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Visual Studio Code has new experimental themes and more AI coding features

The January 2026 update has arrived.
Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...

Thanks to one mad modder, we can now play Doom on an in-game computer inside another FPS

Escalating levels of FPS turducken.
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Multi-Agent Orchestration in VS Code

A proof of concept shows how multi-agent orchestration in Visual Studio Code 1.109 can turn a fragile, one-pass AI workflow into a more reliable, auditable process by breaking long tasks into smaller, ...
Los Angeles Times

California coronavirus cases: Tracking the outbreak - Los Angeles Times

This tracker is no longer being maintained. Numbers and graphics on this page will continue to update automatically but may become out of date as public health agencies wind down reporting of various ...
NPR

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