Microsoft adds new skills — and more oversight — for Copilot in Excel

The new features, including connectors to third-party data sources, are aimed at making the AI assistant more useful for ...

Microsoft Copilot can now handle more of your finance work in Excel with reusable skills and data connectors

Microsoft added reusable Skills, new financial data connectors, and traceability features to Copilot in Excel, built specifically for finance teams.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Keeps Eye on Costs in v1.126 Update

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds session-level Copilot cost information, continuing Microsoft's recent focus on helping developers monitor and manage usage-based GitHub Copilot billing.
Visual Studio Magazine

Open VSX 1.0.0 Puts Focus on Open Extension Registry for VS Code Ecosystem

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...

How to Use ChatGPT Codex for PC Automation and Organization Every Day

Master ChatGPT Codex in 2026 with our comprehensive guide. Explore local automations, custom plugins, and memory features to ...
XDA Developers on MSN

This one Excel setting saved me more time than any Copilot or Python feature

A boring setting with huge payoff.