VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds session-level Copilot cost information, continuing Microsoft's recent focus on helping developers monitor and manage usage-based GitHub Copilot billing.

Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows.

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls.

At the Build conference, Microsoft announced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a mini-PC built for local AI development, training jobs, and agentic pipelines. Powered by Nvidia’s new Spark ARM processor ...

The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is designed for local-first AI development. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is designed for local-first AI development. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who ...

First look: Microsoft is stepping up its pitch to developers who want to run AI locally, introducing a compact desktop designed for sustained, high-intensity workloads without relying on the cloud.

Microsoft’s new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box packs Nvidia Blackwell AI power and 128GB of unified memory to run large AI models ...