Microsoft’s open-source transformation is no longer a talking point—it’s the operating system behind how the company builds cloud services, ships developer tools, and now delivers AI at planetary scale. From a headline‑grabbing 20,000‑line patch of Linux kernel code in 2009 to the containerized...
Microsoft’s move to add Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro to GitHub Copilot for paying customers is a notable escalation in the cross-cloud AI arms race — but for many individual developers the better value may already be free, open-source tooling from Google that gives surprisingly broad access to the...
Microsoft’s decision to bake OpenAI’s GPT‑5 into the heart of its consumer, developer, and enterprise products is one of the most consequential platform moves in recent memory — a coordinated, cross‑product rollout that promises deeper reasoning, longer context handling, and an automated...
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The Australian Taxation Office is preparing to pilot an enterprise-grade AI coding assistant for its roughly 800 core developers, a move that could reshape how government software is produced — from legacy COBOL modernization to automated test generation — while raising familiar questions about...
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Microsoft’s July 2025 update to Visual Studio Code, shipped as version 1.103, is the most explicit signal yet that the VS Code team is turning the editor into a platform for AI-driven development workflows — with one of the headline additions being GitHub Copilot chat checkpoints, a preview...
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GitHub’s CEO change and the company’s shift into Microsoft’s CoreAI orbit mark a decisive moment: a once-independent code-hosting giant is being steered closer into the heart of Microsoft’s AI strategy, and that realignment raises strategic upside for AI-first development — plus challenging...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 is live—and Microsoft has switched on the new model across its Copilot stack, from Microsoft 365 Copilot and the consumer Copilot to GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry, with Perplexity also lighting it up for its Max and Pro tiers (including the Comet AI browser). (openai.com...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 has arrived—and Microsoft is switching it on across Copilot, Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Azure the same day, ushering in a sweeping upgrade for Windows users at work and home. On August 7, 2025, OpenAI unveiled its most advanced model yet, and Microsoft confirmed immediate...
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The developer world is abuzz following Microsoft’s blockbuster announcement: the company is open-sourcing its signature GitHub Copilot Chat extension within Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and embedding core AI capabilities directly into the world’s most beloved code editor. Unveiled at Microsoft...
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The dawn of an era where open-source collaboration shapes the future of productivity tools took center stage at Microsoft Build 2025. In a set of bold announcements, Microsoft revealed it would open source a series of pivotal tools developers use every day. Among these are “Edit,” a brand-new...
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The arrival of Visual Studio Code 1.100 marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of developer tooling, as Microsoft elevates its lightweight, extensible code editor with an advanced suite of AI-powered features that promise to reshape how coders interact with their environment. With the April...
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Integrating artificial intelligence systems with real-time data and tools remains a cornerstone challenge for both independent developers and enterprise teams. The Tavily MCP Server emerges as a solution bridging this gap, leveraging the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow AI models to search...
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The recent decision by Microsoft to block the C/C++ extension for alternative Visual Studio Code (VS Code) distributions has sent ripples through the developer community, igniting debates around digital dependency, open-source ethics, and the future of independent development environments. On...
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Microsoft's drive to embed AI deeply into its products has met with growing resistance and frustration from many users and enterprises. The recent issue with Microsoft’s Copilot AI service turning itself back on after users have disabled it, both in VS Code and Windows environments, starkly...
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Microsoft's recent enforcement of licensing restrictions on its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has stirred significant controversy among developers relying on open-source VS Code forks like VS Codium and commercial derivatives such as Cursor. This move, which first became...
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Microsoft's recent move to restrict the use of its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to its own official IDE and products has triggered significant concern and debate within the developer community. As of April 2025, the essential extension that provides C/C++ language...
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Microsoft's recent enforcement move to block its popular C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) from working in derivative products like VS Codium and Cursor reveals complex tensions at the intersection of open source, proprietary control, and competitive AI tools. This enforcement...
Microsoft’s recent move to restrict its C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) exclusively to its first-party products has stirred significant concern and debate throughout the developer community. As of version 1.24.5 released on April 3, 2025, the extension now refuses to work on...
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Imagine waking up, opening your trusted VS Code alternative, and finding out that your favorite C/C++ extension has packed its bags and left the building – all thanks to a well-timed update from Microsoft. For many open-source developers and users of VS Code forks such as VS Codium and Cursor...
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Here's a summary of the situation described in the article from The Register regarding Microsoft's C/C++ extension for VS Code and its impact on forks like VSCodium and Cursor:
Issue: As of early April 2025, Microsoft's C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) no longer works with...
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