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VS Code 1.142 Brings AI Canvases, Tighter Agent Controls and a New Model Picker

Microsoft's latest editor update moves AI collaboration beyond chat, adds new ways to manage agent sessions and gives enterprises more control over coding agents.
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Python 3.15 Makes UTF-8 the Default, Easing Windows Text Issues — but Legacy Code Needs a Check

Python 3.15's UTF-8 default reduces environment-dependent behavior when no encoding is specified. We look at what it means ...

Python 3.15 goes global with UTF-8 support

Today all the cool languages and runtimes pledge allegiance to UTF-8, including Rust, Go, and Node.js (JavaScript itself prefers UTF-16 for internal encoding). Most code editors, from Visual Studio ...
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VS Code 1.141 Brings Copilot, Codex Sessions Together, Tightens AI Agent Security

Microsoft's latest update expands agent management, adds cross-platform sandboxing and lets developers pick up AI conversations started in other apps.
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Python 3.15 arrives with lazy imports, UTF-8 by default and a faster JIT

Python 3.15 is out with explicit lazy imports, UTF-8 as the default encoding, frozendict and sentinel types, the Tachyon ...

Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.