Visual Studio Magazine

.NET 11 Preview 4 Roundup: MAUI, Blazor, EF Core, SDK and Runtime Updates

NET 11 Preview 4 delivers a broad set of developer-facing updates across .NET MAUI, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Entity Framework Core, the SDK, libraries and runtime performance work.
eWeek

Elon Musk’s xAI Launches ‘Grok Build,’ a Coding Agent for Developers

Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok Build, a $300-per-month beta coding agent that brings Grok into developer terminals as AI ...
The Next Web

Android CLI 1.0 arrives to give AI coding agents full access to Android Studio

Google's stable Android CLI 1.0 gives AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity direct access to Android Studio's toolchain from the command line.

Google's Managed Agents API promises one-call deployment at the cost of execution layer control

Google's Managed Agents API collapses agent deployment into one API call, handing Google control of the execution layer — a tradeoff enterprises must weigh.
The Next Web

Antigravity turns into a full agentic development platform with desktop app, CLI, and SDK

Google unveils Antigravity 2.0 at I/O 2026 with multi-agent orchestration, a new CLI tool, an SDK for custom agents, and a $100/month AI Ultra plan.
Virtualization Review

Google Moves Gemini CLI Into Antigravity CLI as Agent Platform Expands

Google is transitioning Gemini CLI users to Antigravity CLI, positioning the terminal tool as part of the broader Google Antigravity agent-first development platform.
9to5Google

Google AI Studio can now build Android apps, Android Studio adds iOS app porting

Google made several developer announcements at I/O 2026, led by AI Studio's new capability to build native Android apps.
Investopedia

Building and Loan Association (B&L): What it is, How it Works

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Building and loan associations (B&Ls) ...