Bloom Security found that 677 VS Code Marketplace extension packs and 94 Open VSX packs contained references to extensions that did not exist, creating a supply-chain attack path through trusted ...

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.133, an update to its ...

Malicious Solidity Pro VS Code extensions steal crypto wallets, API keys, SSH keys, and developer tokens, then exfiltrate the ...

A local model finally finished the job without me arguing with it.

Agentic AI armed attackers first, but it also put real building power in defenders’ hands. Here’s what security practitioners built in two days at Black Hat USA 2026, and how the CyberAgents Exchange ...

On March 24, 2026, developers building AI applications with LiteLLM — a Python package with 95 million monthly downloads — ...

Latest update to Microsoft’s code editor improves dictation, introduces side chats, and adds support for comments to provide ...

Microsoft has aligned VS Code's existing agent-plugin feature with a vendor-neutral format for portable skills and MCP servers.

A Netflix senior engineer built Headroom, an open-source context compression layer that cuts AI token usage by 60–95% with ...

DOUBLECUP hides malware stages in cached PNG files, then uses ClickFix commands to deliver CountLoader variants and the ...

Five free Marketplace extensions promise private, locally run coding assistance as developers look for alternatives to metered cloud AI.

Tom Fenton tackles seven free and open-source AI tools bring local chat, coding, voice, design and research capabilities to personal computers and self-hosted environments.