Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.109, the latest update of the company’s popular code editor. The new release brings multiple enhancements for agents, including improvements for optimization, extensibility, security, and session management. Released February 4 and also known as the January 2026 release, VS Code 1.109 can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, and macOS…

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Java use in AI development continues to grow – Azul report

Java is becoming more popular for building AI applications, with 62% of respondents in Azul’s just-released 2026 State of Java Survey and Report relying on Java for AI development. Last year’s report had 50% of participants using Java for AI functionality. Released February 10, the report featured findings from a survey of more than 2,000…

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Mistral AI deepens compute ambitions with Koyeb acquisition

Mistral AI has acquired Paris-based cloud startup Koyeb, marking the model-maker’s first acquisition and entry into the enterprise infrastructure market. This suggests a strategic shift for the French company, which has built its reputation on frontier models but is now investing heavily in compute capabilities and expanded deployment options. The acquisition folds Koyeb’s serverless deployment…

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EFF thinks it’s cracked the AI slop problem

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Thursday changed its policies regarding AI-generated code to “explicitly require that contributors understand the code they submit to us and that comments and documentation be authored by a human.” The EFF policy statement was vague about how it would determine compliance, but analysts and others watching the space speculate that…

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