Two Visual Studio Code extensions posing as helpful AI coding assistants have been linked to mass data theft that may have affected more than 1.5 million installs, with researchers saying the add-ons quietly uploaded whole files and workspace data to attacker-controlled servers in China...
Azure’s argument is stark but simple: it’s no longer a question of whether teams can build AI agents—the real battle is how quickly and reliably they can move from prototype to enterprise-ready deployment.
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The pace of agent development has accelerated from lab experiments to...
Microsoft’s latest effort to simplify testing in Azure folds load generation and end-to-end browser testing into a single portal experience: Azure App Testing consolidates Azure Load Testing and Microsoft Playwright Testing into a unified hub in the Azure Portal, promising centralized...
Gemini Code Assist is an AI-powered extension developed by Google to enhance the coding experience within Visual Studio Code (VS Code). It offers features such as code autocompletion, real-time error detection, and the ability to generate code snippets, thereby streamlining the development...
Microsoft Draws a Boundary: The Fallout from Restricting the C/C++ Extension in VS Code Forks
For years, Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has been a linchpin in the code editor world—a sleek, open-source project from Microsoft that is widely praised for striking a balance between performance...
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If you recently fired up your favorite Visual Studio Code fork and saw your trusty C++ extension suddenly waving the white flag, it’s not a bug—it’s Microsoft… enforcing the fine print with surgical precision.
License Terms Go From Sleep Mode to “Blue Screen of Enforcement”
This April, Microsoft...
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