Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows.

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls.

As great and streamlined as the Windows desktop experience is, one area where it’s at best disappointing and at worst rage-inducing is when it comes to its command line interface (CLI) offerings. In ...

Microsoft just announced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at Build 2026, and for the first time in years, a Surface device made me stop scrolling my X feed for all the Build 2026 news and stare at the ...

Microsoft unveiled a series of major AI-focused announcements at its Build 2026 developer conference, including the new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box AI workstation, next-gen quantum chip – Majorana 2, ...

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds AI chat cost tracking, multiple Copilot chats in one session, and a safer Restricted Mode for ...

Workspace Trust feature in VS Code 1.26 lets users configure whether code in a project folder can be executed by VS Code ...

Microsoft has released VS Code 1.125 with AI model provider discovery, browser search, remote proxy support, and new Copilot tools.

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.