The July 8, 2026, Visual Studio Code update expands agent workflows, chat attachments, browser-tab controls, OS-level shortcuts and enterprise telemetry management.

Multi-chat Claude sessions allow VS Code users to run multiple related conversation threads in one Claude agent session ...

Microsoft is increasingly treating Claude as a first-class option across dev tooling and AI products. For one prominent example of that trend, Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor is extending Claude ...

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior ...

The Visual Studio 2022 October update was announced October 30 and can be downloaded from visualstudio.microsoft.com. With Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Haiku 4.5 available in the GitHub Copilot chat ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. is a senior correspondent and author of ...