Malicious AI-made extension with ransomware capabilities sneaks on to Microsoft's official VS Code marketplace - so devs beware

A White House official told the Associated Press and USA Today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Trump’s Democratic ...
The Hacker News

Vibe-Coded Malicious VS Code Extension Found with Built-In Ransomware Capabilities

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Update Helps Devs Select, Contribute AI Models

Microsoft announced Visual Studio Code 1.104, the August 2025 update, with new functionality for selecting and contributing AI models, security, productivity and more. "This iteration, we're ...
Digital Journal

Op-Ed: ChatGPT vs GPT4 vs Bard, vs Bing vs whatever — Don’t get too impressed with any of it just yet

ChatGPT can deliver an essay, computer code... or legal text, within seconds. - Copyright AFP Abdul MAJEED ChatGPT can deliver an essay, computer code... or legal ...