Visual Studio Magazine

How I Built a 'Journalist' AI Agent in VS Code to Replace Me

Having long ago seen the handwriting on the wall for the journalism profession with the debut of GenAI, I decided to just cut to the chase and build my replacement now.
Microsoft

Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories

A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.js repositories to trigger a covert RCE-to-C2 chain through standard ...
SecurityWeek

GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover

Orca has discovered a supply chain attack that abuses GitHub Issue to take over Copilot when launching a Codespace from that ...
ZDNet

I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

Free AI tools Goose and Qwen3-coder may replace a pricey Claude Code plan. Setup is straightforward but requires a powerful local machine. Early tests show promise, though issues remain with accuracy ...
The Verge

GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...
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 ...
Dark Reading

DPRK Actors Deploy VS Code Tunnels for Remote Hacking

A spear-phishing campaign by North Korean actors is abusing a legitimate feature of Microsoft Visual Studio (VS) Code to gain full remote control of targeted systems. In the campaign, discovered by ...
Computer Weekly

Davos 2026 attendees can navigate event with Salesforce AI ’concierge’

Attendees of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos will be able to use an artificial intelligence (AI) “concierge” from Salesforce within the event’s official mobile app. While the Financial ...
Reuters

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the ...
Newsweek

1,500 Soldiers on Alert for Possible Minnesota Deployment: Reports

About 1,500 active-duty U.S. soldiers have been placed on standby for a potential deployment to Minnesota, media has reported. According to a report by The Washington Post, the Pentagon issued prepare ...
CNN

1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, source says, as state mobilizes National Guard

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, according to a Trump administration source, as state officials have also mobilized the ...
The Washington Post

Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, defense officials told The Washington Post late Saturday, after President Donald Trump ...