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Visual Studio Code has new experimental themes and more AI coding features

The January 2026 update has arrived.

GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances.
InfoQ

GitHub Copilot SDK Lets Developers Integrate Copilot CLI's Engine into Apps

Now available in technical preview on GitHub, the GitHub Copilot SDK lets developers embed the same engine that powers GitHub ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Why Copilot's Auto Mode for AI Models Ignores Your Actual Task

Copilot's 'Auto' model picker in VS Code and Visual Studio currently routes to whatever model is most available and policy-compliant--not the one best matched to your prompt--while Microsoft/GitHub ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Multi-Agent Orchestration in VS Code

A proof of concept shows how multi-agent orchestration in Visual Studio Code 1.109 can turn a fragile, one-pass AI workflow into a more reliable, auditable process by breaking long tasks into smaller, ...

Thanks to one mad modder, we can now play Doom on an in-game computer inside another FPS

Escalating levels of FPS turducken.
PCMag

You Can Now Vibe Code Apple Apps With Claude, OpenAI's Codex

With Xcode 26.3, Apple adds support for two of the most popular agentic AI coding tools after failing to release the ...