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VS Code 1.143 Makes Copilot Default, Adds AI Model 'Bake-Off' and Local AI Without Credits

🤖 Copilot takes over VS Code 1.143. ⚔️ AI model bake-offs, local coding without credits 💰 and faster agent chats.

https://t.co/aN3TD4xcdi

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Forget 'Super Intelligence,' GitHub Announces 'Ambient Intelligence' -- With a Keypad

A dedicated key for Copilot prompts ⌨️ Logitech's $99.99 keypad puts agent controls on the desk 🤖

https://t.co/yDp6NaF9GI

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Azure MCP Server 3.0 Adds Cloud Operations Tools for AI Agents

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Microsoft Foundry Update Brings Scheduled AI Agents, Smarter Tool Use and GPT-6 Models

🤖 Scheduled agents, 🔧 smarter tool discovery, 🔍 trace analysis and more GPT-6 choices. Microsoft's Foundry gets an upgrade.

https://t.co/arMndWy8Mu

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Microsoft's WinUI Gallery Embraces the Experimental

🧪 WinUI Gallery 3.0 goes experimental! New TableView, Charts 📊, inking ✍️ and more -- before the APIs are finalized.

https://t.co/AIU0siT9as

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Microsoft and GitHub Keep Giving AI Agents More Power -- and More Restrictions

AI agents gain power 🤖 as Microsoft and GitHub tighten controls 🔒 on what they can do. A growing trend.

https://t.co/sIvzLVahjA

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

VS Code moves beyond chat 🎨 with interactive AI canvases. Meanwhile, 🔒 new enterprise policies can block access to Codex and Claude.

https://t.co/lqqzOrlruv

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List & Label 32 is here. 🚀

New AI-powered reporting features include:
✨ Natural language → formulas
🌐 AI summaries & translations
🤖 Dynamic text & image generation
⚙️ More improvements across the reporting stack

AI for reports — under your control.

https://t.co/4MR1s9a1li

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.NET 11 RC2 Adds Post-Quantum Crypto, MAUI C# UI and NuGet Controls

🔐 Post-quantum crypto, 📱 C# UI for MAUI, 📦 NuGet package-age controls and faster MSBuild evaluation arrive in .NET 11 RC2.

https://t.co/NgppHlGtNb

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VS Code 1.141 Brings Copilot, Codex Sessions Together, Tightens AI Agent Security

VS Code 1.141 🤖 brings Copilot and Codex chats together, 🛡️ expands agent sandboxing and adds tools to manage multiple AI sessions. 🚀

https://t.co/wkhpVmBfGl

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Opening Up Your App to AI Agents: A Practical Guide to MCP with .NET

Open your .NET app to AI agents 🤖 with MCP. Marcel de Vries shares practical steps 🔧 ahead of VSLive! Orlando.

https://t.co/AUjQR04MmW

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What's Coming Soon to Visual Studio? Mads Kristensen Knows

Paste screenshots 📋, tailor shortcuts and compare test strings 🔎: seven Visual Studio previews from Mads Kristensen, principal product manager.

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As AI Does the Coding, How Do Human Devs Stay Essential?

AI codes more 🤖 How do human devs stay essential? Judgment 🧠 learning and knowing when to take the wheel.
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Cybersecurity Expert: AI Raises the Stakes for Who -- and What -- Gets Access

Logged in 🔐 doesn't mean trusted. Brien Posey explains why risky actions -- and AI agents 🤖 -- need tighter checks.

https://t.co/FOrKnz5a8v

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Microsoft Rebuilds C# Dev Kit 11.0 for Faster Loads, Lower Memory Use

C# Dev Kit 11.0 gets a major under-the-hood rebuild ⚡ with project caching, Native AOT and big memory reductions 📉 plus faster incremental builds.
https://t.co/IE1xyiG7Dt

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Stack Overflow 2026 Survey: VS Code Leads, Visual Studio Takes Third

Notepad++ edges Visual Studio 👀 while ASP. NET Core ranks fourth among web technologies 💻 VS Code extends its leadership streak in IDEs.

https://t.co/yIZpeoG4cU

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AI Plugins Gain Ground, Microsoft Shows How

Latest bandwagon is shared AI instructions 🧩 packaged with tools, versioned for teams. Microsoft shows how 🔧 with Copilot.

https://t.co/efnWHxtgYQ

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