GitHub Copilot unlocks OpenAI's GPT-5.4 in VSCode and more

GitHub Copilot has added OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 coding model, bringing improvements to reasoning and multi step development tasks.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.110 Ships with Agent Plugins, Browser Tools and Session Memory

Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.
InfoWorld

JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
IGN

Tencent Was Quietly Backing Highguard Studio, According to Report

Highguard, the free-to-play PvP "raid shooter" announced at The Game Awards last year and released to preemptive criticism and mockery only for most of its developers to be laid off just weeks after ...
IEEE

Coverage-Based Harmfulness Testing for LLM Code Transformation

Abstract: Harmful content embedded in program elements within source code may have detrimental impact on mental health of software developers, and promote harmful behavior. Our key insight is that ...
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Report: Homeowners insurance rates soaring in multiple counties due to hail coverage

Gov. Jared Polis says he's working with insurance companies to create a grant program for hail resistant roofing after the rise in home insurance prices due to hail coverage. President Trump pardons ...