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GitHub Copilot app adds local sandboxing in public preview

The GitHub Copilot app offers optional local sandboxing in public preview, which restricts the agent's access to files, network, and credentials. It is disabled by default and configured per project.

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GitHub added OpenTelemetry support to Copilot for agent monitoring

The GitHub Copilot app now supports OpenTelemetry configuration through enterprise-managed-settings.json — administrators can export agent activity data to their own monitoring tools, with prompt content excluded by default.

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GitHub Copilot CLI has introduced whole codebase indexing for faster analysis of C++ projects

GitHub Copilot CLI has introduced whole codebase indexing for C++ projects – a persistent symbol index across the entire codebase that speeds up searches for definitions, references, and symbols. The feature is enabled by default; in large repositories, initial indexing requires more time and memory.

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Rabbit makes its agentic system OS3 available in the cloud without requiring R1 hardware

Rabbit now offers the agentic OS3 without an R1 device — it runs in the cloud on Windows, Mac and Linux, through Telegram and iMessage, with up to five devices per account. It is also preparing a new “cyberdeck" device for vibe coding.

New: OS3 runs in the cloud and is available without R1 hardware; Available on Windows, Mac and Linux (instead of the generic 'desktop browser'); Up to five devices per account with their own AI models; Automatically determines the devices, files and applications needed; Rabbit is developing a new cyberdeck with a launch expected within months

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Startup Tabby offers small businesses accounting automation using AI

Tabby, a startup founded by former accountant Ahad Ali, offers small businesses AI-powered accounting automation with connections to bank data through Plaid. After 14 months, it has 5 500 businesses, roughly 100 000 dollars in ARR and is seeking 1 million dollars in a pre-seed round.

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EXL introduced Medical IDP on AWS to automate the review of medical records in insurance

EXL, in collaboration with AWS, introduced Medical IDP, a solution that combines document processing with the domain model EXL Insurance LLM to automate the review of medical records in insurance. According to the company, it reduces manual review taking over 100 minutes per case to hours.

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AWS summarized 13 new features for Amazon SageMaker Inference, with automated deployment benchmarking as the key addition

AWS summarized 13 new features for Amazon SageMaker Inference released in 2026. The main addition is Inference recommendations – automated selection of an instance and model deployment configuration, which, according to AWS, replaces 2–3 weeks of manual benchmarking.

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

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GitHub Copilot introduces three tiers for automatic model selection

GitHub Copilot is adding three tiers to automatic model selection – efficiency, balance and intelligence – for choosing between lower cost/speed and higher quality. They are gradually rolling out to VS Code, Copilot CLI and the Copilot app.

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

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FAA deploys the SMART AI tool for air traffic control in Washington DC

FAA is launching the SMART AI system to forecast and coordinate air traffic, initially at three airports in the Washington DC area from 21 September 2026, with plans to expand across the USA. The budget is 875 million dollars, and the tool serves only as an adviser and does not change controller procedures.

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OpenAI launches Astra for Law, a legal version of the GPT-6 Astra model

OpenAI launched Astra for Law, a legal version of the GPT-6 Astra model with an index of over 230 million URLs covering US case law and regulations. In the Legal Research Bench test, it achieved a 54 % success rate compared with 38.7 % for the standard GPT-6 Astra with web search.