubernetes isn't just for the cloud team anymore 🐳 @DanWahlin breaks down how devs can get started -- locally, practically, confidently ☸️ Pods, Deployments, Services and more at #VSLive San Diego 2026 👇

https://t.co/2Tq9SfqjPn

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VS Code Keeps Eye on Costs in v1.126 Update

Latest weekly update adds another Copilot cost-management feature 💸 to allay usage-based billing surprises.

https://t.co/g348kCd6Qe

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Open VSX 1.0.0 Puts Focus on Open Extension Registry for VS Code Ecosystem

🧩 Eclipse is positioning it as open, vendor-neutral infrastructure for VS Code-compatible extensions across IDEs, cloud dev tools and AI coding environments 🚀

https://t.co/swqDkd7e04

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Infragistics Puts MCP Toolchain at Center of Ultimate 26.1

Infragistics:🧰 The new Ignite UI Enterprise MCP toolchain links coding assistants to Ignite UI components, docs, APIs and theming across Angular, React, Web Components and Blazor 🤖

https://t.co/ZLOeK9ZORl

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VS Code 1.125 Adds Copilot Spend Meter After Billing Shock

A Copilot dashboard signals for additional-spend budget usage 💸 It lands after GitHub's June 1 AI-credit billing switch & follows earlier work on token efficiency, reports & usage monitoring 🔎

https://t.co/eqp6vSmgLm

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TypeScript 7.0 RC Moves Microsoft's Go Rewrite Into the Mainline Compiler

TypeScript 7.0 RC is the Go rewrite moving into the regular typescript package 🚀 The compiler uses tsc now, but API-dependent tooling still has a TypeScript 7.1 wait ahead.

https://t.co/afgbvxBFlY

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Microsoft Highlights Visual Studio Live! Event Lineup and Longtime Developer Community Role -- Visual Studio Magazine https://t.co/IzO9QSZMP6

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Microsoft Highlights Visual Studio Live! Event Lineup and Longtime Developer Community Role

Microsoft's looks at Visual Studio Live!'s staying power as the 2026 event calendar continues with Microsoft HQ, San Diego & Orlando stops ahead. 🧑‍💻📅

https://t.co/IzO9QSZMP6

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AI adoption is moving fast — but the real advantage goes to SMBs that turn strategy into action. This agenda looks built for exactly that.

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Attention SMBs! The AI Pivot Agenda is Now Live!

The AI Pivot Conference lineup has been posted, and every session is crafted to help you make the move to AI efficiency, not just talk about it!

See the full agenda and secure your seat: https://t.co/cCfQevJ8jW

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Using Local AI to Cut Copilot Usage-Based Billing Shock

I tested whether local AI could take pressure off the new Copilot usage-based billing. 💻 The answer was not "free AI" -- it was more like a pressure valve for repeated low-risk coding chores. 🧪

https://t.co/kA8tBz4eQd

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Visual Studio Live! at Microsoft HQ is shaping up to be a big one: .NET, AI, Blazor, Azure, DevOps and more -- plus early bird savings before Friday. 👀

[Live! 360 Technical Conferences @Live360events]

Save up to $300 when you register by June 19 for VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ. Five days of deep technical training at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA, July 27-31, 2026.

Early bird pricing ends this Friday.

Reserve your spot now at: https://t.co/bLm7zRHRBf

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.NET 11 Preview 5 Focuses on Performance, Productivity and Safer Code

Preview 5🧩Updates span the SDK, runtime, libraries, C#, ASP. NET Core, .NET MAUI and EF Core -- including file-based app work, Blazor validation updates and MAUI reliability fixes 🚀

https://t.co/hInBVo60Nv

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IT pros, admins and security teams: this is the last chance to lock in $400 savings for TechMentor @ Microsoft HQ.

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Today is the last day to save up to $400 on TechMentor @ Microsoft HQ.

TechMentor brings together IT pros, system administrators and security professionals for a week of expert-led training on the Microsoft technologies that matter most.

Register now: https://t.co/nQO496TSQH

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VS Code 1.124 Focuses on Agent Autonomy and Parallel Sessions

Update is out with agent-focused changes 🤖 Autopilot is now default, Advanced Autopilot can loop up to three times, and the Agents window can queue new-session requests in the background ⚙️

https://t.co/BlszT17ntU

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Developing Agentic Systems in .NET: From Concept to Code

Chatbots talk. Agents act. 🤖 A Visual Studio Live! San Diego session will show .NET devs how to build agentic systems 🧠 with C#, MCP, multi-agent patterns and production guardrails. ⚙️

https://t.co/JOt4GOUJw7