A burst of Microsoft announcements highlights AI coding agents, local testing, developer tooling, security and expanded language support for its cloud database platform.

Cursor reported on October 29, 2026 that a maliciously modified build of the Claude Code extension, Anthropic.claude-code 2.1.313, was available in its extension marketplace and tries to install a ...

It might say "If there's traffic on Main Street, take the highway instead. If construction is blocking the highway, try the scenic route." Programs use exactly the same type of conditional logic to ...

If you want to compete, you need to be multi-model. And if you want to take advantage of everything that different AI models have to offer, you need a great harness. But building one that works ...

This tutorial walks you through enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and running {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} in WSL using the WSL extension. With the WSL extension installed, ...

Azure LLM Speech is the flagship LLM-powered model available through enhanced mode on the shared fast transcription endpoint. Enhanced mode configures the request behavior. Azure LLM Speech is the ...

Pradershika Sharma is a tech deals writer for Lifehacker. She has a Master’s degree in English Literature, a B.Ed., and a TESOL certification. She has been writing professionally since 2018, creating ...

Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2026 is a full coding environment for building, testing, debugging and collaborating on software projects. Writing code gets a lot harder when your tools are scattered ...

Microsoft Copilot includes agent-building capabilities for use within your organization. To publish or share agents to outside channels, choose a standalone Copilot Studio plan. And now when you build ...

Compare Excel, Google Sheets, Zoho Sheet, Smartsheet, Airtable and Superhuman Docs for AI features, real-time collaboration ...

Sharma noted that there will also be changes at “Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, and XBOX Game Studios” that will “vary in size.” That reportedly includes cutting around half of ...

Editors’ note: The GitHub Copilot harness is now the Microsoft Copilot harness. Learn more. The nature of work is changing rapidly on two levels with the advancements in technology: how each ...