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Android's sideloading changes, the big Visual Studio Code update, better Linux phones, and more: News roundup

Everything you may have missed from the past week.

Pervaziv AI Launches Cortex 3.0 in Chrome, Edge and Firefox – World’s First Cross-Browser/IDE AI Coding & Security Agent

Cortex 3.0 delivers AI-powered code generation, vulnerability scanning, Enterprise AI & DevSecOps integrations, ...
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Write code like you actually slept last night: Visual Studio 2026 is just $42.50

TL;DR: Developers can grab Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $42.50 (MSRP: $499.99) with code MARCH15 through ...

Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex: Which AI Coding Assistant is best for Windows Developers?

Which AI Coding Assistant is best for Windows Developers? Claude Code or OpenAI Codex? If you are a programmer, go through this article to find out which one to pick.
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

Oracle Releases Java 26

Oracle today announced the availability of Java 26, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 26 (Oracle JDK 26) delivers thousands of ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with VS Code 1.112's New Image Analysis for Agents

VS Code 1.112 adds native image support for agents, and I used it on three Microsoft AI Foundry leaderboard screenshots to see whether it could turn chart-heavy visuals into a useful developer summary ...