Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.124 with smarter autonomous AI agents

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio Code update aims to accelerate developer workflows by giving AI assistants the green light ...
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VS Code Adds 2-Hour Extension Auto-Update Delay to Limit Supply Chain Attacks

VS Code 1.123 adds a two-hour delay before extensions auto-update to newer versions when automatic updates are enabled.

New Shai-Hulud attack trojanizes 19 science-focused PyPI packages

Hackers compromised 19 packages on the PyPI, collectively downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, in a new Shai-Hulud ...
SecurityWeek

Over 100 NPM, PyPI Packages Hit in New Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attacks

Over 100 NPM and PyPI packages were injected with malicious code in the Miasma and Hades Shai-Hulud supply chain attack ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.123 Adds Agent Session Sync, 1M Context Windows

Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.123 on June 3, adding agent-focused features, larger model context support, integrated browser updates and a new delay for some automatic extension updates.
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