Visual Studio Code Adds Side Chats and Local Voice Dictation

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Visual Studio Code 1.132 is now available with multilingual voice dictation, secondary AI chats, browser element feedback, and an experimental Markdown comparison mode. Microsoft released Visual Studio Code version 1.132 through its weekly update schedule. Existing users should receive it automatically after opening the editor, while the full installer remains available from the official website. Voice dictation now runs locallyVS Code now handles voice dictation locally by default through the multilingual Nemotron 3.5 model. Markdown files gain rendered comparisonsThe hybrid Markdown editor now includes an experimental rendered diff mode.