Visual Studio Magazine

Using Local AI to Cut Copilot Usage-Based Billing Shock

After being gobsmacked by the new billing plan using almost all my monthly credits in one or two days, I tried pushing some Copilot-style coding work onto local models in VS Code. What I found was ...
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

Visual Studio Code 1.122 introduced a new feature, “ Use BYOK [Bring Your Own Key] without a GitHub sign-in ,” that allows ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Massive debugging project: Why Google plans to release 32 million mosquitoes

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Google has launched a massive “debugging” project that has nothing to do with dodgy software. The ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Open VSX 1.0.0 Puts Focus on Open Extension Registry for VS Code Ecosystem

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.
PC World

Visual Studio Pro 2026 is down to just $32.97 through 6/28 for Deal Days

TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is on sale for $32.97 (reg. $499.99) through June 28 during Deal Days. Developers love arguing about programming languages, frameworks, tabs versus ...
Fast Company

Why Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida

Forget search engines, AI assistants, and smartphones—Google’s next release could be a swarm of millions of mosquitoes. Through its parent company Alphabet, Google is seeking federal approval to ...
The Scientist

Google Plans to Release Millions of Sterile Mosquitoes. Entomologists Debug This Pest-Control Strategy

Google’s Debug project targets a Wolbachia-based approach to curb West Nile virus harboring mosquitoes in California and ...
Mashable

Google wants to release millions of mosquitos into the sky. It's a good thing.

Announced 10 years ago, Google's Debug Project aims to curb growing mosquito populations. Credit: David Paul Morris / Contributor / Bloomberg via Getty Images Billion dollar tech company Google is ...
The Hill

Google wants to release up to 32 million ‘good’ mosquitoes in California and Florida

The little-known program aims to “stop bad bugs with good bugs” by releasing millions of sterile mosquitoes to eliminate those that carry disease. Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal in the world, ...
KTLA

Google wants to release up to 32 million ‘good’ mosquitoes in California and Florida

When you think of Google “debugging” something, you probably think of software – not actual bugs. Yet, the tech giant is seeking approval from the United States government to release up to 32 million ...
10TV.com

Google seeks approval to release millions of specially treated mosquitoes to combat disease

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Google is asking federal regulators for permission to release up to 32 million specially treated mosquitoes in Florida and California over the next two years as part of an ...
The New York Times

Visual Investigations

The Visual Investigations team combines traditional reporting with digital sleuthing and the forensic analysis of visual evidence to find truth, hold the powerful to account and deconstruct important ...