Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On: Building an MCP Server with VS Code AI Toolkit's New Tool Catalog

Microsoft's AI Toolkit extension for VS Code now lets developers scaffold a working MCP server in minutes. Here's what that looks like in practice -- including the parts that don't work, and a simpler ...
XDA Developers on MSN

This open-source Python library from Google is perfect for extracting text from anything

Smarter document extraction starts here.
Wired

What’s New This Year at TurboTax

Sigh. Another tax season is upon us. I filed my 2025 taxes with TurboTax, exploring its newest features and free or low-cost filing options. The service makes it super easy for returning users by ...
Engadget

Anthropic beefs up Claude's free tier as OpenAI prepares to stuff ads into ChatGPT's

Anthropic is upgrading Claude's free tier, apparently to capitalize on OpenAI's planned integration of ads into ChatGPT. On Wednesday, Anthropic said free Claude users can now create files, connect to ...
Daily Mail

Explore the Epstein Files at the touch of a button: Read HUNDREDS more of the most explosive allegations, emails and pictures in the Mail's interactive Deep Dive

We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your ...
ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
CNN

ICE shunned body cams in Minnesota. So why are agents using phone cameras?

From Chicago to Minneapolis, federal immigration agents deployed on Trump administration crackdowns have relied on an unlikely tool in the heat of tense operations — cellphone cameras. That practice ...
Wired

‘Veronika’ Is the First Cow Known to Use a Tool

Justice for Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson: A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, a cow using a tool in a flexible manner. The ingenuity of “Veronika,” as the animal is called, shows ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back With a Broom. Watch the Video That Scientists Are Calling the First Documented Evidence of Cattle Using Tools

Around ten years ago, an organic farmer and baker in a small Austrian town noticed that his pet cow would use sticks to scratch herself. The cow, named Veronika, also appeared to refine her technique ...
CNN

Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...
UPI

Study finds any amount of regular weed use is bad for teens

Teens don't have to use weed all that often for it to have a negative effect on their lives, according to a new study. Even using marijuana once or twice a month is linked with worse school ...