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Apple released Xcode 27.3 beta 1, which adds GitHub Copilot as a supported AI model within the app's built-in coding assistant. This follows earlier integrations of ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Claude Agent, and Google Gemini across recent Xcode versions. The beta also ships with Swift 6.4 and SDKs for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, macOS, and visionOS 27.3.
David Durman, a research administrator at the University of Kentucky, won a religious exemption excusing him from using AI tools such as Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT, arguing the practice conflicted with his humanist beliefs. A national organization is now offering to help other employees pursue similar exemptions at their own workplaces.
Microsoft is ending support for its Copilot AI assistant on smart TVs, according to an on-screen notification spotted by Windows Central on an LG webOS TV. The notice says the feature is scheduled for discontinuation sometime in 2026, though no exact date has been set, and neither Microsoft, LG, nor Samsung has made a formal announcement. Copilot had let viewers chat with an AI assistant, ask about on-screen content, or get show recommendations since launching on TVs at CES 2025.
Geoffrey Vos, retiring as England's Master of the Rolls, says courts should consider letting AI help decide certain civil cases after observing AI-assisted judging in Shenzhen, China. Current UK guidance limits judicial AI use to administrative tasks like document retrieval and summarization, which Vos says he does via Microsoft Copilot. He suggests simpler cases, like personal injury or low-value negligence claims, could eventually be handled by AI rather than human judges.
Copilot Money has introduced Money Assistant, an AI agent integrated throughout its personal finance app that can automatically recategorize transactions, match refunds, and flag charges. Users can also chat with it to ask questions about spending, income, investments, and long-term financial planning. The feature is rolling out first on iPhone, with other platforms to follow.
Microsoft confirmed Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to roughly a quarter of its workforce, around 60,000 employees at level 70 or below in the US, Canada, India and the UK, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by CNBC. The offer follows a fiscal 2026 in which Microsoft spent about $116 billion on property and equipment, mostly cloud and AI data-center capacity, up roughly $50 billion from the prior year, while operating income rose about $30 billion.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating a senior Derbyshire Constabulary detective for alleged gross misconduct linked to misuse of Microsoft Copilot. The officer is accused of using the AI tool to shape policy decisions, assess risk, and justify investigative choices, as well as entering sensitive case and personal data into it. The probe follows a voluntary referral from the force in June after an internal review, and will examine Copilot use between May 2025 and June 2026.
Microsoft has patched an issue in the classic Outlook desktop client that caused Copilot Chat and Copilot buttons to disappear from the navigation pane and ribbon for some licensed users. The company traced the problem to Outlook failing to retrieve certain account information from users' profiles, and said the fix addresses that root cause. This marks the second time Microsoft has fixed the bug after it resurfaced following recent updates despite an earlier June patch.
Ben Chisell, CEO of London payments firm Paysend, said he only gives AI tools to employees who have already proven strong performance, rather than rolling access out to the whole company. He said this approach has helped Paysend get roughly 25% more engineering output from the same team size, while warning that AI can amplify bad habits like laziness and poor judgment if given to underperformers.
Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy Book 6, a 16-inch touchscreen laptop, for $1,360, a price cut described as 50% off its usual cost. The device includes Copilot+ AI features and is rated for up to 24 hours of battery life.
Google has introduced Googlebook, a new AI-focused laptop platform built on its Chromebook lineage, with a 16GB RAM requirement and starting prices of $999 (except for a limited-time $899 Acer offer). Models from Lenovo and Asus reach pricing comparable to the MacBook Air, and the platform's phone-pairing feature requires a device running Android 17, an OS released only four months ago on a small number of high-end phones.
KPMG's 2025 American Worker Survey found 87% of U.S. employees use AI at least weekly and 51% daily. A separate KPMG and University of Melbourne study of over 48,000 people across 47 countries found 44% had used AI in ways that violated company policy, and 66% relied on AI output without checking its accuracy.