Microsoft just removed major "friction" from VS Code in its latest weekly update

If you are tired of installing endless extensions just to view basic projects, Microsoft's new built-in tools for Visual ...
Windows Report

VS Code Gets Remote AI Agents, HTML Preview And Terminal Optimizations

Microsoft has released VS Code 1.121 with remote AI agents, Mermaid rendering, HTML previews, and terminal optimizations.
Decrypt

GitHub Confirms 3,800 Internal Repos Stolen Through Poisoned VS Code Extension

TeamPCP gained access to GitHub's private source code after an employee unknowingly installed a malicious coding tool.
The Next Web

GitHub confirms hackers stole thousands of internal code repositories after employee installed a poisoned VS Code extension

TeamPCP exfiltrated 3,800 internal GitHub repositories after poisoning a VS Code extension. No customer data was affected, the company says.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.121 Adds Remote Agents, Boosts Claude Code Functionality Again

Visual Studio Code 1.121 focuses on agent workflows, model configuration, terminal behavior and built-in preview features -- and features another update to Claude Code functionality.