This week's roundup includes news from OpenAI with new speed capabilities, Functionalize's MCP and Java SE pricing.

Project Zenith proves that a bloat-free Windows 11 can exist. Why is Microsoft reserving it for developers with 64GB of RAM?

I'm not a developer, but I was able to use locally-installed AI to create a writing app suited to my needs. Here's how.

Marit van Dijk is a Java Champion and Developer Advocate at JetBrains with over 20 years of software development experience. She’s passionate about building great software with great people, and ...

A lifetime license to Visual Studio Pro 2026 plus 16 coding courses is on sale for $44.97 (reg. $1,999.99) through October 4. Learning to code usually means paying for a professional IDE and then ...

Microsoft's public VS Code issue tracker on GitHub offers an unusually detailed look at features and changes the development team is considering -- including some that could eventually turn up in ...

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active, multi-wave campaign that employs social engineering lures themed around Adobe and Zoom software updates, business document reviews, and ...

Copilot Chat gains an Agent preview built on the GitHub Copilot SDK. Visual Studio adds opt-in .NET and Azure skills tied to installed workloads. Branch context and cross-install C++ toolset discovery ...

In this article, we are going to learn how to connect LM Studio to VS Code. Connecting LM Studio to VS Code allows developers to use locally hosted AI models directly inside their coding workflow. How ...