Technology Control Center for Visual Studio Code

Live news intelligence, market telemetry, critical alerts, AI chat, and daily summaries — inside your editor.

NewsDash is an internship collaboration project that brings a professional intelligence dashboard into VS Code. Browse technology and market sectors, track live crypto and weather signals, save important stories, and open full articles without leaving your workspace.

What you get

Capability	Description
Control Center	Top technology news, global hot trends, operations timeline, and framework & research radar
Critical Breaking Alert	High-significance stories highlighted the moment they appear
Live ticker	London weather plus major crypto prices with clear up/down movement
Sector navigation	Technology, AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud & DevOps, GitHub, Research, Startups, Crypto, Forex, Gold, Trading, Geopolitics
AI Chat	Ask questions over live intelligence streams
Quick Summary	Daily briefing and category summaries for fast review
Saved & Watchlist	Keep stories locally on your machine
Light / Dark theme	Readable interface for long sessions

Install

Open Extensions in VS Code
Search NewsDash (usmanyousaaf)
Click Install
Run NewsDash: Open Dashboard from the Command Palette, or open it from the Activity Bar

Marketplace: NewsDash

How to use

Action	How
Open dashboard	`NewsDash: Open Dashboard`
Refresh feeds	`NewsDash: Refresh Feeds`
Switch sectors	Left sidebar (Technology / Markets & Global)
Save a story	Bookmark on a card, or Save in the detail panel
Open full article	Open Full Article
Toggle theme	Moon icon in the top bar
AI Chat	Robot icon in the top bar
Quick Summary	Briefing icon in the top bar

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`newsdash.apiBaseUrl`	`https://news-dashboard-e69n.vercel.app`	Base URL for live intelligence endpoints (no trailing slash)
`newsdash.refreshInterval`	`60`	Auto-refresh interval in seconds (`0` = off)

Privacy

Saved articles and watchlist items stay on your machine (VS Code local storage)
Server API keys are never shipped inside the extension
Only the endpoints needed for news, markets, weather, briefing, and chat are used