Visual Studio Magazine

Why Copilot's Auto Mode for AI Models Ignores Your Actual Task

When you fire up an AI Chat session with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio 2026, you might expect the initial model used to assist you is based on the specific coding task you're ...
Neowin

Visual Studio Code adds auto model selection and new safety features

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.104. It comes with lots of new features, including intelligent AI switching. Microsoft has released the new August 2025 (version 1.104) update for Visual ...
Tech Times

GitHub Closes the Agentic Loop in VS Code: Browser Tools Go GA, Sessions Run in Parallel

GitHub Copilot VS Code browser tools are now generally available and enabled by default for all paid Copilot subscribers. The ...
techtimes

VS Code 1.124 Enables Copilot Autopilot by Default: Advanced Mode Caps Autonomous Loops at Three

Microsoft shipped VS Code 1.124 on June 10, 2026, with a change that will affect every developer who updates the editor without reading the release notes: Copilot Autopilot — the permission level that ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

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 ...