Tom Fenton tackles seven free and open-source AI tools bring local chat, coding, voice, design and research capabilities to personal computers and self-hosted environments.

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.133, an update to its ...

Microsoft has aligned VS Code's existing agent-plugin feature with a vendor-neutral format for portable skills and MCP servers.

New controls for model reasoning and Copilot code-review depth let developers decide how much AI effort a task warrants, with speed, depth and credit consumption all part of the tradeoff.

Microsoft is taking advantage of its intellectual property rights with OpenAI, encouraging employees to use the company's top ...

Windows 11 and Windows 10 come with some pre-installed Store apps. This article will guide you on how to prevent or stop the installation, reinstallation, or updating of unwanted Microsoft Store apps ...

If after you update or install NVIDIA, AMD, or INTEL graphics drivers on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer, and afterward you started experiencing black screen issues including your computer ...

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...

August 11, 2026 • The Trump administration has been closing off nearly every pathway into the U.S. — except one. The H-2A visa is for the seasonal workers who pick the fruits and vegetables in your ...

Tim Dertz had arrived at the apartment worried mostly about the smell, the trash and the $15,000 he’d lost renting the apartment, whose tenant he’d finally evicted. Tim Dertz had arrived at the ...