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🌐 It expands AI integration through the Model Context Protocol and introduces “Aspireify anything” to connect any app—.NET, Python, Node.js, or Java—into the Aspire ecosystem.
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Microsoft Releases Aspire 13, Dropping the .NET Part -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft released Aspire 13 at .NET Conf 2025, adding AI integration through the Model Context Protocol and introducing the “Aspireify anything” concept to bring any app into its distributed developm...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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💡 Visual Studio 2026 launches as the first AI-native IDE, integrating intelligent agents, faster performance, and a redesigned UI.
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Visual Studio 2026 GA: 'First Intelligent Developer Environment (IDE)' -- Visual Studio Magazine
Visual Studio 2026 debuts as the world’s first AI-native IDE, introducing intelligent agents, faster performance, and full compatibility with .NET 10 and existing extensions. The release adds Copilot ...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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🤖 It's centered on AI with the new Microsoft Agent Framework and Model Context Protocol. It also boosts performance, adds C# 14 and F# 10, and ships with Visual Studio 2026.
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.NET 10 Arrives with AI Integration, Performance Boosts, and New Tools -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft's .NET 10 release highlights AI integration through the new Microsoft Agent Framework and related extensions, alongside significant performance, language, and tooling upgrades across the eco...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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🤖 It automatically picks the best AI model for each chat, delivering faster responses and a 10% discount for paid users. No manual switching needed.
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GitHub Copilot Adds 'Auto Model' Selection Preview for Smarter, Faster Responses -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft introduced a new auto model selection feature in Visual Studio's Copilot Chat that automatically chooses the best available AI model for each session, improving performance and efficiency wh...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🚀It introduces Agent HQ for managing AI agents, adds new security controls for MCP registries & brings Terminal IntelliSense to general availability. Details:

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VS Code 1.106 (October Update) Adds Agent HQ, New Security Controls -- Visual Studio Magazine
The October 2025 update to Visual Studio Code (v1.106) introduces Agent HQ for managing AI agents, expands Model Context Protocol authentication, and delivers improvements to security, trust, and the ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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2025 really was the year agents took over VS Code. Microsoft's new unified experience merges Copilot, Codex, and custom agents with tools like Agent Sessions, Planning, and subagents for smoother, context-aware collaboration. 🧩💻

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Microsoft Details How 'Agents Took Over VS Code in 2025' -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft's unified agent experience in VS Code consolidates Copilot, Codex, and custom agents, introducing Agent Sessions, a Planning agent, and subagent tools for context-aware, multi-agent developm...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Microsoft's November AI roadmap for Visual Studio expands on multi-agent support, smarter chat workflows, full MCP governance, and GPT-5 Codex integration. Copilot is moving closer to end-to-end IDE assistance across code, tests, and commits. ⚙️💬

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Custom Agents Lead Microsoft AI Roadmap for Visual Studio -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft's November Visual Studio roadmap outlines in-progress work on multi-agent support, enhanced chat and planning, MCP integration with governance, and expanded model management, reflecting cont...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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🔧The Octoverse data links typed languages with agent-assisted workflows 📈, while C# keeps steady growth & VS Code remains a top contributor magnet. Copilot is high among newbies. 🤖
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TypeScript Tops GitHub Octoverse as AI Era Reshapes Language Choices -- Visual Studio Magazine
GitHub's Octoverse 2025 shows TypeScript becoming the most used language on the platform by monthly contributors, with data pointing to typed languages and AI-assisted workflows influencing developer ...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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See what's next for Visual Studio 2026 🚀 at .NET Conf Nov 11-13! New AI-assisted debugging, faster profiling, and .NET 10 tools are on the way—free, virtual, and open to all.

