Fake VS Code alerts on GitHub spread malware to developers

A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the ...

Microsoft updates VS Code with new themes and adjustable AI reasoning in version 1.113

VS Code 1.113 adds new themes, AI reasoning controls, and nested subagents, improving workflows and customization for ...
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North Korean Hackers Abuse VS Code Auto-Run Tasks to Deploy StoatWaffle Malware

North Korean hackers exploit VS Code tasks.json auto-run since Dec 2025 to deploy StoatWaffle malware, stealing data and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Custom Agents Transform Visual Studio with Built-In and DIY Options

Visual Studio now features built-in and custom AI agents, expanding automation in the IDE. Developers can create, integrate, and scale their own agents using flexible Microsoft tools. Built-in agents ...
GitHub

Container Tools for Visual Studio Code

The Container Tools extension makes it easy to build, manage, and deploy containerized applications from Visual Studio Code. It also provides one-click debugging of Node.js, Python, and .NET inside a ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Claude Code Edges OpenAI's Codex in VS Code's Agentic AI Marketplace Leaderboard

Anthropic's Claude Code for VS Code has surpassed OpenAI's Codex extension in Visual Studio Code Marketplace installs and review volume despite launching later. OpenAI positions Codex as an IDE ...