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Visual Studio 2026 to Be Showcased at .NET Conf -- Visual Studio Magazine
It will spotlight Visual Studio 2026 with sessions on profiling, upgrades, debugging, and AI integration.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.14.0 is out 🐍 with AI-powered document reranking, faster batch reads, and built-in write retries -- built in collaboration with OpenAI.
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Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK Update Powers AI with OpenAI Integration -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft announced the stable release of Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.14.0, adding AI-driven document reranking, optimized batch reads, and automatic write retries developed in collaboration with Ope...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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VS Code's new Bring Your Own Key 🔑 lets developers connect OpenAI, Hugging Face, or custom models directly through extensions using a new provider API.
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VS Code Expands AI Flexibility with Bring Your Own Key -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft expanded model choice in VS Code with Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), enabling developers to connect models from any provider and manage them through a new extensible API. </head>
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October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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October 2025's Azure SDK release brings Azure AI Foundry 1.0 for .NET, big Azure AI Search updates, and faster managed-identity authentication across SDK libraries ⚡
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What's New in the Azure SDK -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft's October 2025 Azure SDK release delivers a new stable AI Foundry client, major enhancements to Azure AI Search libraries across multiple languages, and key identity improvements for SDK use...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New video series alert 🎬: “Java and AI for Beginners” helps Java devs unlock generative AI with guided modules on RAG, function calling, Spring AI and more.
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Microsoft's New Java & AI Video Series Helps Devs Get Started with GenAI -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft introduced a new video series that teaches Java developers how to build generative AI applications using modern tools and frameworks.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Veeam turned Azure Cosmos DB into the engine for AI-powered data discovery 🔍 With Databricks, Event Hubs, and Azure OpenAI, it searches billions of backup items in seconds.
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Veeam Uses Azure Cosmos DB to Power Planet-Scale Data Discovery -- Visual Studio Magazine
Veeam detailed how it built a semantic search engine on Azure Cosmos DB to deliver fast, AI-powered data discovery across billions of backup items.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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GitHub Copilot now boosts C++ projects in Visual Studio ⚙️ with toolset upgrade checks, build-time tuning, and smart modern refactor suggestions powered by AI.
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GitHub Copilot Adds New C++ Capabilities with MSVC Upgrades and Build Performance Improvements -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft announced new GitHub Copilot features for C++ developers in Visual Studio, including MSVC upgrade guidance, build optimization, and modern refactoring support.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The Visual Studio October update details major AI upgrades 🤖 including smarter in-IDE agents, Model Context Protocol expansion, and faster performance across large projects.
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Visual Studio October Update Charts AI-Driven Roadmap -- Visual Studio Magazine
The Visual Studio team released their October public roadmap, outlining new AI agent features, enhanced model-context integration and performance priorities.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Microsoft details how to bring C++ projects forward to Visual Studio 2026 🧩 Guidance covers toolset, SDK, and language updates to ensure smooth migration.
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Microsoft Details How to Upgrade C++ Projects for Visual Studio 2026 -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft outlined steps for developers to migrate existing C++ projects to Visual Studio 2026 with updated toolsets, standards, and SDKs.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Microsoft shows how to enhance .NET AI chat apps with Microsoft Agent Framework 🤖 Add reasoning, planning, and multi-agent workflows to your chat projects.
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Microsoft Shows How to Upgrade .NET AI Chat Apps with Agent Framework -- Visual Studio Magazine
ew guidance shows developers how to enhance .NET AI chat apps with reasoning, planning, and tool use via Microsoft Agent Framework.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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NuGet.org now lets .NET package authors add "Sponsor this package" buttons linking to GitHub Sponsors, Patreon, and more ❤️ A new way to support the maintainers who keep your libraries running.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Azure MCP Server 1.0 just dropped ⚡
Microsoft's open-source MCP implementation links AI agents to 47+ Azure services--streamlining automation, DevOps, and intelligent workflows across VS Code and Visual Studio.
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Azure MCP Server 1.0 Ushers in Agentic Cloud Automation -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft's new Azure MCP Server 1.0 connects AI agents to more than 47 Azure services, simplifying automation and DevOps workflows through an open-source Model Context Protocol implementation.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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New from Microsoft: experimental Copilot Custom Agents for .NET developers 🎯
Meet C# Expert & WinForms Expert--AI assistants that boost productivity, protect designer files, and bring project-specific guidance to Visual Studio.

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Microsoft Debuts Custom Copilot Agents for .NET Developers -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft introduced two experimental GitHub Copilot Custom Agents--C# Expert and WinForms Expert--built to enhance .NET development workflows with specialized AI guidance, improved code quality, and ...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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It's a new Copilot system for managing 👩‍💻any AI agent🧠, anywhere you work. It brings unified mission control, Plan Mode in VS Code, custom agents and enterprise controls.
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GitHub Introduces Agent HQ to Orchestrate 'Any Agent Any Way You Work' -- Visual Studio Magazine
GitHub unveiled Agent HQ at its Universe 2025 event, a new platform that lets developers orchestrate multiple AI agents across GitHub and Visual Studio Code through unified mission control, planning t...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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🧠 This brings enterprise governance tools to 3rd-party offerings. Developers can now browse MCP servers in-IDE, while admins gain new Allowlist enforcement for tighter AI control.
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Microsoft Extends Copilot AI Tech to Xcode, JetBrains IDEs and Eclipse -- Visual Studio Magazine
Microsoft expanded GitHub Copilot’s AI functionality to Apple’s Xcode, JetBrains IDEs, and the open-source Eclipse project, introducing new MCP Registry and Allowlist Controls features now in public p...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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🚀 Also a WebAssembly performance boost via WebWorkers 💻 Plus, TabView and Hot Design get major upgrades for smoother dev workflows 👉
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Uno Platform 6.3 Adds .NET 10, Visual Studio 2026 Support -- Visual Studio Magazine
Uno Platform 6.3 introduces .NET 10 Preview support, Visual Studio 2026 readiness, major WebAssembly performance gains, and improved developer productivity with Hot Design and refined TabView controls...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM